hu Wentao

• South China Agricultural University

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can transfer inorganic nitrogen (N) from the soil to host plants to cope with drought stress, with arginine synthesis and NH4+ transport being pivotal processes. However, the regulatory mechanism underlying these processes remains unclear. Here, we found that drought stress upregulated expression of genes involved...

The ecosystem services of vertical greenery systems (VGSs) have attracted increasing research attention in recent decades. In addition to improving urban landscape esthetic and thermal comfort, VGSs also contribute to carbon (C) sequestration and CO2 uptake to mitigate climate change. In this study, the C storage and sequestration of six commonly u...

This study focuses on how the native broad-leaved tree species, Schima superba (Ss), influence the belowground ecological environment of the long-time pure Eucalyptus culture plantations (PCP) in South China. We selected five sites from each transformation mode: the continuing pure E. urophylla (Eu) culture plantation and the introducing Ss into pu...

Elevated nitrogen (N) input alters the stoichiometric characteristics of plant-soil-microbe systems, consequently impacting soil nutrient cycling. In order to better elucidate the mutualistic symbiotic relationships, particularly ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi, in addressing global N deposition. We conducted a ten-month controlled experiment to explor...

Broussonetia papyrifera is widely found in cadmium (Cd) contaminated areas, with an inherent enhanced flavonoids metabolism and inhibited lignin biosynthesis, colonized by lots of symbiotic fungi, such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). However, the physiological and molecular mechanisms by which Rhizophagus irregularis, an AM fungus, regulates...

In terrestrial ecosystems, most plant species can form beneficial associations with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi benefit plant nutrient acquisition and enhance plant tolerance to drought. The high osmolarity glycerol 1 mitogen‐activated protein kinase (HOG1‐MAPK) cascade genes have been characterized in Rhizophagu...

The alleviation of cadmium (Cd) toxicity in Broussonetia papyrifera by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are still not completely elucidated. This study investigated the effects of Rhizophagus irregularis on physiological and biochemical characteristics, and molecular regulation in B. papyrifera under different levels of Cd (0, 30, 90 and 270 mg kg...

Forests are vital ecosystems, covering a significant portion of the Earth’s land area and providing essential ecological services and valuable products for human society [...]

Melatonin is a biomolecule that affects plant development and is involved in protecting plants from environmental stress. However, the mechanisms of melatonin’s impact on arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis and cold tolerance in plants are still unclear. In this research, AM fungi inoculation and exogenous melatonin (MT) were applied to perennial...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play an important role in improving plant growth and development under drought stress. The MAPK cascade may regulate many physiological and biochemical processes in plants in response to drought stress.

Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) refers to a vital species of grass grown extensively as a biofuel and biochemical production across temperate regions. However, both low temperature (LT) and high temperature (HT) conditions are unfavorable for the development of this species, causing reduced forage yield. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can form beneficial associations with the most terrestrial vascular plant species. AM fungi not only facilitate plant nutrient acquisition but also enhance plant tolerance to various environmental stresses such as drought stress. However, the molecular mechanisms by which AM fungal mitogen‐activated protein kinase...

Eucalyptus grandis (E. grandis) has been reported to form a symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which plays an important role in improving plant tolerance of heavy metal. However, the mechanism of how AMF intercept and transport cadmium (Cd) at the subcellular level in E. grandis still remains to be researched. In this study, a pot e...

Many studies have focused mainly on the thermal and energy performance of VGSs on a building scale; however, little is known about the cooling effect of VGSs in street canyons and its response to different aspect ratios (building height/street width, H/W). Therefore, a scaled outdoor experiment was conducted to investigate the spatiotemporal variat...

The majority of vascular flowering plants can establish arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis with AM fungi. These associations contribute to plant health and plant growth against various environmental stresses. In the mutualistic endosymbiosis, the AM fungi deliver phosphate (Pi) to the host root through highly branched hyphae called arbuscules. T...

Background Eucalyptus spp. are candidates for phytoremediation in heavy metal (HM)-polluted soils as they can adapt to harsh environments, grow rapidly, and have good economic value. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are the most widely distributed plant symbiotic fungi in nature, and they play an important role in promoting the phytoremediation o...

Reciprocal symbiosis of > 70% of terrestrial vascular plants with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi provides the fungi with fatty acids and sugars. In return, AM fungi facilitate plant phosphate (Pi) uptake from soil. However, how AM fungi handle Pi transport and homeostasis at the symbiotic interface of AM symbiosis is poorly understood. Here, we...

Plant mycorrhization can be achieved by transplanting new seedlings with mycorrhizal nurse plants; however, this method inevitably induces plant interactions. Transplanting nurse plants downwards may prevent light competition among new seedlings and nurse plants in the same pot. We hypothesized that seedling mycorrhization via mycorrhizal provision...

The mechanism by which arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi immobilize lead (Pb) within the cell wall is unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism by which AM fungi immobilize Pb within the cell wall by measuring the Pb content in the cell wall, the polysaccharide and the uronic acid contents of different cell wall fra...

The extent of mycorrhizal fungi colonization is an important factor for determining the function of myc-orrhizal fungi in fungi-host interaction, and quantifying the extent of mycorrhizal fungi colonization is a fundamental and essential task for researchers engaged in mycorrhizal studies. Intersect methods, such as the gridline intersect and magni...

The extent of mycorrhizal fungi colonization is an important factor for determining the function of mycorrhizal fungi in fungi–host interaction, and quantifying the extent of mycorrhizal fungi colonization is a fundamental and essential task for researchers engaged in mycorrhizal studies. Intersect methods, such as the gridline intersect and magnif...

Phosphorus is a macronutrient that is essential for plant survival. Most land plants have evolved the ability to form a mutualistic symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, which enhances phosphate (Pi) acquisition. Modulation of Pi transporter systems is the master strategy used by mycorrhizal plants to adapt to ambient Pi concentrations....

The purposes of this study are to evaluate the effect of sterilization on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal activity and soil nutrient status, and to determine the time needed to eliminate the colonization capability of existing AM fungi, minimize changes in soil nutrient status, and save time and energy needed to create sterile soil samples for AM ino...

Phosphorus (P), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe) are three essential elements for plant survival, and severe deficiencies in these nutrients lead to growth retardation and crop yield reduction. This review synthesizes recent progress on how plants coordinate the acquisition and signaling of Pi, Zn, and Fe from surrounding environments and which genes are i...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can assist their hosts to cope with water stress and other abiotic stresses in different ways. In order to test whether AM plants have a greater capacity than control plants to cope with water stress, we investigated the water status and photosynthetic capacity of Lycium barbarum colonized or not by the AM fungus R...

Potassium in plants accounts for up to 10% dry weight, and participates in different physiological processes. Under drought stress, plant requires more potassium but potassium availability in soil solutes is lowered by decreased soil water content. Forming symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi not only enlarges exploration range of plant...

Phosphorus (P) is vitally important for most plant processes. However, the P available to plants is present in the soil in the form of inorganic phosphate (Pi), and is often present in only limited amounts. Water stress further reduces Pi availability. Previous studies have highlighted the important roles of members of the PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER 1 (...

Spores are important propagules as well as the most reliable species-distinguishing traits of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. During surveys of AM fungal communities, spore enumeration and spore identification are frequently conducted, but generally little attention is given to the age and viability of the spores. In this study, AM fungal spores...