Mycorrhizal Associations and Trophic Modes in Coexisting Orchids: An Ecological Continuum between Auto- and Mixotrophy [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 Two distinct nutritional syndromes have been described in temperate green orchids. Most orchids form mycorrhizas with rhizoctonia fungi and are considered autotrophic.
Hans Jacquemyn +8 more
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Extracellular Enzyme Activities and Carbon/Nitrogen Utilization in Mycorrhizal Fungi Isolated From Epiphytic and Terrestrial Orchids [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Fungi employ extracellular enzymes to initiate the degradation of organic macromolecules into smaller units and to acquire the nutrients for their growth. As such, these enzymes represent important functional components in terrestrial ecosystems.
Zeyu Zhao +5 more
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Mycorrhizal Fungi Isolated from Native Terrestrial Orchids from Region of La Araucanía, Southern Chile [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2020 Mycorrhizal interactions of orchids are influenced by several environmental conditions. Hence, knowledge of mycorrhizal fungi associated with orchids inhabiting different ecosystems is essential to designing recovery strategies for threatened species ...
Hector Herrera +5 more
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Different Leaf Strategies Between Lithophytic and Terrestrial Orchids in a Subtropical Karst Forest [PDF]
PlantsThe leaf economic spectrum framework explains how plants optimize leaf traits for productivity, distribution, and stress tolerance. Orchids in Southwestern China’s karst forests, especially lithophytic species, are challenged by prolonged drought and ...
Mei Yang +4 more
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Diversity of Root-Associated Fungi of the Terrestrial Orchids Gavilea lutea and Chloraea collicensis in a Temperate Forest Soil of South-Central Chile [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2022 The diversity of orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMF) and other beneficial root-associated fungi in temperate forests has scarcely been examined. This study aimed to analyze the diversity of mycorrhizal and rhizosphere-associated fungal communities in the ...
Héctor Herrera +7 more
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Orchid diseases caused by Fusarium oxysporum species complex in Taiwan [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceOrchid diseases caused by Fusarium spp. are common in orchid gardens worldwide, with F. oxysporum being the most dominant species. F. oxysporum is defined as a species complex, FOSC.
An Chang +8 more
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Donkey orchid symptomless virus: a viral 'platypus' from Australian terrestrial orchids. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2013 Complete and partial genome sequences of two isolates of an unusual new plant virus, designated Donkey orchid symptomless virus (DOSV) were identified using a high-throughput sequencing approach. The virus was identified from asymptomatic plants of Australian terrestrial orchid Diuris longifolia (Common donkey orchid) growing in a remnant forest patch ...
Wylie SJ, Li H, Jones MG.
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From Phenotypes to Genotypes: Enhancing the Identification of Cymbidium Species with DNA Barcoding [PDF]
PlantsThe genus Cymbidium, with its intricate floral elements, pronounced endemicity, and patchy distribution, evolves a rich diversity of morphological forms and a wide variety of species while causing an indistinctness in the classification of its species ...
Yaonan Peng +5 more
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Characterization of Fruit and Seed Development in the Genera Anacamptis and Serapias (Orchidaceae) [PDF]
PlantsDevelopmental changes in the anatomy along with the maturation from ovaries to fruits and ovules to seeds were analyzed in two terrestrial species of the related genera Anacamptis and Serapias (Orchideae, Orchidaceae), using light and scanning electron ...
Emma Ortúñez +2 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 Orchids have been long fascinating biologists and ecologists because of their remarkable range of life history strategies, floral and vegetative morphology, pollination syndromes, and symbiotic fungi.
Yan-Yu Ai +8 more
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