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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Comparative genomics reveals substantial divergence in metal sensitive and metal tolerant isolates of the ericoid mycorrhizal fungus Oidiodendron maius	118
Unlocking germination: the role of mycorrhizal strain and seed provenance in driving seed germination of a widespread terrestrial orchid	53
Patterns of free amino acids in tundra soils reflect mycorrhizal type, shrubification, and warming	52
The influence of mycorrhizal hyphal connections and neighbouring plants on Plantago lanceolata physiology and nutrient uptake	42
Inter- and intra-specific metal tolerance variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal Suillus species	31
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi travel the world with harvested underground crops	28
Physiological and transcriptomic response of Medicago truncatula to colonization by high- or low-benefit arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi	24
Fungicide seed treatments delay arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization of winter wheat in the greenhouse, but the effect is attenuated in the field	24
Soil compaction reversed the effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on soil hydraulic properties	19
Correction: Unraveling the diversity of hyphal explorative traits among Rhizophagus irregularis genotypes	17
A tribute to Graziella Berta (1948–2024): research milestones and highlights	17
Interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and native soil microbiome on early stage restoration of a coal-mine soil	15
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	15
Niche differentiation of Mucoromycotinian and Glomeromycotinian arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi along a 2-million-year soil chronosequence	14
Novel epiphytic root-fungus symbiosis in the Indo-Pacific seagrass Thalassodendron ciliatum from the Red Sea	13
Rhizophagus Irregularis regulates flavonoids metabolism in paper mulberry roots under cadmium stress	13
Does the flavonoid quercetin influence the generalist-selective nature of mycorrhizal interactions in invasive and non-invasive native woody plants?	13
Mycorrhizal symbiosis in Taxus: a review	13
An arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus alters soil water retention and hydraulic conductivity in a soil texture specific way	13
Nitrogen accumulation accompanies ectomycorrhiza formation in pine germinants the first growing season after wildfire or clearcutting	12
Accidental cultivation of the European truffle Tuber brumale in North American truffle orchards	12
Characterization of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community associated with rosewood in threatened Miombo forests	12
Mycorrhizal structures in mycoheterotrophic Thismia spp. (Thismiaceae): functional and evolutionary interpretations	11
Effects of root-colonizing fungi on pioneer Pinus thunbergii seedlings in primary successional volcanic mudflow on Kuchinoerabu Island, Japan	11
Biochar is colonized by select arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agricultural soils	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
Saprotrophic-mycorrhizal divide in stable isotope composition throughout the whole fungus: from mycelium to hymenophore	11
High mycorrhizal specificity in the monotypic mycoheterotrophic genus Relictithismia (Thismiaceae)	11
Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities of Shorea robusta along an elevation gradient	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
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and production of secondary metabolites in medicinal plants	10
Carbon availability affects already large species-specific differences in chemical composition of ectomycorrhizal fungal mycelia in pure culture	10
The volatile profiles of three strawberry varieties exhibit common and distinct responses to the inoculation with Rhizophagus irregularis and different Pseudomonas fluorescens strains	10
Ecological specificity of fungi on seedling establishment in Dendrobium huoshanense: a narrow distributed medicinal orchid	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
Mycorrhiza-feeding soil invertebrates in two coniferous forests traced with 13C labelling	9
The systemic herbicide glyphosate affects the sporulation dynamics of Rhizophagus species more severely than mechanical defoliation or the contact herbicide diquat	9
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
Enhancing chickpea growth through arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus inoculation: facilitating nutrient uptake and shifting potential pathogenic fungal communities	9
Hedgerows increase the diversity and modify the composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Mediterranean agricultural landscapes	8
Fungi of the family Psathyrellaceae are symbiotic partners of the mycoheterotrophic orchid Danxiaorchis yangii	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
High diversity and variability of root-associated fungi in Aucoumea klaineana, a monodominant Central African timber species	8
The C24-methyl/ethyl sterol ratio is increased by Rhizophagus irregularis colonization	8
Mycorrhizal and rhizobial interactions influence model grassland plant community structure and productivity	7
Fungi in hair roots of Vaccinium spp. (Ericaceae) growing on decomposing wood: colonization patterns, identity, and in vitro symbiotic potential	7
Diverse mycorrhizal associations and nutrition in Didymoplexis orchids	7
Comparative RNA sequencing-based transcriptome profiling of ten grapevine rootstocks: shared and specific sets of genes respond to mycorrhizal symbiosis	7
