Beneficial symbiosis between a mycorrhizal fungus and roots.
ENDOMYCORRHIZAL INOCULUM
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Glomus intraradices
Figure 1: MYCORRHIZAE INTO ROOT CELLS
Figure 2: ROOTS & MYCORRHIZAL HYPHAE
How mycorrhizae work
MYCORRHIZAE are a beneficial association between a mycorrhizal fungus and roots. The mycorrhizal spores germinate in the soil and produce filaments (hyphae) which will enter into root cells (Figure 1). This association will allow the formation of an intra and extra-radical network of filaments that will explore the soil and access more nutrients and water, and transfer them to the plant (Figure 2).
- EXPAND ROOT SYSTEM GROWTH
- ENHANCE NUTRIENT & WATER UPTAKE
- INCREASE TOLERANCE TO STRESSES
- IMPROVE SOIL STRUCTURE
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How water, nutrients and sugar are moving in the mycorrhizal hyphae
The mycorrhizal hyphae are like two-way roads allowing the circulation of water and nutrients toward plant roots, which in return give sugars to mycorrhizae.
