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Concept information

Preferred term

mycorrhizae

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information Symbiotic combination (dual organism) of the mycelium of fungi with the roots of plants (plant roots). The roots of almost all higher plants exhibit this mutually beneficial relationship, whereby the fungus supplies water and mineral salts to the plant, and the plant supplies carbohydrates to the fungus. There are two major types of mycorrhizae: ectomycorrhizae and endomycorrhizae.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • mycorrhizas
  • mycorrhization

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/35802

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