New Research on Mycorrhizal Fungi
A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2025 | Viewed by 205
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mycorrhizae are fungi with worldwide distribution due to their obligate symbiosis with an indefinite number of plants. This plant–mycorrhiza relationship is beneficial to both parties due to the exchange of nutrients. It is also known that mycorrhizae provide structure and contribute to soil formation. Additionally, they facilitate the solubilization of phosphorus and translocation of nutrients, among other functions. Currently, the application of different omics to mycorrhizas and/or plants has allowed for the elucidation of various interaction mechanisms. This is achieved through the analysis of genes and the proteins that they encode, as well as the metabolites produced. Traditional techniques based on morphology, molecular tools, and, now, genomics continue to identify and even reclassify new species of mycorrhizae. Transcriptomics can determine changes in gene expression during plant–mycorrhiza interactions and under specific physiological conditions.
Despite advancements, there are still many unknowns surrounding these fungi that are being clarified with the application of different omics. Mycorrhizae are classified as beneficial soil microorganisms due to their ability to enhance the efficiency and utility of soil resources, thereby impacting the agricultural sector.
Researchers conducting mycorrhizal studies focusing on identification, structural analysis, plant interactions, soil analysis and improvement, biofertilizer applications, and bioremediation processes are invited to contribute papers to this Special Issue.
Dr. Jaime Marcial-Quino
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
- host plants
- plant–mycorrhizal interactions
- morphological studies
- molecular studies
- omics in mycorrhizae
- mycoremediation
- ecology of mycorrhizal fungi
- mycorrhiza applications
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