By: César Marín
On this new section of our blog, in my capacity of Editor of about seven journals, I am posting what I call: “César Marín’s mycorrhizal picks”, where I list scientific papers across different areas of mycorrhizal research including applications, agriculture, evolution, molecular biology, physiology, among many others, that have caught my attention – for most, just after reading the Abstract. Because this is brand new, this time around I am including all papers for 2025, but after this edition, I’ll try to post these every four months. Please find below the first list.
Disclaimer 1: The inclusion or exclusion of any article does not represent the opinion or endorsment of the South American Mycorrhizal Research Network and of any of the societies, networks, and initiatives to which we belong or collaborate with.
Disclaimer 2: This list represents probably less than 10% of mycorrhizal research papers produced every year. I estimate more than 1000 mycorrhizal papers are being published every year, with exponential growth.
Disclamier 3: Several of the papers probably belong to two or more three categories/areas of research, as limits between areas have become blurred.
Mycorrhizal molecular biology:
– Ahmed, N., Li, J., Li, Y., Deng, L., Deng, L., Chachar, M., … & Tu, P. (2025). Symbiotic synergy: How Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi enhance nutrient uptake, stress tolerance, and soil health through molecular mechanisms and hormonal regulation. IMA Fungus, 16, e144989.
– An, X. P., Hashem, A., da Silva, F. S. B., & Wu, Q. S. (2025). 14-3-3 proteins: Multifunctional regulators in plants with new advances on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Rhizosphere, 101132.
– Ban, X., Qin, L., Yan, J., Wu, J., Li, Q., Su, X., … & Wang, B. (2025). Manipulation of a strigolactone transporter in tomato confers resistance to the parasitic weed broomrape. The Innovation, 6(3).
– Bashyal, S., Everett, H., Matsuura, S., & Müller, L. M. (2025). A plant CLE peptide and its fungal mimic promote arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis via CRN-mediated ROS suppression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(16), e2422215122.
– Buhrman, K., & Gutjahr, C. (2025). Regulation of arbuscular mycorrhiza development by environmental stimuli: Many roads lead to strigolactones. PLoS Pathogens, 21(10), e1013555.
– Cook, N. M., Gobbato, G., Jacott, C. N., Marchal, C., Hsieh, C. Y., Lam, A. H. C., … & Charpentier, M. (2025). Autoactive CNGC15 enhances root endosymbiosis in legume and wheat. Nature, 638(8051), 752-759.
– Liu, J., Yang, B., Chen, X., Zhang, T., Zhang, H., Du, Y., … & Zhao, L. (2025). ZmL75 is required for colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and for saline–alkali tolerance in maize. Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 52(3), 334-345.
– Marqués‐Gálvez, J. E., de Freitas Pereira, M., Nehls, U., Ruytinx, J., Barry, K., Peter, M., … & Kohler, A. (2025). Comparative transcriptomics uncovers poplar and fungal genetic determinants of ectomycorrhizal compatibility. The Plant Journal, 123(2), e70352.
– Ni, Y., Bao, H., Zou, R., Wang, Y., Xie, K., Cheng, B., & Li, X. (2025). Aquaporin ZmPIP2; 4 promotes tolerance to drought during arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi symbiosis. Plant and Soil, 508(1), 1-20.
– Silvestri, A., Ledford, W. C., Fiorilli, V., Votta, C., Scerna, A., Tucconi, J., … & Lanfranco, L. (2025). A fungal sRNA silences a host plant transcription factor to promote arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. New Phytologist, 246(3), 924-935.
– Sportès, A., Hériché, M., Inès, D., Monfort-Pimet, V., Rosnoblet, C., Trouvelot, S., … & Courty, P. E. (2025). A transcriptomic perspective of P trade in mycorrhizal grapevine. Mycorrhiza, 35(3), 39.
– Tan, X., Wang, D., Zhang, X., Zheng, S., Jia, X., Liu, H., … & Wang, E. (2025). A pair of LysM receptors mediates symbiosis and immunity discrimination in Marchantia. Cell, 188(5), 1330-1348.
– Teyssier, E., Grat, S., Landry, D., Ouradou, M., Rich, M. K., Fort, S., … & Mbengue, M. (2025). A plant Lysin Motif Receptor-Like Kinase plays an ancestral function in mycorrhiza. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(24), e2426063122.
– Velásquez, A., Cornejo, P., Carvajal, M., D’Onofrio, C., Seeger, M., & Cuneo, I. F. (2025). A comprehensive review of the transcriptomic and metabolic responses of grapevines to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Planta, 262(3), 58.
– Wang, S., Ye, H., Yang, C., Zhang, Y., Pu, J., Ren, Y., … & Chen, A. (2025). OsNLP3 and OsPHR2 orchestrate direct and mycorrhizal pathways for nitrate uptake by regulating NAR2. 1–NRT2s complexes in rice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(8), e2416345122.
– Woodward, M. J., Dallaire, A., Paszkowski, U., & Kokkoris, V. (2025). Is genetic manipulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi possible?. Trends in Microbiology, 33(12): 1331-1343.
– Yang, X., Li, Y., Wang, T., Li, Z., Zhuang, Q., Liang, C., … & Tian, J. (2025). GmSPX5 regulates arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization and phosphate acquisition through modifying transcription profile and microbiome in soybean. The Plant Journal, 124(1), e70511.
Agriculture, mycorrhizas & applications:
– Alam, A., & Gabriel-Neumann, E. (2025). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi travel the world with harvested underground crops. Mycorrhiza, 35(1), 4.
– Álvarez-Lopeztello, J., Cruz-Martínez, H., González-Méndez, B., Chávez-García, E., & Sunny, A. (2025). Deciphering the effects of microplastics on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: Current knowledge and future research perspectives. Applied Soil Ecology, 215, 106477.
