Spores inoculating roots sounds like something out of a science fiction movie. Yet a healthy soil contains multitudes of fungal spores that establish relationships with the root systems of plants.

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 ...

The ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi associated with Pinus thunbergii seedlings grown on sand dune were identified by molecular method, and the diversity of bacteria associated with ECM and Extraradical ...

ORANGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Since Village Nurseries started inoculating its plant inventory with mycorrhizae, the specialty grower for landscape professionals’ customer base has reported a ...

If you know anything about mycorrhizal relationships, then you probably are making sure you have them happening in your garden. If you don’t know anything about them, you should. They are in and ...

What are Mycorrhizae (pronounced mi-cor-rhi-za)? Literally translated, mycorrhizae mean fungus root, and are fungi that grow in association with a plant's root system where a symbiotic relationship is ...

How do mycorrhizal fungi help plants communicate? What are mycorrhizal fungi benefits? Learn about how mycorrhizal fungi help roots absorb nutrients and fight off predators in exchange for nutrients.

Carrizo citrange (CC) and sour orange (SO) seedlings were grown in a low phosphorus (P) sandy soil and either inoculated with Glomus intraradices Schenck & Smith or fertilized with soluble P.

You can do some really nice things for your plants — water and feed them, put them in the right spot to begin with based on their desire for sun or shade, make sure they are hunkered down for the ...