Disentangling the impact of AM fungi versus roots on soil structure and water transport

By P. Hallett, D. S. Feeney, Anthony Glyn Bengough, Matthias C. Rillig, C. Scrimgeour, Iain M. Young. Plant and Soil, 2008

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Microplastic fiber and drought effects on plants and soil are only slightly modified by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (2020, background): “Plants can ameliorate negative microfiber effects on soil structure via their roots (Machado et al., 2018, 2019); physically by entanglement and chemically via root exudates gluing soil particles together (Hallett et al., 2009).”
Mycelium of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increases soil water repellency and is sufficient to maintain water-stable soil aggregates (2010, background): “Hallett et al. (2009) could, however, not find a relationship between AM fungi and water repellency in their study system.”
Plant performance in stressful environments: interpreting new and established knowledge of the roles of arbuscular mycorrhizas (2009, background): “Hyphae also play highly important roles in stabilising soil structure, by enmeshing soil particles and stabilising aggregates, particularly in the size range 20–200 µm diameter (Miller and Jastrow 2002; Tisdall and Oades 1982; Hallet et al. 2009).”