In nature, most plants parasitized by root hemiparasites are also colonized by mutualistic
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, highlighting the prevalence of this tripartite interaction …

Despite their ubiquitous distribution and significant ecological roles, soil microorganisms
have long been neglected in investigations addressing parasitic plant–host interactions …

Spatial expansion of root hemiparasitic Pedicularis kansuensis in Bayanbulak Grassland of
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (China) has caused great loss of herbage yield and has …

Abstract Background and Aims Plant parasitism and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM)
associations have many parallels and share a number of regulatory pathways. Despite a …

Endophytes of grasses have been reported to affect the colonization by arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) not only of their dual host plant but also of neighboring non …

In nature, plants frequently experience concurrent colonization with arbuscular mycorrhizal
fungi (AMF) and grass endophytes (Epichloë). These two fungi assist in mineral uptake and …

Plant roots can establish associations with neutral, beneficial and pathogenic groups of soil
organisms. Although it has been recognized from the study of individual isolates that these …

Many plants form associations with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) because they profit
from improved phosphorus nutrition and from protection against pathogens. Whereas …

Grasses can be infected by endophytic fungi and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi
simultaneously. Here, we investigated the interactions of a native grass, Achnatherum …

Abstract Background and Aims Because most parasitic plants do not form mycorrhizal
associations, the nutritional roles of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in them have hardly …