OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Mycorrhiza is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Inter- and intra-specific metal tolerance variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal Suillus species	85
Comparative genomics reveals substantial divergence in metal sensitive and metal tolerant isolates of the ericoid mycorrhizal fungus Oidiodendron maius	48
Unlocking germination: the role of mycorrhizal strain and seed provenance in driving seed germination of a widespread terrestrial orchid	42
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi travel the world with harvested underground crops	39
Ectomycorrhiza resilience and recovery to extreme flood events in Tuber aestivum and Quercus robur	36
Patterns of free amino acids in tundra soils reflect mycorrhizal type, shrubification, and warming	36
Benefits provided by four ectomycorrhizal fungi to Pinus taeda under different external potassium availabilities	35
Ancient lineages of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi provide little plant benefit	24
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, a key symbiosis in the development of quality traits in crop production, alone or combined with plant growth-promoting bacteria	23
Fungicide seed treatments delay arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization of winter wheat in the greenhouse, but the effect is attenuated in the field	22
Soil compaction reversed the effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on soil hydraulic properties	22
Physiological and transcriptomic response of Medicago truncatula to colonization by high- or low-benefit arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi	22
Niche differentiation of Mucoromycotinian and Glomeromycotinian arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi along a 2-million-year soil chronosequence	21
A tribute to Graziella Berta (1948–2024): research milestones and highlights	20
Correction: Unraveling the diversity of hyphal explorative traits among Rhizophagus irregularis genotypes	18
An arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus alters soil water retention and hydraulic conductivity in a soil texture specific way	15
Mycorrhizal symbiosis in Taxus: a review	14
Novel epiphytic root-fungus symbiosis in the Indo-Pacific seagrass Thalassodendron ciliatum from the Red Sea	13
Characterization of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community associated with rosewood in threatened Miombo forests	12
Rhizophagus Irregularis regulates flavonoids metabolism in paper mulberry roots under cadmium stress	11
High mycorrhizal specificity in the monotypic mycoheterotrophic genus Relictithismia (Thismiaceae)	11
Does the flavonoid quercetin influence the generalist-selective nature of mycorrhizal interactions in invasive and non-invasive native woody plants?	11
Reduction of the α and β diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungal community under snowmelt: highlights from a common garden trial using Abies sachalinensis with differing host origins and light condition	11
Biochar is colonized by select arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agricultural soils	11
Accidental cultivation of the European truffle Tuber brumale in North American truffle orchards	11

Effects of root-colonizing fungi on pioneer Pinus thunbergii seedlings in primary successional volcanic mudflow on Kuchinoerabu Island, Japan	11
Mycorrhizal structures in mycoheterotrophic Thismia spp. (Thismiaceae): functional and evolutionary interpretations	11
Carbon availability affects already large species-specific differences in chemical composition of ectomycorrhizal fungal mycelia in pure culture	10
Saprotrophic-mycorrhizal divide in stable isotope composition throughout the whole fungus: from mycelium to hymenophore	10
The similarity between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities of trees and nearby herbs in a planted forest exhibited within-site spatial variation patterns explained by local soil conditions	10
Mycorrhiza-feeding soil invertebrates in two coniferous forests traced with 13C labelling	10
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and production of secondary metabolites in medicinal plants	10
Changes in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities, mycorrhizal soil infectivity, and phosphorus availability under Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) invasions in a West-African forest-savanna ecoton	9
Soil spore bank communities of ectomycorrhizal fungi in Pseudotsuga japonica forests and neighboring plantations	9
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities differ in neighboring vineyards of different ages	9
The systemic herbicide glyphosate affects the sporulation dynamics of Rhizophagus species more severely than mechanical defoliation or the contact herbicide diquat	9
The C24-methyl/ethyl sterol ratio is increased by Rhizophagus irregularis colonization	9
Enhancing chickpea growth through arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus inoculation: facilitating nutrient uptake and shifting potential pathogenic fungal communities	9
Mallocybe heimii ectomycorrhizae with Cistus creticus and Pinus halepensis in Mediterranean littoral sand dunes — assessment of phylogenetic relationships to M. arenaria and M. agardhii	8
Mycorrhizal impact on competitive relationships and yield parameters in Phaseolus vulgaris L. — weed mixtures	8
A historical perspective on mycorrhizal mutualism emphasizing arbuscular mycorrhizas and their emerging challenges	8
Mycorrhizal and rhizobial interactions influence model grassland plant community structure and productivity	8
Bioprospecting for plant resilience to climate change: mycorrhizal symbionts of European and American beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria and Ammophila breviligulata) from maritime sand dunes	8
Hedgerows increase the diversity and modify the composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Mediterranean agricultural landscapes	8