– Arcidiacono, M., Ercoli, L., Piazza, G., & Pellegrino, E. (2025). Field inoculation with a local arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal consortium promotes sunflower agronomic traits without changing the composition of AM fungi coexisting inside the crop roots. Applied Soil Ecology, 206, 105830.
– Basiru, S., Mhand, K. A. S., & Hijri, M. (2025). Deciphering the mechanisms through which arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis reduces nitrogen losses in agroecosystems. Applied Soil Ecology, 206, 105799.
– Bi, Y., Tian, L., Du, X., & Yin, K. (2025). Optimizing soil pore structure in mined land: Integrating arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and mixed planting for ecological restoration. Plant and Soil, 1-18.
– Buil, P. A., Jansa, J., Rozmoš, M., Kotianová, M., Bukovská, P., Grilli, G., … & Janoušková, M. (2025). Soil cropping selects for nutrient efficient but more costly indigenous mycorrhizal fungal communities. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 61(5), 841-859.
– Chen, Z., Kama, R., Cao, Y., Liu, Z., Qiu, J., Yang, X., & Li, H. (2025). The potential of earthworms and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to enhance phytoremediation in heavy metal-contaminated soils: a review. Mycorrhiza, 35(3), 1-14.
– Conti, G., Urcelay, C., Gundel, P. E., & Piñeiro, G. (2025). The potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to improve soil organic carbon in agricultural ecosystems: A meta‐analytical approach. Functional Ecology, 39(4), 1016-1030.
– Fu, W., Niu, T., Wu, S., Hao, Z., Rillig, M. C., & Chen, B. (2025). Harnessing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities for ecological restoration: a conceptual framework. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 209, 109902.
– García-Parisi, P. A., Druille, M., Grimoldi, A. A., Lattanzi, F. A., & Omacini, M. (2025). Emergent benefits of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in multisymbiotic grass-legume mixtures. Plant and Soil, 513(1), 223-236.
– Ge, A. H., & Wang, E. (2025). Exploring the plant microbiome: A pathway to climate-smart crops. Cell, 188(6), 1469-1485.
– Gomes Júnior, C. C., de Souza, R. P., Menezes, K., de Souza, A. H., Tomazeli-Silva, A., Valadares, S. V., … & DaMatta, F. M. (2025). Boosting coffee seedling performance through arbuscular mycorrhizal association. Mycorrhiza, 35(6), 69.
– Jones, A. P., Kafle, A., Rose, B. D., Dutta, S., Vann, R., Bücking, H., & Garcia, K. (2025). The external potassium availability determines the effect of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis on salinity tolerance in soybeans. Symbiosis, 96(2), 199-212.
– Li, T., Phillips, R. P., Rillig, M. C., Angst, G., Kiers, E. T., Bonfante, P., … & Liu, Z. (2025). Mycorrhizal allies: synergizing forest carbon and multifunctional restoration. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 40(10): 983-994.
– McKenna, T. P., Koziol, L., Crain, J., Crews, T. E., Sikes, B. A., DeHaan, L. R., & Bever, J. D. (2025). Selection for agronomic traits in intermediate wheatgrass increases responsiveness to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Plants, People, Planet, 7(3), 861-870.
– Moreno, B., Lidoy, J., Aguirrebengoa, M., España, L., Ramos, A., García, J. M., … & Benítez, E. (2025). Early inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shifts metabolic functions of rhizosphere bacteria in field-grown tomato plants. Plant and Soil, 517(2), 1623-1641.
– Nash, J., Looney, B., Cregger, M. A., Schadt, C., & Vilgalys, R. (2025). Dual-mycorrhizal colonization is determined by plant age and host identity in two species of Populus. Mycorrhiza, 35(3), 42.
– Qi, S., Chen, D., Yan, M., Huang, Z., Yu, H., Ren, G., … & Thomas, T. (2025). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance glyphosate resistance in an invasive weed: Implications for eco-environmental risks. Applied Soil Ecology, 212, 106203.
– Rotoni, C., Leite, M. F., Pijl, A., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Kuramae, E. E. (2025). Synergy between AMF and accompanying microbiome enriched with PGPB enhances root development and microbiome dynamics. npj Sustainable Agriculture, 3(1), 37.
– Vahter, T., Astover, A., Davison, J., Hiiesalu, I., Ingver, A., Koppel, R., … & Öpik, M. (2025). Agricultural disturbance reduces arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and biomass by excluding specialist species. The New Phytologist, 248(4), 2079-2091.
– Vaishnav, A., Bukovská, P., Hršelová, H., & Jansa, J. (2025). Delineating the foraging strategies for soil resources beyond the rooting zone of different arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi upon co-inoculation. Applied Soil Ecology, 215, 106442.
– Wang, G., van der Putten, W. H., Klironomos, J., Zhang, F., & Zhang, J. (2025). Steering plant-soil feedback for sustainable agriculture. Science, 389(6758), eads2506.
– Wang, L., Guo, S., Zhang, J., Field, K. J., Baquerizo, M. D., De Souza, T. A., … & Gan, G. Y. (2025). Arbuscular mycorrhizal networks—a climate-smart blueprint for agriculture. Plant Communications, 6(11).
Mycorrhizal ecology:
– Anthony, M. A. (2025). Does ectomycorrhizal fungal biodiversity affect tree growth?. Fungal Ecology, 74, 101413.
– Antunes, P. M., Stürmer, S. L., Bever, J. D., Chagnon, P. L., Chaudhary, V. B., Deveautour, C., … & Zhang, H. (2025). Enhancing consistency in arbuscular mycorrhizal trait-based research to improve predictions of function. Mycorrhiza, 35(2), 1-25.
– Avis, P. G., Goldman, L. L., Carrara, J. E., & Fernandez, I. (2025). Six years later: Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities recovering after the end of long-term nitrogen and sulfur addition in a mixed-species temperate North American forest. Fungal Ecology, 76, 101436.
