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Had a fantastic evening at Mitch’s Tavern near @ncstate.bsky.social, enjoying great food, drinks, and even better discussion about #EctomycorrhizalSymbiosis with Rytas Vilgalys (@grybas.bsky.social) from Duke University and his group! Looking forward to the next gathering!

We are looking for two postdocs for a synthesis project focused on soil carbon dynamics and warming experiments. If you are excited about applying ML and process-based models to synthesize mechanisms of temperature sensitivity of soil respiration, please apply! lnkd.in/dV2wuGSe lnkd.in/diZiM9HV

Join our lab in Amsterdam. We are looking for a Netherlands-based Technician/Analist (MBO-4 level) to apply advanced microscopy, imaging, and molecular techniques to study fungal-plant interactions. 2-yr position See link for details. Applications due Feb 23rd. workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/te...

Special Issue: #Mycorrhizal research now By integrating molecular, physiological, and ecological perspectives, this collection untangles interactions between #plants and #fungi and their effects on terrestrial ecosystems. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14698137/2024/242/4

The latest publication from our lab! The famous "glomalin" from arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is not a protein but a polysaccharide from AM fungi, so we renamed it "glomalose". Glomalin-related proteins are bacterial proteins stuck in this glomalose. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology & Fungal Biology, UC Davis. 🍄🌱 recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339 Deadline Dec 1, 2025. 👀 "Primary teaching responsibilities will be teaching Introductory Mycology, an upper-division lab class, and SAS 30, Mushroom, Molds & Society"

Soil supports diverse life forms and ecosystems through complex interactions among its components, many of which remain poorly understood. Potassium (K) is a vital macronutrient that plays an essential role in plant growth, enzymatic activities, and stress tolerance, but its bioavailability in soils is limited due to complexation in minerals, such as muscovite, biotite, and feldspars. Therefore, only a small fraction is in exchangeable, plant-accessible form. While K fertilizers are commonly used in agriculture and agroforestry to address K deficiencies, the contributions of soil microbial communities to K solubilization and plant acquisition are increasingly recognized. Soil microbes, including K-solubilizing fungi and bacteria, enhance nutrient availability by decomposing soil components, facilitating K release and plant uptake. Despite early recognition of microbial K solubilization in the late nineteenth century, the role of microbes in supporting plant K acquisition remains underexplored, particularly in natural and agro-ecosystems. This chapter reviews current knowledge on plant K uptake mediated by soil microbes, including endophytic and K-solubilizing fungi, bacteria, and mycorrhizal fungi, to highlight their potential for improving soil K cycling, plant K-use-efficiency, and sustainable agricultural practices.