The establishment of plants following long-distance dispersal

ZY Wu, RI Milne, J Liu, R Nathan, RT Corlett… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Long-distance dispersal (LDD) beyond the range of a species is an important driver of
ecological and evolutionary patterns, but insufficient attention has been given to …

[HTML][HTML] An assessment of twenty-three mycorrhizal inoculants reveals limited viability of AM fungi, pathogen contamination, and negative microbial effect on crop …

L Koziol, T Lubin, JD Bever - Applied Soil Ecology, 2024 - Elsevier
Ensuring sustainable agriculture is crucial amidst global challenges, demanding effective
methods to enhance soil health and nutrient cycling. Microbial inoculants, particularly …

Native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi promote native grassland diversity and suppress weeds 4 years following inoculation

L Koziol, TP McKenna, TE Crews… - Restoration Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration quality of native prairie can be improved by reintroducing key organisms from
the native plant microbiome such as arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. Here, we assess …

Crop Productivity Boosters: Native Mycorrhizal Fungi from an Old-Growth Grassland Benefits Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and Pepper (Capsicum annuum) …

L Koziol, JD Bever - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates the response of five tomato and five pepper varieties to native
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal inoculation in an organic farming system. The field …

Is there space for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the production chain of photoprotective cosmetics?

EL Falcão, BC Muniz, CB Barreto, RCR da Luz… - Rhizosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Many plant species are used in cosmetics and have the potential to compose suncare
products. An alternative to standardizing and improving the quality of the phytomass …

Role of plant relatedness in plant–soil feedback dynamics of sympatric Asclepias species

EB Duell, JD Bever, GWT Wilson - Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plants affect associated biotic and abiotic edaphic factors, with reciprocal feedbacks from
soil characteristics affecting plants. These two‐way interactions between plants and soils are …

[HTML][HTML] Field Application of Mycorrhizal Inoculant Influences Growth, Nutrition, and Physiological Parameters of Corn Plants and Affects Soil Microbiological Attributes

PAA Ferreira, C Marchezan, G Scopel, NT Schwab… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Mycorrhizal inoculants can contribute to the development of corn crops by improving crop
productivity. In this sense, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal density and propagation are driven by vegetation cover and plant phylogenetic diversity

M Pérez-Redondo, MC Jaizme-Vega… - Plant and Soil, 2025 - Springer
Background and aims Ecological restoration increasingly use mycorrhizal symbiosis to
boost plant growth and stress resilience, with research focusing on optimizing inoculum …

The soil microbiome affects patterns of local adaptation in an alpine plant under moisture stress

MV Brady, EC Farrer - American Journal of Botany, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Premise The soil microbiome plays a role in plant trait expression and fitness, and plants
may be locally adapted or maladapted to their soil microbiota. However, few studies of local …

Possibilities of native endophytic fungi as entomopathogenic biocontrol agents at a local scale: the case of deciduous and non-deciduous Mediterranean forest trees

Á Benito-Delgado, S Diez-Hermano, JJ Diez - Journal of Forestry …, 2025 - Springer
Tree endophytic fungi play an important role in reducing insect herbivory, either by repelling
them or killing them directly. Identifying which fungi show such activity could lead to new …