mwc_rrdMar 6

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NIOO-KNAWFeb 23
New publication: Land Use Change Reshapes #ClimateDriven Diversity Patterns of #Tropical Arbuscular #Mycorrhizal #Fungi. #landuse
https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.70253
Scientific FrontlineJan 28
A comprehensive #European study reveals that 70% of soils are #contaminated with #pesticide residues, which significantly suppress beneficial soil organisms like #mycorrhizal #fungi and #nematodes , thereby impairing essential soil #biodiversity and function.
#Environmental #AgriculturalScience #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/env01282601.html
Pesticides Significantly Affect Soil Life and Biodiversity

Seventy percent of the soils in Europe is contaminated with pesticides.

Show threadearthlingJul 23, 2025

@DaveWhittle

90% of the biodiverse hotspots of #mycorrhizal fungi are in unprotected ecosystems. Loss of the ecosystems could lead to reductions in carbon drawdown, crop productivity and ecosystem resilience to climate extremes.

“They cycle nutrients, store carbon, support plant health, and make soil. When we disrupt these critical ecosystem engineers, forest regeneration slows, crops fail and biodiversity above ground begins to unravel …
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#fungi

Journal of Plant EcologyJun 28, 2025

【💡High Cited 】
Effects of tree #Mycorrhizal type on #SoilRespiration and #CarbonStock via fine root biomass and litter dynamic in #TropicalPlantations

❓Relation:
tree mycorrhizal types ➡️ soil respiration (Rs) & carbon stocks

#Afforestation

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac056

Journal of Plant EcologyJun 21, 2025

【EDITOR'S CHOICE】
Effects of tree #Mycorrhizal type on #SoilRespiration and carbon stock via fine root biomass and litter dynamic in tropical plantation

#TropicalForests | #CarbonStorage | #Afforestation

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac056

what's trendingJun 9, 2025

Mushrooms: Secret Networks - Luke Caverns on JRE

#paulstamets #mycelium #fungi #mycorrhizal

Show threadBenedikt HaugMay 19, 2025
8/9 Next to that Pierre is an expert when it comes to soil fungi like arbuscular #mycorrhizal funghi (AMF) but also soil bacteria, he's particularly good at genetically fingerprinting and quantyfing different taxa. I have again learned a lot from him. He has published a lot of work on the crop-soil-microbiome interaction and we'll surely collaborate in the future as I want to integrate #breeding for improved soil-microbiome interaction as a research line in my work at #WUR.
CellBioNewsFeb 25, 2025

#Mycorrhizal #fungi: The hidden key to enhancing #soil #carbon_storage in #grasslands.

#mightymicrobes #agriculture #sustainability #FungalROOT

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-mycorrhizal-fungi-hidden-key-soil.html

Mycorrhizal fungi: The hidden key to enhancing soil carbon storage in grasslands

A research team led by Prof. Bai Yongfei from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with partners, has highlighted the critical role of mycorrhizal symbiosis in enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in grassland ecosystems across China.

Phys.org
Andreas SternowskiJan 11, 2025

It is fascinating how #life in the #soil has organized itself. The #mycorrhizal# networks are a good example. They connect #trees and all other #plants to form a #forest and transport substances and information to exactly where they are needed most.

If we set aside our #anthropocentric way of looking at things (you could just as well call it arrogance and conceit), we see this #intelligence in all living #organisms, from bacteria to humans, from anthills to the entire #planet.