Symbiosis, Mycorrhizae, Transport, Nutrient Exchanges, Fungal Genetics
My laboratory focuses on deciphering the molecular basis of bi-directional nutrient fluxes between plant roots and soil microbes, with a particular emphasis on arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal associations. Mycorrhizal fungi considerably improve nutrition of the host plant. Therefore, it is conceivable that utilizing these natural symbioses will reduce the amount of fertilizers in future agricultural and forestry practices. We explore the molecular players participating in nutrient allocation in arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal associations using physiological, biochemical, molecular, genetic, and transcriptomic approaches. Our research contributes to the harnessing of plant-microbe associations to improve nutrient use efficiency and tolerance to global environmental changes in agroecosystems.
2024 journal article
<i>Pinus</i><i> taeda</i> carryover phosphorus availability on the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 555.
2024 journal article
Fungal biomass and ectomycorrhizal community assessment of phosphorus responsive <i>Pinus taeda</i> plantations
FRONTIERS IN FUNGAL BIOLOGY, 5.
2024 journal article
HcTOK1 participates in the maintenance of K+ homeostasis in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Hebeloma cylindrosporum, which is essential for the symbiotic K+ nutrition of Pinus pinaster
Zenodo.
2024 journal article
HcTOK1 participates in the maintenance of K+ homeostasis in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Hebeloma cylindrosporum, which is essential for the symbiotic K+ nutrition of Pinus pinaster
Zenodo.
2024 journal article
The ectomycorrhizal fungus <i>Paxillus ammoniavirescens</i> influences the effects of salinity on loblolly pine in response to potassium availability
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 26(3).
2024 article
Using microdialysis to assess soil diffusive P and translocated sap flow P concentrations in Southern <i>Pinus taeda</i> plantations
Hackman, J., Cook, R., Strahm, B., Carter, D., Woodley, A., & Garcia, K. (2024, January 5). PLANT AND SOIL, Vol. 1.
2024 journal article
X-ray fluorescence and XANES spectroscopy revealed diverse potassium chemistries and colocalization with phosphorus in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus ammoniavirescens
FUNGAL BIOLOGY, 128(6), 2054–2061.
2023 journal article
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Nigrospora sp. isolated from switchgrass leaves and antagonistic toward plant pathogens
JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS, 215.
2023 journal article
Development of split-root assays for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) seedlings to study ectomycorrhizal symbioses
METHODSX, 10.
2023 article
Importance of root symbiomes for plant nutrition: new insights, perspectives and future challenges, volume II
Das, D., Kafle, A., Ho-Plagaro, T., Zimmermann, S. D., Bucking, H., & Garcia, K. (2023, October 4). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, Vol. 14.
2023 journal article
Overexpression of the HcPT1.1 transporter in Hebeloma cylindrosporum alters the phosphorus accumulation of Pinus pinaster and the distribution of HcPT2 in ectomycorrhizae
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 14.
2023 journal article
The putative transporter MtUMAMIT14 participates in nodule formation in Medicago truncatula
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 13(1).
2022 journal article
Cesium could be used as a proxy for potassium in mycorrhizal Medicago truncatula
PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR, 17(1).
2022 journal article
Mycorrhiza-mediated potassium transport in Medicago truncatula can be evaluated by using rubidium as a proxy
PLANT SCIENCE, 322.
2022 journal article
NPK fertilizer use in loblolly pine plantations: Who are we really feeding?
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 520.
Contributors: J. Hackman n, B. Rose n, H. Frank n, R. Vilgalys *, R. Cook n & n
2022 article
Physiological and transcriptomic response of Medicago truncatula to colonization by high- or low-benefit arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Cope, K. R., Kafle, A., Yakha, J. K., Pfeffer, P. E., Strahan, G. D., Garcia, K., … Bucking, H. (2022, May 5). MYCORRHIZA, Vol. 32.
2022 journal article
Readily available resources across sites and genotypes result in greater aboveground growth and reduced fine root production in Pinus taeda
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 521.
Contributors: T. Shively n, R. Cook n , C. Maier *, n , T. Albaugh*, O. Campoe *, Z. Leggett n
2022 review
Secrets of the fungus-specific potassium channel TOK family
[Review of ]. TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 31(5), 511–520.
2022 journal article
Secrets of the fungus-specific potassium channel TOK family
Cell Press.
2022 journal article
Secrets of the fungus-specific potassium channel TOK family
Cell Press.
2021 article
Benefits provided by four ectomycorrhizal fungi to Pinus taeda under different external potassium availabilities
Frank, H. E. R., & Garcia, K. (2021, August 25). MYCORRHIZA, Vol. 8.
2021 review
Mycorrhizal Symbiosis for Better Adaptation of Trees to Abiotic Stress Caused by Climate Change in Temperate and Boreal Forests
[Review of ]. FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE, 4.
2021 review
Split down the middle: studying arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal symbioses using split-root assays
(M. Gifford, Ed.) [Review of ]. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, 73(5), 1288–1300.
Ed(s): M. Gifford
2020 journal article
Editorial: Importance of Root Symbiomes for Plant Nutrition: New Insights, Perspectives and Future Challenges
Frontiers in Plant Science, 11.
2020 journal article
Fungal Shaker-like channels beyond cellular K+ homeostasis: A role in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis between Hebeloma cylindrosporum and Pinus pinaster
PLOS ONE.
Ed(s): E. Kothe
2020 journal article
Fungal Shaker-like channels beyond cellular K+ homeostasis: A role in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis between Hebeloma cylindrosporum and Pinus pinaster
Plos One.