– Barbi, F., Martinović, T., Odriozola, I., Machac, A., Moravcová, A., Algora, C., … & Kohout, P. (2025). Disentangling drivers behind fungal diversity gradients along altitude and latitude. New Phytologist, 247(1), 295-308.
– Basiru, S., Legeay, J., Lee, S. J., Sani, Z. K., Ziami, A., Machraoui, S., … & Hijri, M. (2025). Phylogenetic clustering and ecological interactions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their associated microbiome of a spontaneous plant across Moroccan drylands. Mycorrhiza, 35(6), 68.
– Becks, L., Gaedke, U., & Klauschies, T. (2025). Emergent feedback between symbiosis form and population dynamics. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 40 (5), 449-459
– Berrios, L. (2025). Bacteriophages as important considerations for mycorrhizal symbioses in our changing world. Trends in Microbiology, 33(10): 1052-1055.
– Berrios, L. (2025). Is it all about timing? Identifying the symbiosis critical points that govern interactions among bacteria, ectomycorrhizal fungi, and land trees. New Phytologist, 247(5), 1981-1993.
– Berrios, L., & Peay, K. G. (2025). Field reduction of ectomycorrhizal fungi has cascading effects on soil microbial communities and reduces the abundance of ectomycorrhizal symbiotic bacteria. Molecular Ecology, 34(1), e17585.
– Berrios, L., Ansell, T. B., Dahlberg, P. D., & Peay, K. G. (2025). Standardizing experimental approaches to investigate interactions between bacteria and ectomycorrhizal fungi. FEMS microbiology reviews, 49, fuae035.
– Bittlingmaier, M., Séjalon-Delmas, N., Goldmann, K., Johnson, D., Huys, R., & Freschet, G. T. (2025). Plant and soil biodiversity sustain root mycorrhizal fungal richness under drought stress. The ISME Journal, wraf102.
– Borda, V., Burni, M., Cofré, N., Longo, S., Mansur, T., Ortega, G., & Urcelay, C. (2025). Does the flavonoid quercetin influence the generalist-selective nature of mycorrhizal interactions in invasive and non-invasive native woody plants?. Mycorrhiza, 35(2), 25.
– Bryant, R. L., & Bever, J. D. (2025). Context dependence of grassland plant response to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: The influence of plant successional status and soil resources. Journal of Ecology, 113(6): 1397-1408.
– Camuy-Velez, L., Chakraborty, D., Young, A., Paudel, S., Elvers, R., Vanderhyde, M., … & Banerjee, S. (2025). Context-dependent contributions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to host performance under global change factors. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 204, 109707.
– Carrillo, Y., Castañeda‐Gómez, L., Wong‐Bajracharya, J., Plett, J. M., & Plett, K. L. (2025). Elevated CO2 mediates ectomycorrhizal fungi species‐specific decreases of native soil carbon and causes negative priming under low nutrients. New Phytologist, 248(4), 2052-2063.
– Cofré, N., Grilli, G., Marro, N., Videla, M., & Urcelay, C. (2025). Morphological spore-based characterisation and molecular approaches reveal comparable patterns in glomeromycotan communities. Mycorrhiza, 35(2), 19.
– Da Luz, R. D. C. R., Kapoor, R., Wu, Q. S., & da Silva, F. S. B. (2025). Are high soil-P adapted arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi key to unlocking plant benefits in fertilized soils?. Rhizosphere, 101191.
– Dai, J., Kuyper, T. W., Zhao, C., Liu, Y., Zhang, C., Zhang, L., & Li, C. (2025). Mycorrhizal networks promote interspecific facilitation in P uptake by a maize/faba bean mixture. Plant and Soil, 514(1), 345-358.
– De Oliveira, V. H., da Silva, G. R. V., Pickles, B. J., & Tibbett, M. (2025). The role of common mycorrhizal networks in mediating cadmium accumulation, glomalin production, and soil enzyme activity in co-cultures of poplars and leeks. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 304, 119141.
– Delavaux, C. S., Burrill, H., Menning, R., Duell, E. B., Bryant, R. L., Lubin, T., & Bever, J. D. (2025). Origin matters: mycorrhizal growth response and induced resistance to pathogens depend on mycorrhizal and pathogen source. New Phytologist, 248(3), 1516-1526.
– Du, X., Yin, Y., Xia, G., & Yuan, Y. (2025). Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae on the structure of fungal and bacterial communities: An in situ study. Rhizosphere, 34, 101082.
– Duell, E. B., Todd, T. C., & Wilson, G. W. (2025). Mycorrhizal‐herbivore interactions and the competitive release of subdominant tallgrass prairie species. Journal of Ecology, 113(6): 1409-1421.
– Eagar, A. C., Abu, P. H., Brown, M. A., Moledor, S. M., Smemo, K. A., Phillips, R. P., … & Blackwood, C. B. (2025). Setting the stage for plant–soil feedback: Mycorrhizal influences over conspecific recruitment, plant and fungal communities, and coevolution. Journal of Ecology, 113(6): 1327-1344.
– Edwards, J. D., Dalling, J. W., Fraterrigo, J. M., Eddy, W. C., & Yang, W. H. (2025). Functional traits of ectomycorrhizal trees influence surrounding soil organic matter properties. Functional Ecology, 39(7): 1705-1720.
– Ezawa, T., Mizukami, C., Cahyaningtyas, A., Mukai, M., & Kitayama, K. (2025). Soil phosphate availability drives shifts between arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal fungi in the dual mycorrhizal plant Quercus serrata. New Phytologist, 248(5), 2542-2552.
– Fernández, I., Bouffaud, M. L., Martínez‐Medina, A., Schädler, M., Tarkka, M. T., Weinhold, A., … & Buscot, F. (2025). Endogenous rhythmic growth and ectomycorrhizal fungi modulate priming of antiherbivore defences in subsequently formed new leaves of oak trees. Journal of Ecology, 113(6), 1382-1396.
