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

A significant proportion of the Earth's surface is desert or in the process of desertification.
The extreme environmental conditions that characterize these areas result in a surface that …

Basidiomycota is one of the major phyla in the fungal tree of life. The outline of
Basidiomycota provides essential taxonomic information for researchers and workers in …

Scientific interest in orchid mycorrhizas, the symbiotic association between orchid roots and
fungi, continues to grow. Advances in molecular identification techniques have enabled the …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Corticioid fungi are basidiomycetes with effused basidiomata, a smooth, merulioid or
hydnoid hymenophore, and holobasidia. These fungi used to be classified as a single …

Orchid mycorrhizas are mutualistic interactions between fungi and members of the
Orchidaceae, the world's largest plant family. The majority of the world's orchids are …

Phylogenetic relationships of resupinate Homobasidiomycetes (Corticiaceae s. lat. and
others) were studied using ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences from a broad sample of …

Piriformospora indica is a wide-host root-colonizing endophytic fungus which allows the
plants to grow under extreme physical and nutrient stress. The fungus can be cultivated on …

Within the basidiomycetes, the vast majority of known mycorrhizal species are
homobasidiomycetes. It was therefore surprising when molecular and ultrastructural studies …