A common mycorrhizal network (CMN) is formed when mycorrhizal fungal hyphae connect the roots of multiple plants of the same or different species belowground. Recently, CMNs …
In the context of a recent massive increase in research on plant root functions and their impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …
Phosphorus (P) acquisition is key for plant growth. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) help plants acquire P from soil. Understanding which factors drive AMF-supported nutrient uptake …
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER• A “brilliant [and] entrancing”(The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungi—the great connectors of the living world—and their astonishing and …
BACKGROUND All vascular plants associate with fungi and bacteria—the microbiome. Root associations with mycorrhizal fungi benefit most plants by enhancing their nutrient access …
Many of the world's soils are experiencing degradation at an alarming rate. Climate change and some agricultural management practices, such as tillage and excessive use of …
Testing of ecological, biogeographical and phylogenetic hypotheses of mycorrhizal traits requires a comprehensive reference dataset about plant mycorrhizal associations. Here we …
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 …
Soil microbiome has a pivotal role in ecosystem functioning, yet little is known about its build- up from local to regional scales. In a multi-year regional-scale survey involving 1251 plots …