– Frew, A. (2025). What does colonisation tell us? Revisiting the functional outcomes of root colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. New Phytologist, 247(4), 1572.
– Frew, A., Zheng, Y., Wang, Z., Fu, Y., & Aguilar‐Trigueros, C. A. (2025). Causal determinism by plant host identity in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community assembly. Functional Ecology, 39(2), 390-402.
– Guan, X., Jiang, J., Classen, A. T., Ullah, S., & Wang, G. (2025). Disentangling the contribution of mycorrhizal fungi to soil organic carbon storage. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 209, 109900.
– Guo, D., Liu, Z., Raaijmakers, J. M., Xu, Y., Yang, J., Erb, M., … & Hu, L. (2025). Linalool-triggered plant-soil feedback drives defense adaptation in dense maize plantings. Science, 389(6761), eadv6675.
– Guzman, A., Montes, M., Lamie, N., Bañuelos, M., DeLaCerda, G., Soria‐Gilman, I., … & Kremen, C. (2025). Arbuscular mycorrhizal interactions and nutrient supply mediate floral trait variation and pollinator visitation. New Phytologist, 245(1), 406-419.
– Haq, H. U., Hauer, A., Singavarapu, B., Christel, H., Cesarz, S., Eisenhauer, N., … & Wubet, T. (2025). The interactive effect of tree mycorrhizal type, mycorrhizal type mixture and tree diversity shapes rooting zone soil fungal communities in temperate forest ecosystems. Functional Ecology, 39(6), 1441-1454.
– He, T., Zhao, Y., Wang, X., Qiu, Y., Deng, J., Zhang, K., … & Hu, S. (2025). Precipitation increase promotes soil organic carbon formation and stability via the mycorrhizal fungal pathway. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(48), e2519072122.
– Hu, L., Zhang, K., Xu, Y., Zheng, X., Waterman, J. M., Ouyang, X., … & Xu, J. (2025). Herbivory-induced green leaf volatiles increase plant performance through jasmonate-dependent plant–soil feedbacks. Nature Plants, 11(5), 1001-1017.
– Hu, Y., Chen, J., Hui, D., Wang, Y. P., Huang, X., Hu, M., … & Deng, Q. (2025). Tropical tree-mycorrhizal types show divergent phosphorus adaptive strategies after 12-year simulated acid rain. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 109968.
– Jiang, F., Pu, X., Schmid, B., Reich, P. B., Liang, J., Abbasi, A. O., … & Wang, Z. (2025). Mycorrhizal symbioses and tree diversity in global forest communities. Science Advances, 11(24), eadt5743.
– Jiang, Q., Jia, L., Chen, W., Zheng, Z., Lin, C., Zhu, L., … & Chen, G. (2025). Complementary foraging of roots and mycorrhizal fungi among nutrient patch types in four subtropical monospecific broadleaved tree plantations. New Phytologist, 247(3): 1401-1414.
– Jin, Z., Duan, S., Declerck, S., & Zhang, L. (2025). Bacterial community in the hyphosphere of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus differs from that in the surrounding environment and is influenced by hyphal disruption. Mycorrhiza, 35(1), 1-13.
– Jörgensen, K., Clemmensen, K. E., Fransson, P., Manzoni, S., Wallander, H., & Lindahl, B. D. (2025). A trait spectrum linking nitrogen acquisition and carbon use of ectomycorrhizal fungi. New Phytologist, 246(6), 2425-2434.
– Kennedy, P. G., & Smith, M. E. (2025). Mountains are not like poles for symbiotic and saprotrophic soil fungi. New Phytologist.
– Kernaghan, G., LeFait, B., & Hussain, A. (2025). Dynamics of pine ectomycorrhizae following root disturbance. Mycorrhiza, 35(2), Article 12.
– Koizumi, T., & Nara, K. (2025). Strong climatic effects on ectomycorrhizal fungal communities at seedling establishment stage in ice-age relict forests. Fungal Ecology, 75, 101410.
– Koorem, K., Sepp, S. K., Bueno, C. G., Davison, J., Liu, S., Meng, Y., … & Moora, M. (2025). Plant mycorrhizal status indicates partner selectivity in arbuscular mycorrhizal interaction networks. Functional Ecology, 39(6): 1358-1368.
– Kuper-Psenicnik, A., & Bennett, J. A. (2025). Intraspecies variation in mycorrhizal response of Medicago sativa to Rhizophagus irregularis under abiotic stress. Mycorrhiza, 35(1), 3.
– Laanisto, L., Pavanetto, N., Puglielli, G., Gerz, M., & Bueno, C. G. (2025). Contrasting mycorrhizal functionality in abiotic stress tolerance of woody species. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 10123.
– Li, A., Meidl, P., Wang, S., Tang, B., Rillig, M. C., Yu, G., … & Zheng, M. (2025). Atmospheric nitrogen deposition has minor impacts on the abundance and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their contribution to soil carbon stock in tropical forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 204, 109746.
– Li, G. C., & Veresoglou, S. D. (2025). Mycorrhiza at the Cutting Edge: Trees at the Edges of Their Distribution Host Diverse and Distinct AMF Communities. Molecular Ecology, 34(14): e70000.
– Li, M. Y., Wang, W., Yin, H. H., Chen, Y., Ashraf, M., Tao, H. Y., … & Xiong, Y. C. (2025). The functional role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in enhancing soil organic carbon stocks and stability in dryland. Soil and Tillage Research, 248, 106443.
– Li, X., Zeng, D. H., Zhang, Y., Mao, Z., Sun, Y., Sheng, Z., … & Lin, G. (2025). Complementarity of Fine Roots and Ectomycorrhizal Fungi in Nitrogen Acquisition Along a Gradient of Intraspecific Competition Intensity. Plant, Cell & Environment, 48(7), 4873-4885.
