2026
Molecular mechanisms modulating beneficial plant root–microbe interactions: What’s common? Plant Communications 7(1), 101592
López-Ráez JA, Banasiak J, Becana M, Goormachtig S, Lanfranco L, Larrainzar E, Levebvre B, Veneault-Fourrey C, Frugier F (2026).
Beneficial soil fungi induce resistance to the tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta through primed accumulation of antiherbivory compounds. Journal of Pest Science 99(1), 17
Minchev Z, Ramirez-Serrano B, Giron D, Soler R, Flors V, Pozo MJ (2026).
2025
Carotenoid Biofortification in Field-Grown Tomato Fruits by Early Inoculation with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 73: 32612−32622
Lidoy J, Minchev Z, García JM, España-Luque L, Benitez-Gonzalez AM, Ramos A, García J, Berrio E, Nesterenko O, Diaz-Ortiz P, Melendez-Martinez AJ, Pozo MJ, Lopez-Raez JA (2025).
Early inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shifts metabolic functions of rhizosphere bacteria in field-grown tomato plants. Plant and Soil 517(2): 1623-1641
Moreno B, Lidoy J, Aguirrebengoa M, España L, Ramos A, García J, Pozo MJ, López-Ráez JA, Benitez E (2025).
Ethylene signalling is essential for mycorrhiza-induced resistance against chewing herbivores in tomato. Journal of Experimental Botany 76(7): 2005-2021
Lidoy J, Rivero J, Ramsak Z, Petek M, Kriznik M, Flors V, Lopez-Raez JA, Martinez-Medina A, Gruden K, Pozo MJ (2025).
Microbe-induced resistance involves priming of direct or indirect defenses according to the stage of herbivory. New Phytologist 248(6): 3256-3269
Rivero J, Fernandez I, Colina F, Touw AJ, Weinhold A, Rodriguez-Blanco PM, Kester K, Pozo MJ, van Dam NM, Martinez-Medina A, (2025).
Characterization of Endoglucanase (GH9) Gene Family in Tomato and Its Expression in Response to Rhizophagus irregularis and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Plants 14(22), 3458
Bojorquez-Armenta YJ, Sarmiento-Lopez LG, Pozo MJ, Castro-Martinez C, Lopez-Meyer M (2025).
The nuclear effector RIRG190 interacts with SAS10 to regulate arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 26: 12178
Aparicio-Chacón MV, De Keyser A, Stuer N, Leroy T, Ceulemans E, López-Ráez JA, Goossens A, Van Dingenen J, Goormachtig S (2025).
Peroxisome-dependent transcription factors respond to biotic and abiotic stresses in Arabidopsis and tomato. Plant Stress 16, 100874
Rodriguez-Gonzalez A, Terron-Camero LC, Minchev Z, Sandalio LM, Pozo MJ, Romero-Puertas MC (2025).
2024
Root inoculation with soil-borne microorganisms alters gut bacterial communities and performance of the leaf-chewer Spodoptera exigua. Environmental Microbiology Reports 16(6), e70049
Ramírez-Serrano B, Querejeta M, Minchev Z, Pozo MJ, Dubreuil G, Giron D (2024).
Beneficial soil fungi enhance tomato crop productivity and resistance to the leaf-mining pest Tuta absoluta in agronomic conditions. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 44(6), 55
Minchev Z, Ramírez‑Serrano B, Dejana L, Lee Díaz AS, Zitlalpopoca‑Hernandez G, Orine D, Saha H, Papantoniou D, García JM, González‑Céspedes A, Garbeva P, van Dam NM, Soler R, Giron D, Martínez‑Medina A, Biere A, Hauser T, Meyling NV, Rasmann S, Pozo MJ (2024).
Constitutive and inducible tomato defenses contribute to Bacillus thuringiensis lethaly against Spodoptera exigua. Biological Control 198, 105624
Frattini A, Gonzalez-Martinez RM, Garcia JM, Minchev Z, Pozo MJ, Flors V, Crava CM, Herrero S (2024).
The imprint of microbe-induced plant resistance in plant-associated insects. Trends in Plant Science 29 (10): 1062-1065
Martinez-Medina A, Biere A, Pozo MJ (2024).
Plant Immunity Modulation in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and Its Impact on Pathogens and Pests. Anual Review of Phytopathology 62: 127-156
Fiorilli V, Martinez-Medina A, Pozo MJ, Lanfranco L (2024).
