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43. Crosby L, Cotter S, Varga S (2025). Harnessing entomopathogenic fungi: A meta-analysis on their role as plant growth promoters. Plants, People, Planet, 1-12. pdf
42. Oladele SO, Gould I, Varga S (2025). Low-carbon footprint organo-mineral fertiliser enhanced potato yield, N uptake, and soil nutrition comparable to mineral N fertiliser. Potato Research, in press. pdf
41. Frew A, Varga S, Klein T. (2025) Editorial. Mycorrhizal networks: understanding hidden complexity. Functional Ecology, 39: 1322-1327. pdf
40. Gasiewska E, Varga S, de Graaf BHL, Sanchez Vilas J (2025) Effects of water deficit on the production of key secondary metabolites with medicinal properties in Plantago lanceolata and Tanaceteum parthenium. All Life 18: 2467653. pdf
39. Oladele SO, Gould I, Varga S (2025). Is arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal addition beneficial to potato systems? A meta-analysis. Mycorrhiza 35: article 5. pdf
38. Gray LA, Varga S, & Soulsbury CD (2024) Increased UV intensity reduces pollen viability in Brassica rapa. Flora 319: 152582. pdf
37. Eze S, Magilton M, Magnone D, Varga S, Gould I, Mercer TG, Goddard MR (2023) Meta-analysis of global soil data identifies robust indicators for short-term changes in soil organic carbon stock following land use change. Science of the Total Environment, 160484. pdf
36. Gray LA, Varga S, & Soulsbury CD (2022) Floral UV-absorbance area responds plastically to elevated UV-B irradiance in Brassica rapa. Plant and Environment Interactions 3: 203-211. pdf
35. Varga S, Soulsbury CD & John E (2022) Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Knautia arvensis. Journal of Ecology 110: 1970-1992. pdf.
34. Varga S (2021) Female advantage in gynodioecious plants: a meta-analysis focused on seed quality. Plant Biology 23: 695-701. pdf.
33. Harris N & Varga S (2021). Intraspecific sexual competition in the clonal gynodioecious herb Glechoma hederacea in response to patchy nutrient distribution. Plant Ecology 222: 57-64. pdf
32. Goddard E, Varga S, John EA, Soulsbury CD (2020). Evidence for kin recognition in the clonal plant species Glechoma hederacea. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8: 354. pdf
31. Varga S & Soulsbury CD (2020) Environmental stressors affect sex ratios in sexually dimorphic plant sexual systems. Plant Biology 22: 890-898. pdf
30. Varga S & Soulsbury CD (2019) Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi change host plant DNA methylation levels systemically. Plant Biology 21: 278-283. pdf
29. Soulsbury CD & Varga S (2018) Temperature-dependent selection on different colour-morphs of Geranium sylvaticum. Euroasian Journal of Entomology 17: 349-356. pdf
28. Retuerto R, Sanchez-Vilas J & Varga S (2018) Editorial. Sexual dimorphism in response to stress. Environmental and Experimental Botany 146: 1-4. pdf
27. Varga S & Kytöviita M-M (2017) Sexes in gynodioecious Geranium sylvaticum do not differ in their isotopic signature or photosynthetic capacity. Plant Biology 19: 896-903. pdf
26. Varga S & Soulsbury CD (2017) Paternal arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal status affects DNA methylation in seeds. Biology Letters 13: 2170407. pdf
25. Varga S & Kytöviita MM (2017) Lack of trade-offs between male and female sexual functions in the gynodioecious herb Geranium sylvaticum. Plant Ecology 218: 1163-1170. pdf
24. Varga S & Soulsbury CD (2017) Sexually-trimorphic interactions with colour polymorphism determine nectar quality in a herbaceous perennial. Scientific Reports 7: 45838. pdf
23. Varga S, Vega-Frutis R & Kytöviita M-M (2017) Competitive interactions are mediated in a sex-specific manner by arbuscular mycorrhiza in Antennaria dioica. Plant Biology 19: 217-226. pdf
22. Elzinga JA & Varga S (2017) Prolonged stigma and flower lifespan in females of the gynodioecious plant Geranium sylvaticum. Flora 226: 72-81. pdf
21. Varga S & Kytöviita M-M (2016) Light availability affects sex lability in a gynodioecious plant. American Journal of Botany 103: 1928-1936. pdf
20. Varga S & Kytöviita M-M (2016) Faster acquisition of symbiotic partner by common mycorrhizal network in early plant life stage. Ecosphere 7: e01222. pdf
19. Varga S, Finozzi C, Vestberg M & Kytöviita M-M (2015) Arctic arbuscular mycorrhizal spore community and viability after storage in cold conditions. Mycorrhiza 25: 335-343. pdf