– Ling, L., Gill, A. L., See, C. R., Fahey, T. J., Silver, W. L., Lambers, H., … & Sun, T. (2025). Patterns in coarse root decomposition of woody plants: effects of climate, root quality, mycorrhizal associations and phylogeny. New Phytologist, 245(5), 1940-1952.
– Liu, Y. W., Guan, D. X., Qiu, L. X., Luo, Y., Liu, F., Teng, H. H., … & Ma, L. Q. (2025). Spatial dynamics of phosphorus mobilization by mycorrhiza. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 206, 109797.
– López-García, Á., Bruun, H. H., Tang, J., Kjøller, R., & Rosendahl, S. (2025). Assembly of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities changes from stochastic to deterministic during primary succession. Fungal Ecology, 77, 101439.
– Lutz, S., Mikryukov, V., Labouyrie, M., Bahram, M., Jones, A., Panagos, P., … & van der Heijden, M. G. (2025). Global richness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Fungal Ecology, 74, 101407.
– Luyprasert, N., Gnanamoorthy, P., Xia, S., Singh, A. K., & Yang, X. (2025). Accumulation of glomalin-related soil protein to soil carbon storage in forest ecosystems along an elevation gradient. Mycorrhiza, 35(4), 45.
– Ma, S., Chen, G., Cai, Q., Ji, C., Zhu, B., Tang, Z., … & Fang, J. (2025). Mycorrhizal dominance influences tree species richness and richness–biomass relationship in China’s forests. Ecology, 106(1), e4501.
– Mallerman, J., Policelli, N., Moyano, J., Fernández, N., & Nuñez, M. A. (2025). Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi species do not grow better in culture than non-invasive species without their hosts. Symbiosis, 97(2), 227-236.
– Marín, C., Dittrich, F., Vasar, M., Gaínza‐Cortés, F., Silva‐Flores, P., & Aguilera, P. (2025). Vineyard maturity increases arbuscular mycorrhizal and decreases plant pathogen fungal relative abundance in bulk soil across a 1,000 km Chilean gradient. Plants, People, Planet, 7(4): 987-997.
– Martius, L. R., Fielding, D., Brown, P., Milligan, K., Turner, M., & Taylor, A. F. (2025). Nucleation in temperate woodland regeneration: dual mycorrhizal Salix facilitate ectomycorrhizal tree establishment. Oikos, 2025(4), e10974.
– Packard, E. E., Pérez‐Izquierdo, L., Clemmensen, K. E., Dahlberg, A., Spohn, M., Stendahl, J., & Lindahl, B. D. (2025). Ectomycorrhizal decomposers and their niche (s) in boreal forests. Functional Ecology, 39(8): 1998-2014.
– Parasquive, V., Brisson, J., Laliberté, E., & Chagnon, P. L. (2025). Arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal tree seedling growth is inhibited by competition from neighboring roots and associated fungal hyphae. Plant and Soil, 507(1), 571-584.
– Parise, A. G., De Oliveira, V. H., Tibbett, M., & Pickles, B. J. (2025). The pitfalls of ectomycorrhizal microcosms: lessons learnt for future success. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 20(1), 2527378.
– Pena, R., Awad, A., Nawaz, A., Shang, Y., Wubet, T., & Tibbett, M. (2025). Unravelling the facilitation-competition continuum among ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungi. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 208, 109865.
– Policelli, N., & Nuñez, M. A. (2025). Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi: belowground insights from South America. New Phytologist, 248(6), 2714-2721.
– Pooja, P., Tallapragada, S., Lamba, A., & Punia, S. (2025). Role played by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in amelioration of salinity stress: a review. Plant and Soil, 511(1), 27-42.
– Qi, X., Wang, X., Zheng, M., Zhao, L., Chai, B., & Jia, T. (2025). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi modulate soil microbial network complexity via microbial interactions in different vegetation ecosystems. Applied Soil Ecology, 213, 106330.
– Qiu, W., Kang, J., Ye, Z., Yang, S., Tu, X., Xie, P., … & Yuan, J. (2025). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi build a bridge for soybeans to recruit Pseudomonas putida. New Phytologist, 246(3), 1276-1292.
– Rianhard, O. M., Kranabetter, J. M., Penkova, L. V., Durall, D. M., & Jones, M. D. (2025). Ectomycorrhizal fungal community succession and fragmentation across forest edges nearly three decades postharvest. Plants, People, Planet, 7(5): 1510-1523.
– Rillig, M. C., Lehmann, A., Lanfranco, L., Caruso, T., & Johnson, D. (2025). Clarifying the definition of common mycorrhizal networks. Functional Ecology, 39(6), 1411-1417.
– Rillig, M. C., Lehmann, A., Mounts, I. R., & Bock, B. M. (2025). Concurrent common fungal networks formed by different guilds of fungi. New Phytologist, 246(1), 33.
– Rog, I., Lerner, D., Bender, S. F., & van Der Heijden, M. G. (2025). The increased environmental niche of dual‐mycorrhizal woody species. Ecology Letters, 28(5), e70132.
– Rudgers, J. A., Gehring, C. A., Taylor, D. L., Taylor, M. D., & Chung, Y. A. (2025). Integration of plant–soil feedbacks with resilience theory for climate change. Trends in Ecology & Evolution.
– Russell, M., Řezáčová, V., Miller, K. S., Nardi, W. H., Brown, M., & Weremijewicz, J. (2025). Common mycorrhizal networks improve survival and mediate facilitative plant interactions among Andropogon gerardii seedlings under drought stress. Mycorrhiza, 35(1), 8.
– Sanaei, A., van der Plas, F., Chen, H., Davids, S., Eckhardt, S., Hennecke, J., … & Weigelt, A. (2025). Tree growth is better explained by absorptive fine root traits than by transport fine root traits. Communications Biology, 8(1), 313.