Correction to: Auditing data resolves systemic errors in databases and confirms mycorrhizal trait consistency for most genera and families of flowering plants	7
Fungi in hair roots of Vaccinium spp. (Ericaceae) growing on decomposing wood: colonization patterns, identity, and in vitro symbiotic potential	7
Intraspecies variation in mycorrhizal response of Medicago sativa to Rhizophagus irregularis under abiotic stress	7
Native ectomycorrhizal fungi from the endangered pine rocklands are superior symbionts to commercial inoculum for slash pine seedlings	7
Lead (Pb) tolerance in the ectomycorrhizal fungi Suillus brevipes and S. tomentosus	7
Cultivation of arbuscular mycorrhizal Broussonetia papyrifera seedlings by planting the mycorrhizal nurse plant downwards	6
“Ectomycorrhizal exploration type” could be a functional trait explaining the spatial distribution of tree symbiotic fungi as a function of forest humus forms	6
Manipulation of the soil microbiome regulates the colonization of plants by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi	6
Comparative RNA sequencing-based transcriptome profiling of ten grapevine rootstocks: shared and specific sets of genes respond to mycorrhizal symbiosis	6
Environmental response of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under soybean cultivation at a regional scale	6
Diverse mycorrhizal associations and nutrition in Didymoplexis orchids	6
Contribution of mycorrhizal symbiosis and root strategy to red clover aboveground biomass under nitrogen addition and phosphorus distribution	6
AM fungus plant colonization rather than an Epichloë endophyte attracts fall armyworm feeding	6
Organic phosphorus levels change the hyphosphere phoD-harboring bacterial community of Funneliformis mosseae	6
Mycobiont identity and light conditions affect belowground morphology and physiology of a mixotrophic orchid Cremastra variabilis (Orchidaceae)	6
Physiological and transcriptional responses of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Cenococcum geophilum to salt stress	5
Do commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculants contain the species that they claim?	5
Paraglomus and Glomus arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi induce the green tea catechin quality index and phosphorus bioavailability in tropical soils	5
Mycorrhizal diversity and community composition in co-occurring Cypripedium species	5
Sustainable cultivation of the white truffle (Tuber magnatum) requires ecological understanding	5
Ectomycorrhizal fungal community response to warming and rainfall reduction differs between co-occurring temperate-boreal ecotonal Pinus saplings	5
Is arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal addition beneficial to potato systems? A meta-analysis	5
The tiny-leaved orchid Disperis neilgherrensis primarily obtains carbon from decaying litter via saprotrophic Ceratobasidium	5
An updated LSU database and pipeline for environmental DNA identification of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi	5
Absence of Gigasporales and rarity of spores in a hot desert revealed by a multimethod approach	5
Specialized protist communities on mycorrhizal fungal hyphae	5
Response of ectomycorrhizal and other Pinus sylvestris root-associated fungi to the load of allochthonous material from a great cormorant colony	5
Clonal spore populations in sporocarps of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi	4
Application of AtMYB75 as a reporter gene in the study of symbiosis between tomato and Funneliformis mosseae	4
How do root fungi of Alnus nepalensis and Schima wallichii recover during succession of abandoned land?	4
Bacterial community in the hyphosphere of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus differs from that in the surrounding environment and is influenced by hyphal disruption	4

Variations in the root mycobiome and mycorrhizal fungi between different types of Vanilla forest farms on Réunion Island	4
Whole genome analyses based on single, field collected spores of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Funneliformis geosporum	4
Coccoloba uvifera L. associated with Scleroderma Bermudense Coker: a pantropical ectomycorrhizal symbiosis used in restoring of degraded coastal sand dunes	4
Disentangling arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria at the soil-root interface	4
Multiplex qPCR assays to distinguish individual species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from roots and soil	3
Rhizophagus irregularis improves Hg tolerance of Medicago truncatula by upregulating the Zn transporter genes ZIP2 and ZIP6	3
Impact of agricultural systems on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi community composition in robusta coffee roots in the Democratic Republic of congo	3
Unraveling the diversity of hyphal explorative traits among Rhizophagus irregularis genotypes	3
Mycorrhizal symbioses in the Andean paramo	3
Mycorrhizal response of Solanum tuberosum to homokaryotic versus dikaryotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi	3
A targeted bioinformatics approach identifies highly variable cell surface proteins that are unique to Glomeromycotina	3
Integrative transcriptomic and physiological analyses uncover mechanisms by which arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mitigate salt stress in sugar beet	3
Common mycorrhizal networks improve survival and mediate facilitative plant interactions among Andropogon gerardii seedlings under drought stress	3
Global taxonomic and phylogenetic assembly of AM fungi	3
Host population effects on ectomycorrhizal fungi vary between low and high phosphorus soils of temperate rainforests	3
Scale dependency of ectomycorrhizal fungal community assembly processes in Mediterranean mixed forests	3
Mycorrhizas in South American Ericaceae	3
Synonymization of three species of Rhizophagus based on morphological and molecular evidence and biogeography of Rhizophagus clarus	3