OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Mycorrhiza is 2. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Comparative genomics reveals substantial divergence in metal sensitive and metal tolerant isolates of the ericoid mycorrhizal fungus Oidiodendron maius	73
Origin and cohabitation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi matter: forest-derived Gigaspora species are promising candidates for bioinoculant development in forest tree production	68
The influence of mycorrhizal hyphal connections and neighbouring plants on Plantago lanceolata physiology and nutrient uptake	43
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi travel the world with harvested underground crops	28
Stable isotope signatures and specific mycobionts reveal the mycoheterotrophic nutrient acquisition of Danxiaorchis yangii	21
Community composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Ontario tallgrass prairies of differing disturbance histories	20
Inter- and intra-specific metal tolerance variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal Suillus species	20
Pyraclostrobin impairs metabolic activity and phosphorus uptake of the extraradical mycelium of Rhizophagus intraradices more severely than iprodione	19
Unlocking germination: the role of mycorrhizal strain and seed provenance in driving seed germination of a widespread terrestrial orchid	19
A tribute to Graziella Berta (1948–2024): research milestones and highlights	18
Correction: Unraveling the diversity of hyphal explorative traits among Rhizophagus irregularis genotypes	17
Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis with Tuber spp. Enhances host performances in Pinus and Carya and induces host-specific patterns in defense-related regulation in the leaf transcriptomes	16
Soil compaction reversed the effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on soil hydraulic properties	15
Niche differentiation of Mucoromycotinian and Glomeromycotinian arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi along a 2-million-year soil chronosequence	15
Fungicide seed treatments delay arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization of winter wheat in the greenhouse, but the effect is attenuated in the field	14
Does the flavonoid quercetin influence the generalist-selective nature of mycorrhizal interactions in invasive and non-invasive native woody plants?	14
An arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus alters soil water retention and hydraulic conductivity in a soil texture specific way	14
Interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and native soil microbiome on early stage restoration of a coal-mine soil	14
Rhizophagus Irregularis regulates flavonoids metabolism in paper mulberry roots under cadmium stress	12
Accidental cultivation of the European truffle Tuber brumale in North American truffle orchards	12
Nitrogen accumulation accompanies ectomycorrhiza formation in pine germinants the first growing season after wildfire or clearcutting	12
Novel epiphytic root-fungus symbiosis in the Indo-Pacific seagrass Thalassodendron ciliatum from the Red Sea	12
The volatile profiles of three strawberry varieties exhibit common and distinct responses to the inoculation with Rhizophagus irregularis and different Pseudomonas fluorescens strains	11
Effects of root-colonizing fungi on pioneer Pinus thunbergii seedlings in primary successional volcanic mudflow on Kuchinoerabu Island, Japan	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

Mycorrhizal symbiosis in Taxus: a review	11
Characterization of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community associated with rosewood in threatened Miombo forests	11
Saprotrophic-mycorrhizal divide in stable isotope composition throughout the whole fungus: from mycelium to hymenophore	10
High mycorrhizal specificity in the monotypic mycoheterotrophic genus Relictithismia (Thismiaceae)	10
Ecotoxicological effect of imidacloprid on spore germination of phylogenetically distinct arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi species	10
Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato roots with a diverse range of carotene accumulation	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	9
Biochar is colonized by select arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agricultural soils	9
Ecological specificity of fungi on seedling establishment in Dendrobium huoshanense: a narrow distributed medicinal orchid	9
Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities of Shorea robusta along an elevation gradient	9
Generalist core orchid mycorrhizal fungi structure symbiotic associations across multiple orchid species in the Ryukyu archipelago, an island biodiversity hotspot	9
Mycorrhiza-feeding soil invertebrates in two coniferous forests traced with 13C labelling	9
Carbon availability affects already large species-specific differences in chemical composition of ectomycorrhizal fungal mycelia in pure culture	8
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities differ in neighboring vineyards of different ages	8
Hedgerows increase the diversity and modify the composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Mediterranean agricultural landscapes	8
Changes in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities, mycorrhizal soil infectivity, and phosphorus availability under Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) invasions in a West-African forest-savanna ecoton	8
