Macrofungi are vital components of any forest ecosystem, performing different roles crucial
to ecosystem functioning. Macrofungi play effective roles in ecosystem processes such as …

Soil fungi are crucial microorganisms in the functioning of ecosystems. They shape the soil
properties, facilitate nutrient circulation, and assist with plant growth. However, their …

Soil health and fertility issues are constantly addressed in the agricultural industry. Through
the continuous and prolonged use of chemical heavy agricultural systems, most agricultural …

Dark septate endophytes (DSE) are a group of facultative biotrophic root-colonizing fungi
that live within a plant for a part of their life cycle without causing any apparent, overt …

Orchidaceae is one of the largest, most diverse families in angiosperms with significant
ecological and economical values. Orchids have long fascinated scientists by their complex …

Seed germination and seedling development in nearly all orchid species rely on a symbiotic
relationship with mycorrhizal fungi; however, this is not the case with all mycorrhizal fungi …

Lewis Knudson first successfully germinated orchid seeds asymbiotically on artificial
medium in 1922. While many orchid species have since been grown asymbiotically, the …

In soils, plants and fungi can form complex mycorrhizal networks allowing nutrient transfers
between plant individuals and species. It is less clear, however, whether such networks exist …

Network analysis is an effective tool to describe and quantify the ecological interactions
between plants and root‐associated fungi. Mycoheterotrophic plants, such as orchids …

Plant health depends not only on the condition of the plant itself but also on its diverse
community of microbes, or microbiota. Just like the better-studied angiosperms, bryophytes …