This study is the first report on mycosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (NPs) using
psychrotrophic Antarctic filamentous fungi, and the first report regarding Tulasnella …

Mycorrhizal fungi form ubiquitous symbiotic associations with almost all land plants and are
of key interest to evolutionary biologists and ecologists because this ancient symbiosis was …

Genome sequences and gene expression provide important insights into the evolution and
function of gene families. A database of complete genome sequences for many plant …

Mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal endophytes of Paphiopedilum druryi (Bedd.) Stein a
critically endangered terrestrial orchid were isolated and identified through root and stem …

Of the more than 400 indigenous orchid species in Western Australia, Cryptostylis ovata is
the only species that retains its leaves all year round. It exists as a terrestrial herb and …

In nature, orchid seed germination and early development both require an interaction
between the plant and some symbiotic fungi capable of forming orchid mycorrhizae (OM). In …

On Earth,∼ 90% of angiosperm plants can form a mycorrhizal symbiosis with more than
50,000 fungal species belonging to Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Glomeromycotina …

In natural environments, it has been shown that orchids interact with multiple
microorganisms including various species of fungi that colonize their tissues. The diversity of …

Under natural conditions, mycorrhizal symbiosis accompanies nearly the entire life cycle of
orchids from seed germination through to flowering and fruiting. Tulasnella-like orchid …

The orchids are a highly medicinal and floriferous assemblage of flowering plant species.
Each orchid fruit encloses thousands of dust like minute and highly reduced seeds. Due to …