Virtually all examined plant species harbour fungal endophytes which asymptomatically
infect or colonize living plant tissues, including leaves, branches, stems and roots …

Background As in most land plants, the roots of orchids (Orchidaceae) associate with soil
fungi. Recent studies have highlighted the diversity of the fungal partners involved, mostly …

Scientific interest in orchid mycorrhizas, the symbiotic association between orchid roots and
fungi, continues to grow. Advances in molecular identification techniques have enabled the …

Estimates suggest that only one-tenth of the true fungal diversity has been described.
Among numerous fungal lineages known only from environmental DNA sequences, Soil …

Abstract Morels (Morchella, Ascomycota), which are some of the most highly prized edible
and medicinal mushrooms, are of great economic and scientific value. Morel cultivation has …

Orchids form mycorrhizal symbioses with fungi in natural habitats that affect their seed
germination, protocorm growth, and adult nutrition. An increasing number of studies …

In the development of medicinally important Orchidaceae, the extent of fungal endophytes
specificity is not presently very clear. Limited study has been available on natural products …

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a practical and theoretical framework for the study
of the ecophysiology of mycoheterotrophic plants. We accomplish this by providing a …

• Premise of the study: We investigated whether four widespread, photosynthetic
Mediterranean meadow orchids (Ophrys fuciflora, Anacamptis laxiflora, Orchis purpurea …

Aquatic hyphomycetes have adapted to running waters by their uncommon conidial shape,
which facilitates dispersal as well as adherence to plant substrata. However, they have been …