Modulation of volatile emissions in olive trees: sustained effect of Trichoderma afroharzianum T22 on induced plant defenses after simulated herbivory. Biology and Fertility of Soils 60: 593-602
Aguirrebengoa M, Moreno B, Alcala-Herrera R, Nuñez R, Guirado N, Garcia JM, Pozo MJ, Benitez E (2024).
Divergent colonization traits, convergent benefits: different species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alleviate Meloidogyne incognita damage in tomato. Mycorrhiza 34: 145-158
Caccia M, Marro N, Novak V, López-Ráez JA, Castillo P, Janouskova M (2024).
Impact of bacterial and fungal inoculants on the resident rhizosphere microbiome and the volatilome of tomato plants under leaf herbivory stress. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 100, fiad160
Lee Diaz AS, Minchev Z, Raaijmakers JM, Pozo MJ, Garbeva P (2024).
2023
Regulation of mycorrhizal coloniztion under stress in tomato depends on symbiotic efficiency. Environmental and Experimental Botany 215; 105479.
Lidoy J, López-García A, Amate C, García JM, Flors V, García-Garrido JM, Azcón-Aguilar C, López-Ráez JA, Pozo MJ (2023).
Flavonoids promote Rhizophagus irregularis spore germination and tomato root colonization: A target for sustainable agriculture. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:1094194.
Lidoy J, Berrio E, García M, España-Luque L, Pozo MJ, López-Ráez JA (2023).
Carbohydrate and lipid balances in the positive plant phenotypic response to arbuscular mycorrhiza: increase in sink strength. Physiologia Plantarum 175, e13857.
Salmeron-Santiago IA, Martínez-Trujillo M, Valdez-Alarcon JJ, Pedraza-Santos ME, Santoyo G, Lopez PA, Larsen J, Pozo MJ, Chávez-Bárcenas AT (2023).
Phosphorus availability drives mycorrhiza induced resistance in tomato. Frontiers in Plant Science 13: 1060926.
Dejana L, Ramírez-Serrano B, Rivero J, Gamir J, López-Ráez JA, Pozo MJ (2022).
2022
Mycorrhizal benefits on plant growth and protection against Spodoptera exigua depend on N availability. Journal of Plant Interactions 17: 940-955.
Ramírez Serrano B, Querejeta M, Minchev Z, Gamir J, Perderau E, Pozo MJ, Dubreuil G, Girón D (2022).
Combined effects of root-associated entomopathogenic and mycorrhizal fungi on the foliar pathogen Botrytis cinerea in tomato. Biological Control 17: 105034.
Zitlalpopoca-Hernández G, Pozo MJ, Hauser TP, Meyling NV (2022).
Interaction between P fertilizers and microbial inoculants at the vegetative and flowering stage of Medicago truncatula. Plant Growth Regulation 98: 511-524
Ben Zineb A, Gargouri M, López-Ráez JA, Trabelsi D, Aroca R, Mhamdi R (2022).
Compatibility of mycorrhiza-induced resistance with viral and bacterial entomopathogens in the control of Spodoptera exigua in tomato. Pest Management Science 78: 4388-4396.
Frattini A, Martínez-Solís M, Llopis-Giménez A, Pozo MJ, Rivero J, Crava CM, Herrero S (2022).
Nitric oxide signalling in the root is required for MYB72-dependent systemic resistance induced by Trichoderma volatiles in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany 73: 584-595.
Pescador L, Fernandez I, Pozo MJ, Romero-Puertas MC, Pieterse CMJ, Martínez-Medina A (2022).
Strigolactones: new players in the nitrogen-phosphorus signalling interplay. Plant, Cell & Environment 45: 512-527.
Marro N, Lidoy J, Chico MA, Rial C, García J, Varela RM, Macías FA, Pozo MJ, Janouskova M, López-Ráez JA (2022).
Resistance and not plant fruit traits determine root-associated bacterial community composition along a domestication gradient in tomato. Plants 11, 43
Smulders L, Ferrero V, de la Peña E, Pozo MJ, Díaz-Pendón JA, Benítez E, López-García A (2022).
An updated review on the modulation of carbon partitioning and allocation in arbusculara mycorrhizal plants. Microorganisms 10, 75
Santiago IA, Martínez-Trujillo M, Juan J. Valdez-Alarcón JJ, E. Pedraza-Santos ME, Santoyo G, Pozo MJ, Chávez-Bárcenas AT (2022).