The systemic herbicide glyphosate affects the sporulation dynamics of Rhizophagus species more severely than mechanical defoliation or the contact herbicide diquat	8
Enhancing chickpea growth through arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus inoculation: facilitating nutrient uptake and shifting potential pathogenic fungal communities	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
Integrated peloton and fruiting body isotope data shed light on mycoheterotrophic interactions in Gastrodia pubilabiata (Orchidaceae)	7
Indigenous inoculant dampens the impact of remediation of heavy metal polluted soil on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities	7
In vitro host relationships of ectomycorrhizal Tricholoma kakishimeji and closely related species reflect their habitat characteristics	7
CCR4-associated factor CAF1I promotes plant growth and ectomycorrhizal formation in Populus tomentosa	7
The C24-methyl/ethyl sterol ratio is increased by Rhizophagus irregularis colonization	7
High diversity and variability of root-associated fungi in Aucoumea klaineana, a monodominant Central African timber species	7
Fungi in hair roots of Vaccinium spp. (Ericaceae) growing on decomposing wood: colonization patterns, identity, and in vitro symbiotic potential	6
Application of spent mushroom compost enhances wheat yield but reduces mycorrhizal associations and grain nutrient concentration	6
Root-derived AMF communities modulate growth and nutrient dynamics in grapevine rootstocks	6
Optimization of a high-throughput single spore DNA extraction protocol for the model species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Rhizophagus irregularis	6
Fungi of the family Psathyrellaceae are symbiotic partners of the mycoheterotrophic orchid Danxiaorchis yangii	6
A membrane-separated bi-compartmented root organ culture system enables scalable in vitro growth of Gigaspora sp. and Scutellospora reticulata	6
Intraspecies variation in mycorrhizal response of Medicago sativa to Rhizophagus irregularis under abiotic stress	6
Partial mycoheterotrophy in the arbuscular mycorrhizal Gentiana squarrosa (Gentianaceae) demonstrated by coculture assays using C3 and C4 plants	6
Comparative RNA sequencing-based transcriptome profiling of ten grapevine rootstocks: shared and specific sets of genes respond to mycorrhizal symbiosis	6
Lead (Pb) tolerance in the ectomycorrhizal fungi Suillus brevipes and S. tomentosus	6
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi change root morphology and nutrient use efficiency in the tree legume Mimosa scabrella	5
Phosphorus availability modifies the responses of Glomeromycotina and Mucoromycotina to nitrogen addition	5
Proteomic insight into the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor illuminates the central role of glutathione-mediated resistance to cadmium toxicity	5
Effects of mango–maize and mango–cassava agroforestry systems on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities and soil properties in Southern Ethiopia	5
Development of a high-throughput spore germination test to assess the toxicity of pesticides on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi	5
Integration of whey and mycorrhizal symbiosis: a sustainable biocontrol strategy against Zucchini yellow mosaic virus in squash	5
Root-associated and soil-dwelling fungi in alpine meadows show differential shifts in community assembly mechanisms and interspecific interactions along an elevation gradient	5
AM fungus plant colonization rather than an Epichloë endophyte attracts fall armyworm feeding	5
Diverse mycorrhizal associations and nutrition in Didymoplexis orchids	5
Organic phosphorus levels change the hyphosphere phoD-harboring bacterial community of Funneliformis mosseae	5
Mycobiont identity and light conditions affect belowground morphology and physiology of a mixotrophic orchid Cremastra variabilis (Orchidaceae)	5
Native ectomycorrhizal fungi from the endangered pine rocklands are superior symbionts to commercial inoculum for slash pine seedlings	5
Environmental response of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under soybean cultivation at a regional scale	5
“Ectomycorrhizal exploration type” could be a functional trait explaining the spatial distribution of tree symbiotic fungi as a function of forest humus forms	5
Is aerial dispersal an overlooked pathway for ectomycorrhizal truffle fungi?	5

Dichotomous keys for morphological identification of spores produced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (phylum Glomeromycota) integrating the mode of spore formation and a spore developmental model	5
The ectomycorrhizal fungal communities of 9000-year-old red spruce forests on a coastal island of northeastern North America	4
Inoculation is more effective for main crops than for preceding cover crops and does not affect the arbuscular mycorrhizal community in no-till vegetable systems	4
An updated LSU database and pipeline for environmental DNA identification of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi	4
Terfezia claveryi MAT locus characterization uncovers evolutionary insights about sexual reproduction of Pezizomycetes and reveals mating type dynamics in mycorrhizal plants	4
Deciphering bacterial community composition and function at critical interfaces of plant-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-bacterial holobiont	4
Do commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculants contain the species that they claim?	4
