| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Water relations, drought and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis | Mycorrhiza | 2001 | 1,688 |
| 2 | Phylogenetic distribution and evolution of mycorrhizas in land plants | Mycorrhiza | 2006 | 1,540 |
| 3 | Exploration types of ectomycorrhizae | Mycorrhiza | 2001 | 881 |
| 4 | Ectomycorrhizal lifestyle in fungi: global diversity, distribution, and evolution of phylogenetic lineages | Mycorrhiza | 2010 | 797 |
| 5 | Agroecology: the key role of arbuscular mycorrhizas in ecosystem services | Mycorrhiza | 2010 | 745 |
| 6 | Effect of heavy metal pollution on mycorrhizal colonization and function: physiological, ecological and applied aspects | Mycorrhiza | 1997 | 732 |
| 7 | Arbuscular mycorrhizas and biological control of soil-borne plant pathogens - an overview of the mechanisms involved | Mycorrhiza | 1997 | 567 |
| 8 | Dark septate endophytes - are they mycorrhizal? | Mycorrhiza | 2001 | 534 |
| 9 | Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizae on photosynthesis and water status of maize plants under salt stress | Mycorrhiza | 2008 | 524 |
| 10 | Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and alleviation of osmotic stress. New perspectives for molecular studies | Mycorrhiza | 2003 | 503 |
| 11 | An evidence-based consensus for the classification of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota) | Mycorrhiza | 2013 | 475 |
| 12 | Diversity and structure of AMF communities as affected by tillage in a temperate soil | Mycorrhiza | 2002 | 420 |
| 13 | Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis alters stomatal conductance of host plants more under drought than under amply watered conditions: a meta-analysis | Mycorrhiza | 2015 | 415 |
| 14 | Improved tolerance of maize plants to salt stress by arbuscular mycorrhiza is related to higher accumulation of soluble sugars in roots | Mycorrhiza | 2002 | 345 |
| 15 | Field response of wheat to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and drought stress | Mycorrhiza | 2004 | 323 |
| 16 | Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonising roots of the grass species Agrostis capillaris and Lolium perenne in a field experiment | Mycorrhiza | 2004 | 318 |
| 17 | Ectomycorrhizas and water relations of trees: a review | Mycorrhiza | 2011 | 318 |
| 18 | The best for the guest: high Andean nurse cushions of Azorella madreporica enhance arbuscular mycorrhizal status in associated plant species | Mycorrhiza | 2011 | 316 |
| 19 | Acquisition of Cu, Zn, Mn and Fe by mycorrhizal maize ( Zea mays L.) grown in soil at different P and micronutrient levels | Mycorrhiza | 2000 | 298 |
| 20 | Mycorrhizal inoculant alleviates salt stress in Sesbania aegyptiaca and Sesbania grandiflora under field conditions: evidence for reduced sodium and improved magnesium uptake | Mycorrhiza | 2004 | 294 |
| 21 | Effects of three AM fungi on growth, distribution of glandular hairs, and essential oil production in Ocimum basilicum L. var. Genovese | Mycorrhiza | 2006 | 286 |
| 22 | Further advances in orchid mycorrhizal research | Mycorrhiza | 2007 | 280 |
| 23 | Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi | Mycorrhiza | 2013 | 280 |
| 24 | Growth of mycorrhizal tomato and mineral acquisition under salt stress | Mycorrhiza | 2000 | 271 |
| 25 | Plant responsiveness to mycorrhizas differs from dependence upon mycorrhizas | Mycorrhiza | 2007 | 267 |
| 26 | Contribution of Glomus intraradices inoculation to nutrient acquisition and mitigation of ionic imbalance in NaCl-stressed Trigonella foenum-graecum | Mycorrhiza | 2012 | 249 |
| 27 | Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizas and soil salinity | Mycorrhiza | 1993 | 241 |
| 28 | Soil salinity delays germination and limits growth of hyphae from propagules of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi | Mycorrhiza | 2006 | 228 |
| 29 | Specific PCR primers to identify arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi within colonized roots | Mycorrhiza | 2000 | 219 |
| 30 | Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth-promoting pseudomonads improve yield, quality and nutritional value of tomato: a field study | Mycorrhiza | 2017 | 210 |
| 31 | Symbiotic efficiency and infectivity of an autochthonous arbuscular mycorrhizal Glomus sp. from saline soils and Glomus deserticola under salinity | Mycorrhiza | 2000 | 209 |
| 32 | Effects of co-inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobia on soybean growth as related to root architecture and availability of N and P | Mycorrhiza | 2011 | 208 |
| 33 | The effects of fungal root endophytes on plant growth: a meta-analysis | Mycorrhiza | 2013 | 208 |
| 34 | A history of research on arbuscular mycorrhiza | Mycorrhiza | 2004 | 206 |
| 35 | Year-round monitoring of diversity and potential metabolic activity of the ectomycorrhizal community in a beech (Fagus silvatica) forest subjected to two thinning regimes | Mycorrhiza | 2005 | 203 |
| 36 | The cultivation bias: different communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi detected in roots from the field, from bait plants transplanted to the field, and from a greenhouse trap experiment | Mycorrhiza | 2007 | 198 |
| 37 | Occurrence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in saline soils of the Tabriz Plain of Iran in relation to some physical and chemical properties of soil | Mycorrhiza | 2001 | 194 |
| 38 | Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can induce the production of phytochemicals in sweet basil irrespective of phosphorus nutrition | Mycorrhiza | 2007 | 194 |
| 39 | Impact of Piriformospora indica on tomato growth and on interaction with fungal and viral pathogens | Mycorrhiza | 2010 | 193 |
| 40 | Response of two tomato cultivars differing in salt tolerance to inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi under salt stress | Mycorrhiza | 2001 | 187 |
| 41 | Colonization of roots by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi using different sources of inoculum | Mycorrhiza | 2002 | 187 |
| 42 | Mycorrhizal functioning of Phialocephala fortinii with Pinus contorta on glacier forefront soil: interactions with soil nitrogen and organic matter | Mycorrhiza | 1998 | 185 |
| 43 | Impact of two fluorescent pseudomonads and an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus on tomato plant growth, root architecture and P acquisition | Mycorrhiza | 2004 | 185 |
| 44 | Arbuscular mycorrhiza alter the concentration of essential oils in oregano (Origanum sp., Lamiaceae) | Mycorrhiza | 2006 | 182 |
| 45 | Analysis of a large dataset of mycorrhiza inoculation field trials on potato shows highly significant increases in yield | Mycorrhiza | 2016 | 180 |
| 46 | Atypical morphology of dark septate fungal root endophytes of Bouteloua in arid southwestern USA rangelands | Mycorrhiza | 2003 | 178 |
| 47 | Accumulation of reactive oxygen species in arbuscular mycorrhizal roots | Mycorrhiza | 2005 | 177 |
| 48 | Ectomycorrhizal, vesicular-arbuscular and dark septate fungal colonization of bishop pine ( Pinus muricata ) seedlings in the first 5 months of growth after wildfire | Mycorrhiza | 1998 | 176 |
| 49 | Expression profiles of a phosphate transporter gene (GmosPT) from the endomycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae | Mycorrhiza | 2005 | 173 |
| 50 | Methods for large-scale production of AM fungi: past, present, and future | Mycorrhiza | 2011 | 173 |