2021
Microbial consortia for effective biocontrol of root and foliar diseases in tomato. Frontiers in Plant Science, doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.756368
Minchev Z, Kostenko O, Soler R, Pozo MJ.
Tomato Domestication Affects Potential Functional Molecular Pathways of Root-Associated Soil Bacteria. Plants 10(9), 1942
Lisanne Smulders , Emilio Benítez, Beatriz Moreno, Álvaro López-García, María J. Pozo, Victoria Ferrero, Eduardo de la Peña and Rafael Alcalá Herrera.
Mycorrhizal symbiosis primes the accumulation of antiherbivore compounds and enhances herbivore mortality
in tomato. Journal of Experimental Botany 72(13): 5038-5050
Javier Rivero, Javier Lidoy, Ángel Llopis-Giménez, Salvador Herrero, Víctor Flors, and María J. Pozo
Untapping the potential of plant mycobiomes for applications in agriculture. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 60: 102034.
Pozo MJ, Zabalgogeazcoa I, Vázquez de Aldana BR, Martínez-Medina A (2021).
Are strigolactones a key in plant-parasitic nematode interactions? An intriguing question. Plant and Soil 462: 591-601.
Marro N, Caccia M, López-Ráez JA (2021).
The induced resistance lexicon: Do’s and don’ts. Trends in Plant Science 26(7): 685-691.
De Kesel J, Conrath U, Flors V, Luna E, Mageroy MH, Mauch-Mani B, Pastor V, Pozo MJ, Pieterse CMJ, Ton J, Kyndt T (2021).
Resistance against Orobanche crenata in bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia) germplasm based on reduced induction of Orobanche germination. Plants 10(2), 348: 1-13
González-Verdejo CI, Fernández-Aparicio M, Córdoba EM, López-Ráez JA, Nadal S (2021).
Role and mechanisms of callose priming in mycorrhiza-induced resistance. Journal of Experimental Botany 71(9): 2769-2781
Sanmartín N, Pastor V, Pastor-Fernández J, Flors V, Pozo MJ, Sánchez-Bel P (2021).
Roots drive oligogalacturonide-induced systemic immunity in tomato. Plant, Cell & Environment 44(1): 275-289
Gamir J, Minchev Z, Berrio E, García JM, De Lorenzo G, Pozo MJ (2021)
DLK2 regulates arbuscule hyphal branching during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. New Phytologist 229(1): 548-562.
Ho-Plágaro T, Morcillo RJL, Tamayo-Navarrete MI, Huertas R, Molinero-Rosales N, López-Ráez JA, Macho AP, García-Garrido JM (2021).
Wheat root trait plasticity, nutrient acquisition and growth responses are dependent on specific arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and plant genotype interactions. Journal of Plant Physiology 256: 153297.
Campos P, Borie F, Cornejo P, Meier S, López-Ráez JA, López-García A, Seguel A (2021).
2020
Menage a Trois: Unravelling the mechanisms regulating plant-microbe-arthropod interactions. Trends in Plant Science 25(12): 1215-1226.
Gruden K, Lidoy J, Petek M, Podpecan V, Flors V, Papadopoulou KK, Pappas ML, Martinez-Medina A, Bejarano E, Biere A, Pozo MJ (2020).
Three-way interactions between plants, microbes, and arthropods (PMA): Impacts, mechanisms, and prospects for sustainable plant protection. Teaching Tools in Plant Biology: Lecture Notes. The Plant Cell, doi/10.1105/tpc.120. tt0720. Plant Cell 32: 1-11.
Pozo, MJ, Albrectsen BR, Bejarano ER, de la Peña, E, Herrero S, Martinez-Medina A, Pastor V, Ravnskov S, Williams M, Biere A (2020).
Exogenous strigolactones impact metabolic profiles and phosphate starvation signalling in roots. Plant, Cell & Environment 43(7): 1655-1668.
Gamir J, Torres-Vera R, Rial C, Berrio E, Campos P, Varela R, Macías FA, Pozo MJ, Flors V, López-Ráez JA (2020).
Histochemical and molecular quantification of arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis. Methods in Molecular Biology (Eds. Clifton NJ and Rodríguez-Concepción M). Springer pp: 293-299.
García JM, Pozo MJ, López-Ráez JA (2020).
Role and mechanisms of callose priming in mycorrhiza-induced resistance. Journal of Experimental Botany 9(9): 2769-2781
Sanmartín N, Pastor V, Pastor-Fernández J, Flors V, Pozo MJ, Sánchez-Bel P (2020).