– Schamp, B. S., Jones, R., Fahey, C., Brazeau, H., Koyama, A., Maherali, H., & Antunes, P. M. (2025). The assembly of plant communities in relation to overlap in mycorrhizal and pathogenic root fungi. Functional Ecology, 39(6), 1418-1430.
– Shan, R., Feng, G., Wang, S., Veresoglou, S. D., Hu, M., & Ma, Z. (2025). Ectomycorrhizal Dominance Increases Temporal Stability of Productivity at Multiple Spatial Scales Across US Forests. Global Change Biology, 31(3), e70097.
– Sokolovaitė, I. M., Kjøller, R., Gil-Martínez, M., & Michelsen, A. (2025). Plant-to-plant carbon transfer responds to the density of the arbuscular mycorrhizal mycelial network. Rhizosphere, 101221.
– Steidinger, B. S. (2025). Mycorrhizal arbitrage, a hypothesis: How mycoheterotrophs could profit from inefficiencies in the biological marketplace. Functional Ecology, 39(6), 1431-1440.
– Suetsugu, K., Okada, H., Hirota, S. K., Yamasaki, M., Imaichi, R., & Ebihara, A. (2025). Drastic mycorrhizal community shifts in Sceptridium ferns during the generation transition from fully mycoheterotrophic gametophytes to photosynthetic sporophytes. New Phytologist, 245(4), 1705-1717.
– Tripathi, B. M., Piñeiro, J., Dang, C., Brzostek, E., & Morrissey, E. M. (2025). Mycorrhiza—Saprotroph Interactions and Carbon Cycling in the Rhizosphere. Global Change Biology, 31(4), e70173.
– Ujvári, G., Grassi, A., Avio, L., Pagliarani, I., Cristani, C., Giovannetti, M., … & Turrini, A. (2025). Root endophytic bacterial communities are shaped by the specific microbiota associated to mycorrhizal symbionts. Plant and Soil, 508(1), 275-292.
– Vaishnav, A., Rozmoš, M., Kotianová, M., Hršelová, H., Bukovská, P., & Jansa, J. (2025). Protists are key players in the utilization of protein nitrogen in the arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphosphere. New Phytologist, 246(6), 2753-2764.
– Van Nuland, M. E., Averill, C., Stewart, J. D., Prylutskyi, O., Corrales, A., Van Galen, L. G., … & van den Hoogen, J. (2025). Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected. Nature, 645(8080), 414-422.
– Vieira, C. K., Marascalchi, M. N., Rozmoš, M., Benada, O., Belova, V., & Jansa, J. (2025). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal highways–What, how and why?. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 202, 109702.
– Von Hippel, B., Stoof-Leichsenring, K. R., Çabuk, U., Liu, S., Melles, M., & Herzschuh, U. (2025). Postglacial bioweathering, soil nutrient cycling, and podzolization from palaeometagenomics of plants, fungi, and bacteria. Science Advances, 11(19), eadj5527.
– Wang, H., Lu, J., Dijkstra, F. A., Sun, L., Yin, L., Wang, P., & Cheng, W. (2025). Rhizosphere priming effects and trade-offs among root traits, exudation and mycorrhizal symbioses. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 202, 109690.
– Wang, J., Shen, Y., Chen, Y., Gao, S., Xue, W., Chen, X., … & Li, J. (2025). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi regulate the diversity–invasion resistance relationship by influencing the role of complementarity and selection effects. New Phytologist, 246(1), 317-330.
– Wang, L., Zhang, L., George, T. S., & Feng, G. (2025). Hyphosphere core taxa link plant-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi combinations to soil organic phosphorus mineralization. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 201, 109647.
– Wang, L., Zhou, J., George, T. S., & Feng, G. (2025). Trade-offs between arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and root hairs in phosphorus source utilization are determined by functional divergence of the rhizosphere bacterial microbiome in barley. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 209, 109887.
– Wang, X., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Yang, J., He, H., Ren, Y., … & Song, H. (2025). Tree mycorrhizal associations strongly mediate soil microbial β-diversity along an elevational gradient in a warm-temperate forest. Applied Soil Ecology, 205, 105776.
– Weber, S. E., Bascompte, J., Kahmen, A., & Niklaus, P. A. (2025). AMF diversity promotes plant community phosphorus acquisition and reduces carbon costs per unit of phosphorus. New Phytologist, 248(2): 886-896.
– Weinberger, N. V., Cibils‐Stewart, X., Brien, C., Jewell, N., Berger, B., Cavagnaro, T. R., … & Powell, J. R. (2025). Plant phenotyping and root‐associated metabolomics reveal insights into pathogen protection by diverse arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Plants, People, Planet 7(4): 1180-1194.
– Wiegand, T., Wang, X., Fischer, S. M., Kraft, N. J., Bourg, N. A., Brockelman, W. Y., … & Huth, A. (2025). Latitudinal scaling of aggregation with abundance and coexistence in forests. Nature, 1-7.
– Wu, X., Mao, Z., Sun, W., Chen, Y., Fang, S., Jiang, P., … & Wang, X. (2025). Above-and belowground effects of ectomycorrhizal dominance on soil carbon and nitrogen in a temperate forest. Journal of Plant Ecology, rtaf143.
– Xu, T., Johnson, D., & Bardgett, R. D. (2025). Defoliation modifies the impact of drought on the transfer of recent plant-assimilated carbon to soil and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Plant and Soil, 507(1), 693-711.
– Yang, J. X., Peng, Y., Yang, J. J., Zhang, Y. H., Dong, Q., Li, Q. S., … & Gao, C. (2025). Nitrogen addition alters arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and soil bacteria networks without promoting phosphorus mineralization in a semiarid grassland. Communications Biology, 8(1), 1229.
