Why are mycorrhizae important? Learn to nurture the ancient, symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and plants’ roots for healthier soil and increased garden harvests. Throughout history, ...

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MANY investigators have demonstrated the importance of ectotrophic mycorrhizae in the growth of trees. The role of these structures is physiological: mycorrhizae increase the absorbing surface area of ...

Figure 1: The AMF of Arachnitis are markedly similar, showing minimal variation in the generally highly polymorphic internal transcribed spacers of nuclear DNA. Figure 2: Most of the arbuscular ...

On the shelves in your local garden supply store, you may have noticed products labeled “mycorrhizal fungi” and wondered what their purpose is and whether they would benefit your garden. They have ...

Pollution is changing the fungi that provide mineral nutrients to tree roots, which could explain malnutrition trends in Europe's trees. Pollution is changing the fungi that provide mineral nutrients ...

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Mycorrhizal fungi live in symbiosis with plants, providing them with nutrients necessary to thrive and potentially playing a key part in preserving threatened species. Although research into ...