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi gene expression analysis by real-time PCR (2020). In Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Methods and Protocols (Ed: Ferrol N. and Lanfranco L.). Springer pp: 157-170.
Silvestri A, Pérez-Tienda J, López-Ráez JA (2020).
2019
Phosphorus acquisition efficiency in wheat is related to root:shoot ratio, strigolactone levels, and PHO2 regulation. Journal of Experimental Botany 70(20): 5631-5642.
Campos P, Cornejo P, Rial C, Borie F, Varela RM, Seguel A, López-Ráez JA (2019).
Editorial: The role of plant hormones in plant-microbe symbioses. Frontiers in Plant Science 10, 1391
Foo E, Plett JM, López-Ráez JA, Reid D (2019).
Trichoderma harzianum triggers and early and transient burst of nitric oxide and the upregulation of PHYTOGB1 in tomato roots. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 14(9): 1640564
Martínez-Medina A, Fernández I, Pescador L, Romero-Puertas MC, Pozo MJ (2019).
Nitric oxide and phytoglobin PHYTOGB1 are regulatory elements in the Solanum lycopersicum-Rhizophagus irregularis mycorrhizal symbiosis. New Phytologist 223(3):1560-1574.
Martínez-Medina A, Pescador L, Fernández I, Rodríguez-Serrano M, García J, Romero-Puertas MC, Pozo MJ (2019).
Nitric oxide shape plant-fungi interactions. Journal of Experimental Botany. 70(17): 4489-4503.
Martínez-Medina A, Pescador-Azofra L, Terrón-Camero, Pozo MJ, Romero-Puertas MC (2019).
Molecular dialogue between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and the nonhost plant Arabidopsis thaliana switches from initial detection to antogonism. New Phytologist 223(2):867-881.
Fernández I, Cosme M, Stringlis IA, Yu K, de Jonge R, van Wees S, Pozo MJ, Pieterse CMJ, van der Heijden (2019).
A new UHPLC-MS/MS method for the direct determination of strigolactones in root exudates and extracts. Phytochemical Analysis 30:110-116.
Rial C, Varela RM, Molinillo JMG, López-Ráez JA, Macías FA (2019).
2018
Root metabolic plasticity underlies functional diversity in mycorrhiza-enhanced stress tolerance in tomato. New Phytologist 220(4):1322-1336
Rivero J, Álvarez D, Flors V, Azcón-Aguilar C, Pozo MJ (2018).
Growing research networks on mycorrhizae for mutal benefits (2018). Trends in Plant Science 23(11): 975-984
Ferlian O, Biere A, Bonfante P, Buscot F, Eisenhauer N, Fernández I, Hause B, Herrmann S, Krajinski-Barth F, Meir IC, Pozo MJ, Rasmann S, Rillig MC, Tarkka MT, van Dam NM, Wagg C, Martínez-Medina A.
Fungal mediated about-belowground interactions: The community approach, stability, evolution, mechanisms, and applications. In: Ohgushi T., Wurst S., Johnson S. (eds) Aboveground–Belowground Community Ecology. Ecological Studies (Analysis and Synthesis), vol 234. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91614-9_5
Bennett AE, Orrel P, Malacrino A, Pozo MJ (2018).
Phosphorus acquisition efficiency related to root traits: is Mycorrhizal Symbiosis a Key Factor to wheat and barley cropping? Frontiers in Plant Sciences 9: article 752.
Campos P, Borie F, Cornejo P, López-Ráez JA, López-García A, Seguel A (2018).
Accurate and easy method for systemin quantificaion and examinig metabolic changes under different endogenous levels. Plant Methods 14: 33
Pastor V, Sánchez-Bel P, Gamir J, Pozo MJ, Flors V (2018).
Transcriptional changes in mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal soybean plants upon infection with the fungal pathogen Macrophomina phaseolina. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. Accepted. DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-11-17-0282-R
Márquez N, Giachero ML, Gallou A, Debat H, Canenbrouck S, Di Rienzo J, Pozo MJ, Ducasse DA, Declerck S (2018).
Mycorrhizal tomato plants fine tunes the growth-defence balance upon N depleted root environments. Plant Cell & Environment 42(1): 406-420
Sánchez-Bel P, Sanmartín N, Pastor V, Mateu D, Cerezo M, Vidal-Albalat A, Pastor-Fernández J, Pozo MJ, Flors V (2018).
