Professor José Miguel Barea (1942–2018): a tribute to an inspiring scientist

The mycorrhiza and, more generally, soil microbiology research communities recently have lost one of their most ardent scientists. Jose Miguel Barea was a world leader of arbuscular mycorrhiza research and pioneered the establishment of such studies in Spain and Latin American. He was a prolific publisher, enthusiastic teacher of many graduate students and a genial host to visitors of his beloved Granada. He will be missed wherever mycorrhizasts gather.