– Yang, Q., Guo, B., Lu, M., Liu, Y., Kardol, P., Reich, P. B., … & Kong, D. (2025). Arbuscular mycorrhizal association regulates global root–seed coordination. Nature plants, 11(9), 1759-1768.
– Yang, Z., Mao, Z., Ji, W., Gazol, A., Liu, S., Wang, C., … & Yuan, Z. (2025). Nitrogen addition accelerates aboveground biomass sequestration in old-growth forests by stimulating ectomycorrhizal tree growth. Journal of Environmental Management, 373, 123736.
– Yi, H., Ferlian, O., Gauzens, B., Rebollo, R., Scheu, S., Amyntas, A., … & Eisenhauer, N. (2025). Belowground energy fluxes determine tree diversity effects on above-and belowground food webs. Current Biology, 35(8), 1870-1882.
– Zhang, E., Wang, Y., Crowther, T. W., Sun, W., Chen, S., Zhou, D., … & Yu, G. (2025). Mycorrhiza increases plant diversity and soil carbon storage in grasslands. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(7), e2412556122.
– Zhang, W., Huang, C., Wu, Y., Rahman, M. A., Xu, J., & Xiao, Y. (2025). Additive and antagonistic interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and endophytic fungi dominate effect on plant performance and colonization rate. Plant and Soil, 508(1), 401-416.
– Zhang, X., Bo, Y., Jiang, L., Wang, J., Yu, L., Fu, W., … & Zhang, H. (2025). Mycelium biomass and community composition impact nutrient concentration in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at fine spatial scale. Functional Ecology, 39(6): 1455-1468.
– Zhang, X., Jin, X., Li, J., Dini-Andreote, F., Li, H., u Rahman, M. K., … & Rillig, M. C. (2025). Common mycorrhizal networks facilitate plant disease resistance by altering rhizosphere microbiome assembly. Cell Host & Microbe, 33(10), 1765-1778.
– Zhang, X., Ma, J., Zhang, P., Shi, W., Zou, R., Kohler, A., … & Zhang, F. (2025). Functional characterization of the N assimilation pathways in the mycelium of Laccaria bicolor and the ectomycorrhizal symbiosis. Plant Physiology, 198(2), kiaf194.
– Zhao, R., He, G., Zhou, D., Li, X., Kuyper, T. W., Zhang, F., & Zhang, J. (2025). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance nitrate ammonification in hyphosphere soil. New Phytologist, 248(5), 2516-2527.
– Zhao, X., Tian, P., Maillard, F., Liu, S., Sun, Z., Wang, Q., & Soudzilovskaia, N. A. (2025). Mycorrhiza‐dependent drivers of the positive rhizosphere effects on the temperature sensitivity of soil microbial respiration in subtropical forests. Functional Ecology, 39(2), 506-519.
– Zhou, J., Wang, P., Li, X., Wei, L., Kuzyakov, Y., Su, Y., … & Sun, F. (2025). Mycorrhizal growth and resource exchange define plant’s coexistence. Plant and Soil, 510(1), 259-273.
– Zhou, M., Li, Y., Zhang, K., Wang, J., Li, J., Gao, K., & Wang, B. (2025). Mycorrhizal associations and root morphology shape mechanical performance in woody plants from cold regions. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 17926.
– Zhu, G., Nong, H., Fang, S., He, B., Qin, S., & Zhang, Y. (2025). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reshape the stability and complexity of micro-food webs in the shrubland soils of a dryland ecosystem. Applied Soil Ecology, 213, 106270.
– Zuev, A. G., Alexandrova, A. V., Litvinskiy, V. A., Pravdolyubova, E. S., & Tiunov, A. V. (2025). Saprotrophic-mycorrhizal divide in stable isotope composition throughout the whole fungus: from mycelium to hymenophore. Mycorrhiza, 35(2), 32.
– Zuev, A. G., Calonne-Salmon, M., Declerck, S., Cavanaugh, K. K., & Pollierer, M. M. (2025). Amino acid stable isotope fingerprinting places arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi close to other fungal functional groups. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 109980.
Mycorrhizal physiology:
– Antunes, P. M. (2025). Fluid mechanics within mycorrhizal networks: exploring concepts, traits, and methodologies. New Phytologist, 248(3), 1180-1191.
– Birt, H. W., Allen, L. P., Madge, S., Robinson, C. H., Bardgett, R. D., & Johnson, D. (2025). The influence of mycorrhizal hyphal connections and neighbouring plants on Plantago lanceolata physiology and nutrient uptake. Mycorrhiza, 35(4), 48.
– Cargill, R. I., Shimizu, T. S., Kiers, E. T., & Kokkoris, V. (2025). Cellular anatomy of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Current Biology, 35(11), R545-R562.
– Della Mónica, I. F., Godeas, A. M., & Scervino, J. M. (2025). Hyphosphere interactions: P-solubilizing fungi modulate AMF phosphatase activity and mycorrhizal symbiosis via exudate-mediated communication. Mycorrhiza, 35(6), 66.
– Kandalgaonkar, K. N., & Barvkar, V. T. (2025). Intricate phytohormonal orchestration mediates mycorrhizal symbiosis and stress tolerance. Mycorrhiza, 35(2), 1-20.
– Lekberg, Y., Jansa, J., Johnson, D., Milham, P., Penn, C., & Colman, B. P. (2025). Tracing phosphorus from soil through mycorrhizal fungi to plants. New Phytologist, 245(2), 446-449.
– Li, Y., Lu, L., Wang, Q., Liu, X., Tian, J., Zhang, R., … & Wang, X. (2025). Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Promote Nodulation and N2 Fixation in Soybean by Specific Root Exudates. Plant, Cell & Environment, 48(7): 5514-5528.
