Drought in the forest breaks plant–fungi interactions

Abstract Drought in the forest is not only a prolonged state of water shortage, but also an occasion where interactions between plants and fungi are affected. Water efficiency accelerates range pathologies organisms, influencing ecosystems their interacting biological components. This study focuses on role mycorrhizal endophyte alleviating effects soil impact altered activity during drought health trees. The issues presented here show fundamental mycelium mechanism transport to plant course other phenomena (withering, pathogenesis, endophytes biology) that occur trees under influence drought, with particular attention managed coniferous stands. Conclusions resulting from published information this topic emphasize negative moisture deficiency ectomycorrhizal functioning and, contrast, promotion growth some endophytes, pathogens hemi-parasitic mistletoes ( Viscum spp.).