Symbiosis Receptor-like Kinase (SYMRK) is indispensable for the development of phosphate-acquiring arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) as well as nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis, but the mechanisms that discriminate between the two distinct symbiotic developmental fates have been enigmatic. In this study, we show that upon ectopic expression, the receptor-like kinase genes Nod Factor Receptor 1 (N...

The Mongolian almond (Amygdalus mongolica (Maxim.) Ricker) is an endangered plant species that distributes in Mongolia’s semi-desert ecosystems. Conservation issues of the ecosystems and their key have been significantly raised recently due to environmental degradation occurring for last decades. This study tested effect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on tolerance A. seedlings’ performance....

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) are a group of obligate biotrophs, to the extent that they must develop a close symbiotic association with the roots of a living host plant in order to grow and complete their life cycle [1]. The term “mycorrhiza” literally derives from the Greek mykes and rhiza, meaning fungus and root, respectively. AMF can symbiotically interact with almost all the plants t...