The roots of orchids associate with mycorrhizal fungi, the rhizoctonias, which are considered
to exchange mineral nutrients against plant carbon. The recent discovery that rhizoctonias …

The use of rotations and minimum tillage in agriculture can permit more sustainable
production through increasing soil organic matter and nutrients, and breaking of pathogen …

To evaluate the nutritional modes of orchids associated with 'rhizoctonia'fungi, analyses of
hydrogen (δ2H), carbon (δ13C), and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotope ratios are usually …

The enormity of the breadth and depth of specimens held within the world's biological
collections offers unparalleled opportunities to capture genomic data from across the entire …

Following a late fall wildfire in 2016 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park,
pyrophilous fungi in burn zones were documented over a 2-y period with respect to burn …

Understanding the nutritional ecology of orchids, particularly those in symbiosis with
rhizoctonias, presents a complex challenge. This complexity arises partly from the absence …

Currently we have only a limited understanding of the evolutionary and ecological
significance of reproductive traits of fungi. We compared data on fruit body size, spore size …

Although fungal spores are tiny compared to plant seeds, their morphological variability is
enormous, which points toward selective forces. We investigated the frequency of …

Most temperate green orchids form mycorrhizae with rhizoctonias fungi and are considered
autotrophic. Some orchids, however, associate with fungi that also form ectomycorrhizae …

Most green orchids form mycorrhizal associations with rhizoctonia fungi, a polyphyletic
group including Serendipitaceae, Ceratobasidiaceae, and Tulasnellaceae. Although …