2020 journal article
Fungal Shaker-like channels beyond cellular K+ homeostasis: A role in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis between Hebeloma cylindrosporum and Pinus pinaster
Plos One.
2020 journal article
Lipo-chitooligosaccharides as regulatory signals of fungal growth and development
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 11(1).
2020 article
Physiological and transcriptomic response ofMedicago truncatulato colonization with high and low benefit arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Cope, K. R., Kafle, A., Yakha, J. K., Pfeffer, P. E., Strahan, G. D., Garcia, K., … Bücking, H. (2020, December 12).
2020 journal article
Role of cytosolic, tyrosine‐insensitive prephenate dehydrogenase in Medicago truncatula
Plant Direct, 4(5).
2019 article
Beneficial Plant Microbe Interactions and Their Effect on Nutrient Uptake, Yield, and Stress Resistance of Soybeans
Kafle, A., Garcia, K., Peta, V., Yakha, J., Soupir, A., & Bücking, H. (2019, February). Soybean - Biomass, Yield and Productivity.
2019 journal article
Harnessing Soil Microbes to Improve Plant Phosphate Efficiency in Cropping Systems
Agronomy.
2019 journal article
Micronutrient transport in mycorrhizal symbiosis; zinc steals the show
Fungal Biology Reviews.
2019 journal article
Phosphorus Transport in Mycorrhiza: How Far Are We?
Trends in Plant Science, 24(9), 794–801.
2019 journal article
The Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Laccaria bicolor Produces Lipochitooligosaccharides and Uses the Common Symbiosis Pathway to Colonize Populus Roots
The Plant Cell, 31(10), 2386–2410.
2018 journal article
HcPT1.2 participates in Pi acquisition in Hebeloma cylindrosporum external hyphae of ectornycorrhizas under high and low phosphate conditions
PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR, 13(10).
2018 journal article
HcTOK1 participates in the maintenance of K+ homeostasis in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Hebeloma cylindrosporum, which is essential for the symbiotic K+ nutrition of Pinus pinaster
Plant Signaling & Behavior, 13(6), e1480845.
2018 journal article
Nutrient demand and fungal access to resources control the carbon allocation to the symbiotic partners in tripartite interactions of Medicago truncatula
Plant, Cell & Environment, 6.
2018 journal article
Plant potassium nutrition in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: properties and roles of the three fungal TOK potassium channels in Hebeloma cylindrosporum
Wiley.
2018 journal article
Plant potassium nutrition in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: properties and roles of the three fungal TOK potassium channels in Hebeloma cylindrosporum
Wiley.
2018 journal article
Plant potassium nutrition in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: properties and roles of the three fungal TOK potassium channels in Hebeloma cylindrosporum.
Environmental Microbiology, 4.
2018 journal article
The Hebeloma cylindrosporum HcPT2 Pi transporter plays a key role in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis
New Phytologist, 6.
2018 article
The Role of Plant Transporters in Mycorrhizal Symbioses
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT IN PLANTS, Vol. 87, pp. 303–342.
2018 chapter
The Role of Plant Transporters in Mycorrhizal Symbioses
In Elsevier.
2018 chapter
The Role of Plant Transporters in Mycorrhizal Symbioses
In Elsevier.
2018 article
The ectomycorrhizal contribution to tree nutrition
Advances in Botanical Research.
2018 chapter
The ectomycorrhizal contribution to tree nutrition
In Elsevier.
2018 chapter
The ectomycorrhizal contribution to tree nutrition
In Elsevier.
2017 journal article
Physiological responses and gene co-expression network of mycorrhizal roots under K+ deprivation
Plant Physiology, 2(3), pp.01959.2016.
2017 journal article
Polymorphic responses of Medicago truncatula accessions to potassium deprivation.
Plant Signaling & Behavior, 12(4), e1307494.
2016 journal article
A proteomic atlas of the legume Medicago truncatula and its nitrogen-fixing endosymbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti
Nature Biotechnology, 34(11), 1198–1205.
2016 journal article
Comparative Analysis of Secretomes from Ectomycorrhizal Fungi with an Emphasis on Small-Secreted Proteins
Frontiers in Microbiology, 7.
2016 journal article
Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation and the Challenges to Its Extension to Nonlegumes
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82(13), 3698–3710.
Ed(s): R. Kelly
2016 journal article
Take a Trip Through the Plant and Fungal Transportome of Mycorrhiza
Trends in Plant Science, 21(11), 937–950.
2016 article
The transportome of mycorrhizal systems
Courty, P.-E., Doidy, J., Garcia, K., Wipf, D., & Zimmermann, S. D. (2016, October). Molecular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis, pp. 239–256.
2015 journal article
Molecular signals required for the establishment and maintenance of ectomycorrhizal symbioses
New Phytologist, 208(1), 79–87.
2014 journal article
The role of mycorrhizal associations in plant potassium nutrition
Frontiers in Plant Science, 5.
2013 journal article
Biotrophic transportome in mutualistic plant–fungal interactions
Mycorrhiza, 23(8), 597–625.
2013 journal article
Mycorrhiza for all: an under-earth revolution
New Phytologist, 198(3), 652–655.
2013 journal article
Potassium nutrition of ectomycorrhizal Pinus pinaster : overexpression of the Hebeloma cylindrosporum Hc Trk1 transporter affects the translocation of both K + and phosphorus in the host plant
New Phytologist, 201(3), 951–960.
2013 journal article
Promoter-dependent expression of the fungal transporter HcPT1.1 under Pi shortage and its spatial localization in ectomycorrhiza
Fungal Genetics and Biology, 58-59, 53–61.
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2018 - present
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2008 - 2010
2005 - 2008
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