Inoculation of Cenococcum geophilum enhances heat tolerance in Pinus massoniana through integrated physiological, biochemical, and transcriptional reprogramming
This study elucidates how the ectomycorrhizal fungus Cenococcum geophilum systemically enhances heat tolerance in Pinus massoniana by acting as a natural “heat shield,” revealing a symbiotic mechanism where the fungus primes the plant's antioxidant defenses, reprograms proline metabolism in a tissue-specific manner, an...