Since time immemorial, plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have coexisted in a mutually beneficial relationship. The fungi colonize plant roots and help them absorb nutrients. In return ...

Fungi, specifically those that are “mycorrhizal,” are natural allies of the forest because they improve tree nutrient acquisition. But which of the mycorrhizal feeding strategies yields the ...

Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Nitrogen Uptake of Plants: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps. Agronomy , 2015; 5 (4): 587 DOI: 10.3390/agronomy5040587 ...

Soil microbiome indicators can predict crop growth response to large-scale inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Nature Microbiology (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-023-01520-w ...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi drive nutrient flows along ‘trunk routes’ of the network, illuminating the design principles of a symbiotic supply-chain network shaped by millions of years of natural ...

These are sent down to their roots, where they are taken up by so-called mycorrhizal fungi. In exchange, the fungi provide the plants with water and essential nutrients from the soil, like ...

Researchers have found that mycorrhizas promote greater tree species diversity in North American forests. Fungi, specifically those that are "mycorrhizal," are natural allies of the forest because ...

Leander has spent months probing this patch of southwest Austin to analyze one organism in particular: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Known as AMF for short, it forms tiny treelike structures that ...