18. Varga S (2015) Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and maternal plant sex on seed germination and early plant establishment. American Journal of Botany 102: 358-366. pdf
17. Varga S, Laaksonen E, Kytöviita M-M & Siikamäki P (2015) Absence of sex-differential plasticity in response to light availability in gynodioecious Geranium sylvaticum. PLoS ONE 10: e0118981. pdf
16. Varga S (2015) On the importance of details in arbuscular mycorrhizal ecology. Applied Soil Ecology 87: 87-90. pdf
15. Vega-Frutis R, Varga S & Kytöviita M-M (2014) Host plant and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi show contrasting responses to temperature increase: implications for dioecious plants. Environmental and Experimental Botany 104: 54-64. pdf
14. Varga S & Kytöviita M-M (2014) Variable mycorrhizal benefits on the reproductive output of Geranium sylvaticum with special emphasis on the intermediate phenotype. Plant Biology 16: 306-314. pdf
13. Varga S, Vega-Frutis R & Kytöviita M-M (2013) Transgenerational effects of plant sex and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. New Phytologist 199: 812-821. pdf
12. Varga S, Nuortila C & Kytöviita M-M (2013) Nectar production across floral phases in the gynodioecious protandrous plant Geranium sylvaticum. PLoS ONE 8: e62575. pdf
11. Vega-Frutis R, Varga S & Kytöviita M-M (2013) Sex-specific interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal and dark septate fungi in the dioecious plant Antennaria dioica (Asteraceae). Plant Biology 15: 558-565. pdf
10. Vega-Frutis R, Varga S & Kytöviita M-M (2013) Dioecious species and arbuscular mycorrrhizal symbioses: the case of Antennaria dioica. Plant Signaling & Behavior 8: e23445. pdf
9. Vega-Frutis R, Munguía-Rosas M-A, Varga S & Kytöviita M-M (2013) Sex-specific patterns of antagonistic and mutualistic biotic interactions in dioecious and gynodioecious plants. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 15: 45-55. pdf
8. Varga S & Kytöviita M-M (2012) Differential competitive ability between sexes in dioecious Antennaria dioica (Asteraceae). Annals of Botany 110: 1461-1470. pdf**
7. Varga S & Kytöviita M-M (2011) Sex ratio and spatial distribution of male and female Antennaria dioica (Asteraceae). Acta Oecologica 37: 433-440. pdf
6. Varga S & Kytöviita M-M (2010) Mycorrhizal benefit differs among the sexes in a gynodioecious species. Ecology 91: 2583-2593. pdf
5. Varga S & Kytöviita M-M (2010) Gender dimorphism and mycorrhizal symbiosis affect floral visitors and reproductive output in Geranium sylvaticum (Geraniaceae). Functional Ecology 24: 750-758. pdf*
4. Varga S (2010) Review: Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizas on reproductive traits in sexually dimorphic plants. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 8: S11-S24. pdf
3. Varga S & Kytöviita M-M (2010) Interrelationships between AM, soil pH and plant sex modify the performance of Antennaria dioica. Acta Oecologica 36: 291-298. pdf
2. Varga S, Kytöviita M-M & Siikamäki P (2009) Sexual differences in response to simulated herbivory in the gynodioecious herb Geranium sylvaticum. Plant Ecology 202: 325-336. pdf
1. Varga S & Kytöviita M-M (2008) Sex-specific responses to mycorrhiza in a dioecious species. American Journal of Botany 95: 1225-1232. pdf
*Included also within the virtual issue The Evolutionary Ecology of Mutualisms (2011) edited by F. Messina in Functional Ecology and within the virtual issue Mycorrhizal networks in ecosystem structure and function (2014) edited by K. Field in Functional Ecology
**Included within the Special Issue on Plant Population Biology (2012) edited by JR. Pannell and R. Leimu in Annals of Botany
Varga S (2010) Significance of plant gender and mycorrhizal symbiosis in plant life history traits. Acta Universitatis Ouluensis, Scientiae Rerum Naturalium A549. Thesis
2025 British Mycological Society (online). Invited talk.
2024 Women in Science, UoL (UK). Plenary talk.
Oladele S, Gould I, Varga S (2024) Is arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal addition beneficial to potato systems? A meta-analysis. ICOM12, Manchester, 5-9 Aug. Poster presentation.
Waugh A, Varga S (2024) Investigating entomopathogenic and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal interactions in wheat. ICOM12, Manchester, 5-9 Aug. Poster presentation.
Varga S (2023) Dual application of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and cyanobacteria to improve wheat productivity. British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Belfast, 12-15 Dec. Poster presentation.