Orchid conservation: from theory to practice

RD Phillips, N Reiter, R Peakall - Annals of Botany, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Given the exceptional diversity of orchids (26 000+ species), improving
strategies for the conservation of orchids will benefit a vast number of taxa. Furthermore, with …

Progress and prospects of mycorrhizal fungal diversity in orchids

T Li, W Yang, S Wu, MA Selosse, J Gao - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Orchids form mycorrhizal symbioses with fungi in natural habitats that affect their seed
germination, protocorm growth, and adult nutrition. An increasing number of studies …

Bio-organic fertilizer facilitated phytoremediation of heavy metal (loid) s-contaminated saline soil by mediating the plant-soil-rhizomicrobiota interactions

T Liu, Q Wang, Y Li, Y Chen, B Jia, J Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bio-organic fertilizer (BOF) was effective to promote the phytoremediation efficiency of heavy
metal (loid) s-contaminated saline soil (HCSS) by improving rhizosphere soil properties …

Recovery of mycorrhizal fungi from wild collected protocorms of Madagascan endemic orchid Aerangis ellisii (BS Williams) Schltr. and their use in seed germination …

JP Kendon, K Yokoya, LW Zettler, AS Jacob… - Mycorrhiza, 2020 - Springer
Orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMF) are critical for seed germination and maintaining natural
populations of orchids, yet the degree of specificity of most orchids to their mycorrhizal …

Mycorrhizal specificity differences in epiphytic habitat: three epiphytic orchids harbor distinct ecological and physiological specificity

K Rammitsu, M Goto, Y Yamashita, T Yukawa… - Journal of Plant …, 2023 - Springer
Orchidaceae has diversified in tree canopies and accounts for 68% of vascular epiphytes.
Differences in mycorrhizal communities among epiphytic orchids can reduce species …

Effects of the mycorrhizal fungus Ceratobasidium sp. AR2 on growth and flavonoid accumulation in Anoectochilus roxburghii

Y Zhang, Y Li, S Guo - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Background Anoectochilus roxburghii is a traditional Chinese medicine with potent
medicinal activity owing to the presence of secondary metabolites, particularly flavonoids. A …

The endangered epiphytic orchid Dendrobium okinawense has a highly specific mycorrhizal association with a single Tulasnellaceae fungus

K Rammitsu, S Abe, T Abe, N Kotaka… - Journal of Forest …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Epiphytic orchids, which account for 68% of vascular epiphytes, contribute substantially to
plant species diversity in forest canopies. Many orchid species are naturally rare and have …

Leafless epiphytic orchids share Ceratobasidiaceae mycorrhizal fungi

J Qin, W Zhang, JQ Feng, SB Zhang - Mycorrhiza, 2021 - Springer
Some epiphytic orchids in the tribe Vandeae are characterized by extremely vestigial leaves
(even leafless). Thus, their leaves provide only a small proportion of carbon required for their …

Tulasnella can contribute to breakthrough in germination of the medicinal orchid Bletilla striata via producing plant hormones

S Liu, D Lv, C Lu, Y Xiao, S Wang, W Zhou, J Niu… - Rhizosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Bletilla striata (Thund.) Reichb. f. is a perennial herb in the Orchidaceae with both
ornamental and medicinal value. Because its seed is so thin without endosperm, it is …

Potential Specificity Between Mycorrhizal Fungi Isolated from Widespread Dendrobium spp. and Rare D. huoshanense Seeds

YJ Tang, DY Zhou, J Dai, Y Li, YM Xing, SX Guo… - Current …, 2022 - Springer
In nature, orchid seed germination and seedling development depend on compatible
mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhizal generalist and specificity affect the orchid distribution and …