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

Abiotic stress is an adverse environmental factor that severely affects plant growth and
development, and plants have developed complex regulatory mechanisms to adapt to these …

The root tips of host plant species can establish ectomycorrhizae with their fungal partners,
thereby altering the responses of the host plants to heavy metal (HM) toxicity. Here, two …

The application of mycorrhizal fungi as a bioaugmentation technology for phytoremediation
of heavy metal (HM) contaminated soil has attracted widespread attention. In order to …

Stress due to drought lowers crop yield and frequently leads to a rise in food scarcity. Plants'
intricate metabolic systems enable them to tolerate drought stress, but they are unable to …

Pinus massoniana (Massion's pine), a pioneer tree species, exhibits restoration potential in
polluted mining areas. However, the physiological and molecular mechanisms of …

The development of the mining industry and the overuse of inorganic fertilizers have led to
an excess of manganese (Mn) in the soil, thereby, contaminating the soil environment and …

Synergistic remediation of heavy metal (HM) contaminated soil using beneficial
microorganisms (BM) and plants is a common and effective in situ bioremediation method …

Cantharellus cibarius, an ectomycorrhizal fungus belonging to the Basidiomycetes, has
significant medicinal and edible value, economic importance, and ecological benefits …

The interaction of plant roots with mycorrhizal fungi leads to the formation of a novel
structure, the ectomycorrhiza. Ectomycorrhizal symbioses benefit both organisms by mutual …