The fungi can’t survive without carbon, and the plants produce plenty of carbon through photosynthesis. The plants need water ...

Since time immemorial, plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have coexisted in a mutually beneficial relationship. The ...

The disease protection stems from the fact that if roots are already colonized by a beneficial AMF, it outcompetes the fungal ...

Industrial farming practices often deplete the soil of important nutrients and minerals, leaving farmers to rely on ...

Scientists use small peptides to enhance symbiosis between plants and fungi, offering a sustainable alternative to artificial fertilizers. Plant biologists discover new plant molecule, CLE16, as well ...

These fungi aren’t what you might picture. They are not mushrooms, or brightly coloured growths on tree trunks. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi look like spools of thread wrapped around plant ...

But here you can see a network of soil fungus, with a reproductive spore at the center of the image. This is a depth-coded image of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus, a soil-dwelling fungus. The colors ...

Amidst the growing challenges of global climate change, gaining a deeper understanding of soil carbon sequestration ...

Duell, Geoffrey House, Gail WT Wilson, Peggy A. Schultz, and James D. Bever. 2022. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Taxa Show Variable Patterns of Micro-Scale Dispersal in Prairie Restorations. Frontiers ...

In return, plants supply their fungal partners with carbohydrates fixed from atmospheric carbon dioxide through photosynthesis. Many key crop species have been shown to be able to form mutualistic ...