2017
Strigolactones in plant interactions with beneficial and detrimental organisms: the yin and yang (2017). Trends in Plant Science 22(6): 527-537
López-Ráez JA, Shirasu K, Foo E.
Screening and characterization of potentially suppressive soils against Gaeumannomyces graminis under extensive wheat cropping in chilean indigenous communities. Frontiers in Microbiology 8: 1552
Durán P, Jorquera M, Viscardi S, Carrión VJ, Mora ML, Pozo MJ (2017).
Identification of genes involved in fungal responses to strigolactones using mutants from fungal pathogens. Current Genetics 63: 201-213
Belmondo S, Marschall R, Tudzynski P, López-Ráez JA, Artuso E, Prandi C, Lanfranco L (2017).
2016
Shifting from priming of salicylic acid- to jasmonic acid-regulated defences by Trichoderma protects tomato against the root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. New Phytologist 213(3): 1363-1377
Martínez-Medina A, I Fernández I, Lok GB, Pozo MJ, Pieterse CMJ, Van Wees SM (2016).
Significado y aplicación de las micorrizas en Agricultura. Agricultura, octubre 2016, pp 746-751
Barea JM, Pozo MJ, Azcón-Aguilar C (2016).
Belowground Defence Strategies in Plants: The plant–Trichoderma dialogue. Belowground Defence Strategies in Plants (Eds. Vos C and Kazan K, Springer) pp 301-327
Martínez-Medina A, Pozo MJ, Cammue BPA, Vos CMF (2016).
The nitrogen availability interferes with mycorrhiza-induced resistance against Botrytis cinerea in tomato. Frontiers in Microbiology 7 (1598)
Sanchez-Bel P, Troncho P, Gamir J, Pozo MJ, Camañes G, Cerezo M, Flors V. (2016).
Recognizing plant defense priming. Trends in Plant Science 21(10): 818-822
Martínez-Medina A, Flors V, Heil M, Mauch-Mani B, Pieterse CM, Pozo MJ, Ton J, van Dam NM, Conrath U (2016).
Expression of molecular markers associated to defense signaling pathways and strigolactone biosynthesis during the early interaction tomato-Phelipanche ramosa. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 94: 100-107.
Torres-Vera R, García JM, Pozo MJ, López-Ráez JA (2016).
Strigolactones in the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis: stimulatory effect on bacterial surface motility and down-regulation of their levels in nodulated plants. Plant Science 245: 119-127
Peláez-Vico MA, Bernabéu-Roda L, Kohlen W, Soto MJ, López-Ráez JA (2016).
How drought and salinity affect arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and strigolactone biosynthesis? Planta 243:1375-1385
López-Ráez JA (2016).
Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis induces strigolactone biosynthesis under drought and improves drought tolerance in lettuce and tomato. Plant, Cell & Environment 39(2): 441-452
Ruiz-Lozano JM, Aroca R, Zamarreño AM, Molina S, Andreo-Jiménez B, Porcel R, García-Mina JM, Ruyter-Spira C, López-Ráez JA (2016).
2015
Metabolomic transition in mycorrhizal tomato roots. Frontiers in Microbiology 6 (JUN), Article number 598
Rivero J, Gamir J, Aroca R, Pozo MJ, Flors V (2015).
Induced systemic resistance against Botrytis cinérea by Micromonospora strains isolated from root nodules. Frontiers in Microbiology. Volume 6, Issue SEP, Article number 922
Martínez-Hidalgo P, García JM, Pozo MJ (2015).
Above-belowground interaction involving plants, microbes and insects (Editorial) . Frontiers in Plant Science 6 (MAY), Article number 318: 1-3
Pineda A, Soler R, Pozo MJ, Rasmann S, Turlings TCJ (2015).
Ecological relevance of strigolactones in nutrient uptake and other abiotic stresses, and in plant-microbe interactions below-ground. Plant and Soil 394 (1): 1-19
Andreo-Jiménez B, Ruyter-Spira C, Bouwmeester HJ, López-Ráez JA (2015).
Phytohormones as integrators of environmental signals in the regulation of mycorrhizal symbioses. New Phytologist 205: 1431-1436
Pozo MJ, López-Ráez JA, Azcón-Aguilar C, García-Garrido JM (2015).
Differential spatio-temporal expression of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases regulates apocarotenoid fluxes during AM symbiosis. Plant Science 230: 59-69
López-Ráez JA, Fernández I, García JM, Berrio E, Bonfante P, Walter MH, Pozo MJ (2015).