Plants can achieve their proper growth and development with the help of microorganisms
associated with them. Plant-associated microbes convert the unavailable nutrients to …

BACKGROUND All vascular plants associate with fungi and bacteria—the microbiome. Root
associations with mycorrhizal fungi benefit most plants by enhancing their nutrient access …

The concept of a root economics space (RES) is increasingly adopted to explore root trait
variation and belowground resource‐acquisition strategies. Much progress has been made …

The identity of the dominant root-associated microbial symbionts in a forest determines the
ability of trees to access limiting nutrients from atmospheric or soil pools,, sequester carbon …

Mycorrhizal fungi benefit plants by improved mineral nutrition and protection against stress,
yet information about fundamental differences among mycorrhizal types in fungi and trees …

Plant‐soil feedback (PSF) theory provides a powerful framework for understanding plant
dynamics by integrating growth assays into predictions of whether soil communities stabilise …

The mechanisms regulating community composition and local dominance of trees in species-
rich forests are poorly resolved, but the importance of interactions with soil microbes is …

Phosphorus (P) limitation is expected to increase due to nitrogen (N)‐induced terrestrial
eutrophication, although most soils contain large P pools immobilized in minerals (Pi) and …

The intimate interactions of indigenous crops with their associated microbiomes during long-
term co-evolution strengthen the capacity and flexibility of crops to cope with biotic and …

Decades of theory and empirical studies have demonstrated links between biodiversity and
ecosystem functioning, yet the putative processes that underlie these patterns remain …