Chapter 12, Problem 16SA

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

How mycorrhizal fungi benefit from growing in association with plant roots.

Introduction:

Mycorrhizae are a symbiotic association between a fungus and the roots of a vascular host plant. The term mycorrhizae refer to the role of the fungi in the plant's rhizosphere (root system). Mycozzhizae play very important roles in soil biology and soil chemistry.