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

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

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 …

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

Two pot experiments were conducted to examine three-level interactions between host
plants, mycorrhizal fungi and parasitic plants. In a greenhouse experiment, Poa annua …

Soil microbial mutualists of plants, including mycorrhizal fungi, non‐mycorrhizal fungi and
plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, have been typically characterized for increasing …

Despite the extensive literature on mutual interactions between plants and mycorrhizal fungi,
and host plants and parasitic plants, little is known about the outcomes of interactions when …

Biological control of soil-borne pathogens by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi has been
repeatedly demonstrated. However, their role in the control of above-ground hemibiotrophic …

Fertilization has been shown to affect interactions between root hemiparasitic plants and
their host plants, alleviating damage to the hosts by parasitism. However, as a majority of …

Abstract Demey et al.(2015, this issue) present evidence that root hemiparasitic plants can
affect their host community through selectively parasitizing the species within it (with large …