In vitro host relationships of ectomycorrhizal Tricholoma kakishimeji and closely related species reflect their habitat characteristics	7
Integrated peloton and fruiting body isotope data shed light on mycoheterotrophic interactions in Gastrodia pubilabiata (Orchidaceae)	7
AM fungus plant colonization rather than an Epichloë endophyte attracts fall armyworm feeding	7
Intraspecies variation in mycorrhizal response of Medicago sativa to Rhizophagus irregularis under abiotic stress	7
Lead (Pb) tolerance in the ectomycorrhizal fungi Suillus brevipes and S. tomentosus	7
Native ectomycorrhizal fungi from the endangered pine rocklands are superior symbionts to commercial inoculum for slash pine seedlings	7
Application of spent mushroom compost enhances wheat yield but reduces mycorrhizal associations and grain nutrient concentration	7
Organic phosphorus levels change the hyphosphere phoD-harboring bacterial community of Funneliformis mosseae	6
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
Proteomic insight into the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor illuminates the central role of glutathione-mediated resistance to cadmium toxicity	6
Environmental response of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under soybean cultivation at a regional scale	6
Mycobiont identity and light conditions affect belowground morphology and physiology of a mixotrophic orchid Cremastra variabilis (Orchidaceae)	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
Sustainable cultivation of the white truffle (Tuber magnatum) requires ecological understanding	5
Development of a high-throughput spore germination test to assess the toxicity of pesticides on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi	5
Contribution of mycorrhizal symbiosis and root strategy to red clover aboveground biomass under nitrogen addition and phosphorus distribution	5
Application of AtMYB75 as a reporter gene in the study of symbiosis between tomato and Funneliformis mosseae	4
Ectomycorrhizal fungal community response to warming and rainfall reduction differs between co-occurring temperate-boreal ecotonal Pinus saplings	4
Paraglomus and Glomus arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi induce the green tea catechin quality index and phosphorus bioavailability in tropical soils	4
Clonal spore populations in sporocarps of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi	4
Coccoloba uvifera L. associated with Scleroderma Bermudense Coker: a pantropical ectomycorrhizal symbiosis used in restoring of degraded coastal sand dunes	4
Laccaria bicolor adapts to phosphate deficiency at the developmental, transcriptional and metabolic levels	4
Specialized protist communities on mycorrhizal fungal hyphae	4
Do commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculants contain the species that they claim?	4

Variations in the root mycobiome and mycorrhizal fungi between different types of Vanilla forest farms on Réunion Island	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
How do root fungi of Alnus nepalensis and Schima wallichii recover during succession of abandoned land?	4
Accumulation of glomalin-related soil protein to soil carbon storage in forest ecosystems along an elevation gradient	4
The tiny-leaved orchid Disperis neilgherrensis primarily obtains carbon from decaying litter via saprotrophic Ceratobasidium	4
Physiological and transcriptional responses of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Cenococcum geophilum to salt stress	4
Mycorrhizal diversity and community composition in co-occurring Cypripedium species	4
Is arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal addition beneficial to potato systems? A meta-analysis	4
Association between a liverwort and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: a promising strategy for the phytoremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons	4
Orchid mycorrhizal fungus from the Brazilian Cerrado exhibits biocontrol activity against Meloidogyne javanica	4
Mycorrhizas in South American Ericaceae	3
Rhizophagus irregularis improves Hg tolerance of Medicago truncatula by upregulating the Zn transporter genes ZIP2 and ZIP6	3
Phylogenetic clustering and ecological interactions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their associated microbiome of a spontaneous plant across Moroccan drylands	3
Disentangling arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria at the soil-root interface	3
Scale dependency of ectomycorrhizal fungal community assembly processes in Mediterranean mixed forests	3
Mycorrhizal symbioses in the Andean paramo	3
Synonymization of three species of Rhizophagus based on morphological and molecular evidence and biogeography of Rhizophagus clarus	3
An ectomycorrhizal fungus alters developmental progression during endogenous rhythmic growth in pedunculate oak	3
Whole genome analyses based on single, field collected spores of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Funneliformis geosporum	3
Mycorrhizal response of Solanum tuberosum to homokaryotic versus dikaryotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi	3
Impact of agricultural systems on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi community composition in robusta coffee roots in the Democratic Republic of congo	3
Global taxonomic and phylogenetic assembly of AM fungi	3
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance the quality of Polygala tenuifolia through metabolomic reprogramming	3
Host population effects on ectomycorrhizal fungi vary between low and high phosphorus soils of temperate rainforests	3
Multiplex qPCR assays to distinguish individual species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from roots and soil	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