Mechanisms of stress tolerance and their effects on the ecology and evolution of mycorrhizal fungi

S Branco, A Schauster, HL Liao, J Ruytinx - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stress is ubiquitous and disrupts homeostasis, leading to damage, decreased fitness, and
even death. Like other organisms, mycorrhizal fungi evolved mechanisms for stress …

An overview of the direct and indirect effects of acid rain on plants: Relationships among acid rain, soil, microorganisms, and plants

Y Zhang, J Li, J Tan, W Li, BP Singh, X Yang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Acid rain (AR) causes numerous environmental problems and complex negative effects on
plants globally. Many studies have previously reported on direct effects of AR or its …

Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization consistently favor pathogenic over mutualistic fungi in grassland soils

Y Lekberg, CA Arnillas, ET Borer, LS Bullington… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Ecosystems across the globe receive elevated inputs of nutrients, but the consequences of
this for soil fungal guilds that mediate key ecosystem functions remain unclear. We find that …

Microplastics effects on soil biota are dependent on their properties: a meta-analysis

M Liu, J Feng, Y Shen, B Zhu - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pollution is identified as an important new global change factor
potentially influencing ecosystem functions and services. MPs have been shown to strongly …

Hyphae move matter and microbes to mineral microsites: Integrating the hyphosphere into conceptual models of soil organic matter stabilization

CR See, AB Keller, SE Hobbie… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Associations between soil minerals and microbially derived organic matter (often referred to
as mineral‐associated organic matter or MAOM) form a large pool of slowly cycling carbon …

Soil priming effect and its responses to nutrient addition along a tropical forest elevation gradient

J Feng, M Tang, B Zhu - Global Change Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Priming plays important roles in terrestrial carbon cycling, but the patterns and drivers of
priming and its responses to nutrient addition in tropical forests remain unclear. By collecting …

Temporal complementarity between roots and mycorrhizal fungi drives wheat nitrogen use efficiency

H Yang, C Fang, Y Li, Y Wu, P Fransson… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Improving nitrogen (N) use efficiency (NUE) to reduce the application of N fertilisers in a way
that benefits the environment and reduces farmers' costs is an ongoing objective for …

Identifying thresholds of nitrogen enrichment for substantial shifts in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community metrics in a temperate grassland of northern China

H Wu, J Yang, W Fu, MC Rillig, Z Cao, A Zhao… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen (N) enrichment poses threats to biodiversity and ecosystem stability, while
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play important roles in ecosystem stability and …

Soil organic carbon fractions in response to soil, environmental and agronomic factors under cover cropping systems: A global meta-analysis

Q Hu, BW Thomas, D Powlson, Y Hu, Y Zhang… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cover crops may improve soil health and increase soil carbon sequestration, thus
contributing to both the adaptation to and mitigation of climate change. Despite these …

Nitrogen fertilisation disrupts the temporal dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal hyphae but not spore density and community composition in a wheat field

BJ Babalola, J Li, CE Willing, Y Zheng… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Elucidating the temporal dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is critical for
understanding their functions. Furthermore, research investigating the temporal dynamics of …