The use of mycorrhizal fungi in horticulture
What are mycorrhizal fungi?
- Mycorrhizal fungi form symbiosis with > 90% of land plants
- They live in the soil and colonize plant roots
- Mycorrhizae provides better absorption of nutrients and increased water uptake to the plant in exchange for carbon supply
- They cannot function without living plants
- Plants control the symbiosis, root exudates trigger spore germination
- Increase root absorption area (up to 50x)
- Increase tolerance to various stressors (drought, nutrient deficiency, heavy metal toxicity, etc.)
- Different types of mycorrhizae
Auteur: Jozsef Racsko
Organisation: Cornell University, United States
Année: 2019
Type: Vidéos
Texte intégral disponible à l'adresse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Y4A7TI5aE
Langue: English