Mycorrhizal mycelium as a global carbon pool
For more than 400 million years, mycorrhizal fungi and plants have formed partnerships that
are crucial to the emergence and functioning of global ecosystems. The importance of these …
are crucial to the emergence and functioning of global ecosystems. The importance of these …
Harnessing the microbiome to prevent global biodiversity loss
Global biodiversity loss and mass extinction of species are two of the most critical
environmental issues the world is currently facing, resulting in the disruption of various …
environmental issues the world is currently facing, resulting in the disruption of various …
[HTML][HTML] Unique and common traits in mycorrhizal symbioses
Mycorrhizas are among the most important biological interkingdom interactions, as they
involve~ 340,000 land plants and~ 50,000 taxa of soil fungi. In these mutually beneficial …
involve~ 340,000 land plants and~ 50,000 taxa of soil fungi. In these mutually beneficial …
Roles of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on soil fertility: contribution in the improvement of physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil
AF Fall, G Nakabonge, J Ssekandi… - Frontiers in Fungal …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many of the world's soils are experiencing degradation at an alarming rate. Climate change
and some agricultural management practices, such as tillage and excessive use of …
and some agricultural management practices, such as tillage and excessive use of …
Unravelling the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in mitigating the oxidative burst of plants under drought stress
With continued climate changes, soil drought stress has become the main limiting factor for
crop growth in arid and semi‐arid regions. A typical characteristic of drought stress is the …
crop growth in arid and semi‐arid regions. A typical characteristic of drought stress is the …
Lipid exchanges drove the evolution of mutualism during plant terrestrialization
Symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) improves plant nutrition in most land
plants, and its contribution to the colonization of land by plants has been hypothesized …
plants, and its contribution to the colonization of land by plants has been hypothesized …
An ancestral function of strigolactones as symbiotic rhizosphere signals
K Kodama, MK Rich, A Yoda, S Shimazaki… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In flowering plants, strigolactones (SLs) have dual functions as hormones that regulate
growth and development, and as rhizosphere signaling molecules that induce symbiosis …
growth and development, and as rhizosphere signaling molecules that induce symbiosis …
Contemporaneous radiations of fungi and plants linked to symbiosis
Interactions between fungi and plants, including parasitism, mutualism, and saprotrophy,
have been invoked as key to their respective macroevolutionary success. Here we evaluate …
have been invoked as key to their respective macroevolutionary success. Here we evaluate …
[HTML][HTML] An ancestral signalling pathway is conserved in intracellular symbioses-forming plant lineages
Plants are the foundation of terrestrial ecosystems, and their colonization of land was
probably facilitated by mutualistic associations with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Following …
probably facilitated by mutualistic associations with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Following …
Friends or foes? Emerging insights from fungal interactions with plants
Fungi interact with plants in various ways, with each interaction giving rise to different
alterations in both partners. While fungal pathogens have detrimental effects on plant …
alterations in both partners. While fungal pathogens have detrimental effects on plant …