ReviewFrontiers in plant science2021
How Mycorrhizal Associations Influence Orchid Distribution and Population Dynamics.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Underground allies: Mycorrhizal flexibility facilitates orchid occurrence in post-mining landscapes.Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) · 2026Article
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- Seedling Establishment ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Reproductive Success Beyond Pollinators: Microhabitat Effects and Pollen Dynamics inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Symbiotic Germination inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Review
- Metabarcoding ofFrontiers in fungal biology · 2026Article
- Unveiling the diversity and mechanisms of plant growth-promoting bacteria in orchids: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Fungi of the family Psathyrellaceae are symbiotic partners of the mycoheterotrophic orchid Danxiaorchis yangii.Mycorrhiza · 2025Article
- Persistent Habitat Instability and Patchiness, Sexual Attraction, Founder Events, Drift and Selection: A Recipe for Rapid Diversification of Orchids.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Core Mycorrhizal Fungi Promote Seedling Growth inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Unlocking germination: the role of mycorrhizal strain and seed provenance in driving seed germination of a widespread terrestrial orchid.Mycorrhiza · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Orchid Species Richness in the Central Balkans: The Importance of Belowground Organ Types.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Seed-mediated vertical transmission of Pantoea core endophytes.The ISME journal · 2025Article
- Unveiling the rhizosphere microbiome ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
- Does Climate Change Pose a Threat to the Guild Mimicry System of Australian Orchids?Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Enhancing Seed Germination of Cremastra appendiculata: Screening and Identification of Four New Symbiotic Fungi in the Psathyrellaceae Family.Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) · 2024Article
- Distinct orchid mycorrhizal fungal communities among co-occurring Vanilla species in Costa Rica: root substrate and population-based segregation.Mycorrhiza · 2024Article
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Abstract
Orchid distribution and population dynamics are influenced by a variety of ecological factors and the formation of holobionts, which play key roles in colonization and ecological community construction. Seed germination, seedling establishment, reproduction, and survival of orchid species are strongly dependent on orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMF), with mycorrhizal cheating increasingly observed in photosynthetic orchids. Therefore, changes in the composition and abundance of OMF can have profound effects on orchid distribution and fitness. Network analysis is an important tool for the study of interactions between plants, microbes, and the environment, because of the insights that it can provide into the interactions and coexistence patterns among species. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview, systematically describing the current research status of the effects of OMF on orchid distribution and dynamics, phylogenetic signals in orchid-OMF interactions, and OMF networks. We argue that orchid-OMF associations exhibit complementary and specific effects that are highly adapted to their environment. Such specificity of associations may affect the niche breadth of orchid species and act as a stabilizing force in plant-microbe coevolution. We postulate that network analysis is required to elucidate the functions of fungal partners beyond their effects on germination and growth. Such studies may lend insight into the microbial ecology of orchids and provide a scientific basis for the protection of orchids under natural conditions in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
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