Willows (Salix spp.) are mycorrhizal tree species sometimes cultivated as short rotation
coppice (SRC) on arable sites for energy purposes; they are also among the earliest plants …

Plant roots and rhizospheres are colonized by an extensive and diverse microbial
community. These microbes may form mutualistic, commensal, and/or pathogenic …

Rotation periods control not only the above-ground growth but also the assimilate transfer to
the root systems in Short Rotation Coppice (SRC). Since assimilates are needed for the …

Unprecedented progress in industrial activities over the last century has directly contributed
to the discharge of huge amounts of petroleum hydrocarbons into the environment. It has …

The mycorrhizae are largely spread in natural ecosystems, and the proportion of plants that
realise mycorrhizas is overwhelming, this relation involving advantages for both partners …

BACKGROUND Biofuel crops are gaining importance because of the need to replace non‐
renewable sources. Also, due to the increasing amounts of wastes generated, there is the …

Phytopathogenic fungi use a variety of strategies to infect hosts and have a diverse
sensitivity to the natural defence mechanisms of the host plant, eg synthesis of phytoalexins …

Soil is a complex milieu of physical and biological entities that regulates the availability of
nutrients for plant growth. The interactions between the elements of the soil biota and the …

生物之间的相互作用一直是生物学和生态学领域的研究热点之一, 特别是真菌与细菌的相互作用
倍受关注. 其中, 菌根真菌(mycorrhizal fungi, MF) 作为环境功能生物分布广泛 …

The relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function is an important issue in
ecology. Stands of Salix (willow) are suitable model systems to study this relationship. Salix …