– Lidoy, J., Rivero, J., Ramšak, Ž., Petek, M., Križnik, M., Flors, V., … & Pozo, M. J. (2025). Ethylene signaling is essential for mycorrhiza-induced resistance against chewing herbivores in tomato. Journal of Experimental Botany, 76(7), 2005-2021.
– Shi, J., Mei, C., Ge, F., Hu, Q., Ban, X., Xia, R., … & Yu, F. (2025). Resistance to Striga parasitism through reduction of strigolactone exudation. Cell, 188(7), 1955-1966.
Mycorrhizal tools:
– Browner, D., & Adamatzky, A. (2025). Scanning electron microscopy of hyphal ectobiont bacteria within mycelial extracellular matrices. Biophysical Reports, 5(4).
– Giraldo-Kalil, L. J., Carrillo-Saucedo, S. M., Ramírez, G. C., & Paz, H. (2025). Dry root preservation: a field-friendly method for assessing tree arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization. Rhizosphere, 101227.
– Högberg, P., Klatt, C., Franklin, O., Henriksson, N., Lim, H., Inselsbacher, E., … & Högberg, M. N. (2025). Improved methodology for tracing a pulse of 13C-labelled tree photosynthate carbon to ectomycorrhizal roots, other soil biota and soil processes in the field. Tree Physiology, 45(1), tpae169.
– McGaley, J., Schneider, B., & Paszkowski, U. (2025). The AMSlide for noninvasive time‐lapse imaging of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. Journal of Microscopy, 297(3), 289-303.
Mycorrhizal models:
– Grasso, S. V., Ryan, M. H., Albornoz, F. E., & Renton, M. (2025). A simple plant–mycorrhizal fungal resource trade co‐evolution model explains mutualism stability, extinction and transitory parasitism via fitness feedback. New Phytologist, 248(3), 1429-1441.
– Johnson, N. C., & Marín, C. (2025). Functional team selection as a framework for local adaptation in plants and their belowground microbiomes. The ISME Journal, wraf137.
Mycorrhizal meta-analysis:
– Koziol, L., McKenna, T. P., & Bever, J. D. (2025). Meta‐analysis reveals globally sourced commercial mycorrhizal inoculants fall short. New Phytologist, 246(3).
– Lehmann, A., & Rillig, M. C. (2025). Systematic mapping of experimental approaches to studying common mycorrhizal networks in arbuscular mycorrhiza. Plants, People, Planet, 7(4): 920-933.
– Lehmann, A., Tang, B., Rongstock, R., Sommerburg, A., Chramova, N., Ergül, K., … & Rillig, M. C. (2025). Research landscape of experiments on global change effects on mycorrhizas. The New Phytologist, 248(4), 1612.
– Li, C., Shi, L., Wang, K., Liu, B., Liao, J., An, Z., & Chang, S. X. (2025). Crop rotation differentially increases soil bacterial and fungal diversities in global croplands: a meta-analysis. Nature Communications, 16(1), 11686.
– Magkourilou, E., Bell, C. A., Daniell, T. J., & Field, K. J. (2025). The functionality of arbuscular mycorrhizal networks across scales of experimental complexity and ecological relevance. Functional Ecology, 39(6), 1384-1399.
– Xu, Y. H., Dang, L., Bai, Y. F., & Wang, Y. J. (2025). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increase tolerance of fruit trees to abiotic and biotic stresses: A meta analysis. Applied Soil Ecology, 214, 106354.
– Zhu, R., Chen, C., Chen, M., Miroslav, V., Dao, J., Xing, Y., … & Wang, Z. (2025). How Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Shape Plant Root Morphology: A Global Meta‐Analysis. Plant, Cell & Environment, 48(11), 7879-7881.
Mycorrhizal evolution (macro and micro):
– Corradi, N., Antunes, P. M., & Magurno, F. (2025). A call for reform: implementing genome‐based approaches for species classification in Glomeromycotina. New Phytologist, 247(1), 50-54.
– Latzel, V., Mizgur‐Hribar, D., Sammarco, I., & Janoušková, M. (2025). Transgenerational effects of mycorrhiza are stronger in sexual than in clonal offspring of Fragaria vesca and are partly adaptive. Journal of Ecology, 113(2), 289-301.
– Montero, H., Freund, M., & Fukushima, K. (2025). Convergent losses of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in carnivorous plants. New Phytologist, 248(4), 2040-2051.
– Moora, M., Davison, J., Kohout, P., & Zobel, M. (2025). The importance of the plant mycorrhizal collaboration niche across scales. Nature Reviews Biodiversity, 1-12.
– Neves, A. S., Van Galen, L. G., Vohník, M., Peter, M., Martino, E., Crowther, T. W., & Delavaux, C. S. (2025). Ericoid mycorrhizal growth response is influenced by host plant phylogeny. Mycorrhiza, 35(4), 51.
– Parise, A. G., Marín, C., Tamagnini, F., Tibbett, M., & Pickles, B. J. (2025). How mycorrhizal fungi could extend plant cognitive processes. Symbiosis, 96(2), 105-120.
– Szánthó, L. L., Merényi, Z., Donoghue, P., Gabaldón, T., Nagy, L. G., Szöllősi, G. J., & Ocaña-Pallarès, E. (2025). A timetree of Fungi dated with fossils and horizontal gene transfers. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 9(11), 1989-2001.
– Van Beveren, F., Boele, Y., Puginier, C., Bianconi, M. E., Libourel, C., Bonhomme, M., … & Delaux, P. M. (2025). Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis evolved independently and by convergent gene duplication in rosid lineages. The New Phytologist, 246(4), 1432.
– Van Galen, L. G., Corrales, A., Truong, C., van den Hoogen, J., Kumar, S., Manley, B. F., … & Van Nuland, M. E. (2025). The biogeography and conservation of Earth’s ‘dark’ ectomycorrhizal fungi. Current Biology, 35(11), R563-R574.