Sustainable cultivation of the white truffle (Tuber magnatum) requires ecological understanding	4
Contribution of mycorrhizal symbiosis and root strategy to red clover aboveground biomass under nitrogen addition and phosphorus distribution	4
Absence of Gigasporales and rarity of spores in a hot desert revealed by a multimethod approach	4
Chemical armed allies promote plant resistance to pathogen: The contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to an invasive weed	4
How do root fungi of Alnus nepalensis and Schima wallichii recover during succession of abandoned land?	3
Dynamics of ectomycorrhizal communities in Sardinian cork oak forests: influence of management system, lithological substrate and season	3
Ectomycorrhizal fungal community response to warming and rainfall reduction differs between co-occurring temperate-boreal ecotonal Pinus saplings	3
Application of AtMYB75 as a reporter gene in the study of symbiosis between tomato and Funneliformis mosseae	3
Accumulation of glomalin-related soil protein to soil carbon storage in forest ecosystems along an elevation gradient	3
Elevated CO2 and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhanced black locust seedling defense under cadmium exposure by 13C isotopic tracer	3
The tiny-leaved orchid Disperis neilgherrensis primarily obtains carbon from decaying litter via saprotrophic Ceratobasidium	3
AMF-induced salinity tolerance in durum wheat is associated with transcriptomic modulation of the Cation/Calcium Exchanger 1 (CCX1)	3
Is arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal addition beneficial to potato systems? A meta-analysis	3
Paraglomus and Glomus arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi induce the green tea catechin quality index and phosphorus bioavailability in tropical soils	3
Coccoloba uvifera L. associated with Scleroderma Bermudense Coker: a pantropical ectomycorrhizal symbiosis used in restoring of degraded coastal sand dunes	3
Association between a liverwort and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: a promising strategy for the phytoremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons	3
Specialized protist communities on mycorrhizal fungal hyphae	3
Competitive dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as depending on fungal traits and host plant species	3
Mycorrhizal diversity and community composition in co-occurring Cypripedium species	3
Variations in the root mycobiome and mycorrhizal fungi between different types of Vanilla forest farms on Réunion Island	3
Bacterial community in the hyphosphere of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus differs from that in the surrounding environment and is influenced by hyphal disruption	3
The core microbiome of the AMF hyphosphere: mineralization mechanisms of key soil mineral elements	2
Synonymization of three species of Rhizophagus based on morphological and molecular evidence and biogeography of Rhizophagus clarus	2
Phylogenetic clustering and ecological interactions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their associated microbiome of a spontaneous plant across Moroccan drylands	2
Whole genome analyses based on single, field collected spores of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Funneliformis geosporum	2
Variable suppression by mycorrhiza of root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus thornei reproduction among mung bean genotypes has implications for phenotyping	2
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance the quality of Polygala tenuifolia through metabolomic reprogramming	2
Mycorrhizal symbioses in the Andean paramo	2
Effects of fungicide treatments on mycorrhizal communities and carbon acquisition in the mixotrophic Pyrola japonica (Ericaceae)	2
Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can increase the concentration of per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in cereal crops	2
An ectomycorrhizal fungus alters developmental progression during endogenous rhythmic growth in pedunculate oak	2
Disentangling arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria at the soil-root interface	2
Rhizophagus irregularis improves Hg tolerance of Medicago truncatula by upregulating the Zn transporter genes ZIP2 and ZIP6	2
Comparative analyses of transcriptionally regulated downstream genes between arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal symbioses in the single host plant Eucalyptus grandis	2
Mycorrhizas in South American Ericaceae	2
Common mycorrhizal networks improve survival and mediate facilitative plant interactions among Andropogon gerardii seedlings under drought stress	2
Impact of agricultural systems on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi community composition in robusta coffee roots in the Democratic Republic of congo	2
Mycorrhizal response of Solanum tuberosum to homokaryotic versus dikaryotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi	2
Host population effects on ectomycorrhizal fungi vary between low and high phosphorus soils of temperate rainforests	2
Laccaria bicolor adapts to phosphate deficiency at the developmental, transcriptional and metabolic levels	2
Orchid mycorrhizal fungus from the Brazilian Cerrado exhibits biocontrol activity against Meloidogyne javanica	2
Integrative transcriptomic and physiological analyses uncover mechanisms by which arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mitigate salt stress in sugar beet	2
Unraveling the diversity of hyphal explorative traits among Rhizophagus irregularis genotypes	2