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Plant–fungal interactions are ubiquitous across ecosystems and contribute significantly to plant ecology and evolution. All orchids form obligate symbiotic relationships with specific fungi for germination and early growth, and the distribution of ...
Ida Hartvig +4 more
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Neuwiedia singapureana is a rare and endangered plant of the Apostasioideae subfamily. The Apostasioideae subfamily has a unique evolutionary status, as it is considered to be the most primitive group forming the base of the Orchidaceae evolutionary tree.
Tao Wang +5 more
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The Diversity of Root-Associated Endophytic Fungi from Four Epiphytic Orchids in China
Root-associated endophytic fungi (RAF) are found asymptomatically in almost all plant groups. However, little is known about the compositions and potential functions of RAF communities associated with most Orchidaceae species.
Tao Wang +5 more
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Diversity and evolution of ABC proteins in mycorrhiza-forming fungi [PDF]
Background: Transporter proteins are predicted to have an important role in the mycorrhizal symbiosis, due to the fact that this type of an interaction between plants and fungi requires a continuous nutrient and signalling exchange.
Asiegbu, Fred O. +3 more
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Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract A key feature of Orchidaceae is the production of dust‐like seeds that depend on fungal carbon during early development. Although protocorms and mature green orchids typically associate with rhizoctonia fungi, many non‐photosynthetic orchids and some photosynthetic ...
Kenji Suetsugu, Hidehito Okada
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Structural plasticity in root-fungal symbioses: diverse interactions lead to improved plant fitness [PDF]
Root-fungal symbioses such as mycorrhizas and endophytes are key components of terrestrial ecosystems. Diverse in trophy habits (obligate, facultative or hemibiotrophs) and symbiotic relations (from mutualism to parasitism), these associations also show ...
Abbott +180 more
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In order to germinate in nature, orchid seeds depend on mycorrhizal fungi to provide them carbohydrate, vitamins and growth factors for germination. The benefit of orchid mycorrhiza can potentially be applied to commercial propagation of orchids. This study compared the effectiveness of five isolates of the orchid mycorrhizal fungus Epulorhiza sp ...
Pratchya Swangmaneecharern +2 more
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Summary The mutualism between mycorrhizal fungi and plants has persisted for over 400 million years, despite the mutualism paradox predicting that mutualisms should be evolutionarily unstable due to the fitness advantages of cheating. It is widely accepted that mutual benefit alone is not sufficient for stable mutualism, and so a search for additional ...
Sally V. Grasso +3 more
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The Evolution of Diversity [PDF]
Since the beginning of time, the pre-biological and the biological world have seen a steady increase in complexity of form and function based on a process of combination and re-combination.
Beckley, Colin, Bonillas, Ute
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Tree diversity and species identity effects on soil fungi, protists and animals are context dependent [PDF]
Plant species richness and the presence of certain influential species (sampling effect) drive the stability and functionality of ecosystems as well as primary production and biomass of consumers. However, little is known about these floristic effects on
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