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 …

The aboveground parts of terrestrial plants are colonized by a variety of microbes that
collectively constitute the phyllosphere microbiota. Decades of pioneering work using …

High-throughput amplicon sequencing that primarily targets the 16S ribosomal DNA
(rDNA)(for bacteria and archaea) and the Internal Transcribed Spacer rDNA (for fungi) have …

Background The establishment of mycorrhizal relationships between a fungus and a plant
typically enhances nutrient and water uptake for the latter while securing a carbon source for …

Premise Detailed studies of the fungi associated with lycophytes and ferns provide crucial
insights into the early evolution of land plants. However, most investigations to date have …

One of the riskiest stages in the reproduction of cactus is the germination of seeds. Although
evidence indicates the relevance of the seed-associated microbiome during this stage, little …

Fine root endophyte mycorrhizal fungi in the Endogonales (Mucoromycota arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi, M‐AMF) are now recognized as at least as important globally as …

As the most common approach for the restoration of degraded grasslands, the use of grass-
legume mixtures has long been recognized for its role in increasing aboveground biomass …

Relict plants, remnants of Tertiary flora, survived geochronological ages, however, studies
intended to ascertain the background of their fungal symbionts are limited. Different from …

Premise Several ferns and lycophytes produce subterranean gametophytes, including the
Ophioglossaceae, Psilotaceae, and some members of the Schizaeaceae, Gleicheniaceae …