Mycorrhizae (from the Greek words for fungus and root) is a general term describing a symbiotic relationship between a soil fungus and plant root. Unlike rhizobia and their legume partners ...

Mycorrhizal spores present in the soil are germinated by compounds released from the plant. Hyphae extend from the germinating spore and penetrate the epidermis of the plant root. Inside the root ...

These fungi, known as mycorrhizal fungi, receive carbon from the tree in exchange for essential nutrients, like nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium, which they take up from the soil. The ...

If you’re cultivating containers of indoor or outdoor plants, herbs or vegetables, you need potting soil. Potting soil is different from topsoil and garden soil in a number of ways. Typically, topsoil ...

The fungi grow around roots, forming an extensive underground network that reaches deep within the soil. As mycorrhizal fungi ...

New research reveals that certain soil microbes can help plants grow ... The research focused on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which form a symbiotic relationship with plant roots, providing ...

Mycorrhizal ecologist Dr Merlin Sheldrake ... "Through our daily activities we are very much counting on the carbon in the soil to stay there, and not only that, but to continue accumulating.