Root endophytism and mycorrhizal associations are complex derived traits in fungi that
shape plant physiology. Sebacinales (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) display highly …

Background As in most land plants, the roots of orchids (Orchidaceae) associate with soil
fungi. Recent studies have highlighted the diversity of the fungal partners involved, mostly …

There is growing evidence that many fungi have more complex niches than previously
imagined, and two articles in this issue of New Phytologist, based on different …

Orchid distribution and population dynamics are influenced by a variety of ecological factors
and the formation of holobionts, which play key roles in colonization and ecological …

Orchids form mycorrhizal symbioses with fungi in natural habitats that affect their seed
germination, protocorm growth, and adult nutrition. An increasing number of studies …

Orchid mycorrhizas (OM) are symbiotic interactions between fungi and terrestrial, epiphytic
or lithophytic species of the Orchidaceae. In the association, fungal hyphae enter …

Orchidaceae is one of the largest flowering plant families of the plant kingdom. The habitats
of orchids are highly diverse, ranging from tree bark and damp forest floors to rock crevices …

Mycorrhizae are ubiquitous symbioses established between fungi and plant roots. Orchids,
in particular, require compatible mycorrhizal fungi for seed germination and protocorm …

Mycorrhizal fungi are central to the biology of land plants. However, to what extent
mycorrhizal shifts–broad evolutionary transitions in root‐associated fungal symbionts–are …

Most orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMF) are free-living decomposers that do not depend on
orchids for establishment or survival. Despite their importance for completion of the orchid …