In this Update, we review new findings about the roles of the arbuscular mycorrhizas
(mycorrhiza= fungus plus root) in plant growth and phosphorus (P) nutrition. We focus …

Root systems of most land plants form arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbioses in the field,
and these contribute to nutrient uptake. AM roots have two pathways for nutrient absorption …

Recent research on arbuscular mycorrhizas has demonstrated that AM fungi play a
significant role in plant phosphorus (P) uptake, regardless of whether the plant responds …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) contribute predominantly to soil organic matter by
creating a sink demand for plant C and distributing to below-ground hyphal biomass. The …

Exploring the role of enzymes in biogeochemical processes, this reference explores the
function, molecular biology, and biochemistry of microorganisms and their intra-and extra …

Soil phosphorus response curves of plants with and without mycorrhizas reflect two different,
but complementary, phenomena. The first, plant responsiveness to mycorrhizas, is …

Recruitment of new seedlings into the vegetation is essential for maintaining species rich
plant communities. Hence it is of pivotal importance to understand factors determining …

This paper reviews information on the composition of the microbial phosphorus pool and the
current approaches used to quantify the amount of phosphorus held in the soil microbial …

It has been suggested that plant carbon (C) use by symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
(AMF) may be compensated by higher photosynthetic rates because fungal metabolism …

A novel in‐growth core system, enabling functional studies of natural communities of
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) mycelia in soil is described and tested.• The cores have …