mycorrhizae -- Symbiotic association between a fungus and the roots or rhizoids of a plant. More info?
node -- The region of a stem between two internodes, where there is branching of the vascular tissue into leaves or other appendages.
mycorrhizae
(my-koh-ry-zee) [Gk. mykes, fungus + rhiza, root]
Mutualistic associations of plant roots and fungi.
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mycorrhizae. Beneficial associations between plant roots and fungi.
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Mycorrhizae. Fungi that form symbiotic relationships with roots of more developed plants.
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Mycorrhizae are fungi (usually a zygomycete or basidiomycete) symbiotic with the roots of plants. Both relationships are mutualistic: both parties benefit. Fungi provide nutrients from the substrate, the phototroph provides food.
ectomycorrhizae Association of a fungus with a vascular plant root or rhizome system in which the fungus surrounds, but does not penetrate the living cells (protoplast) of the system.
ectoneural Oral (chief) nervous system in echinoderms.
Symbiosis: Mycorrhizae and Lichens. Retrieved on 2006-09-21.
^ Knowledge of nitrogen transfer between plants and beneficial fungi expands southwestfarmpress.com. 2005-06-10 Retrieved 2007-04-06.
While root hairs greatly enhance the surface area (hence absorbtion surface), the addition of symbiotic mycorrhizae fungi vastly increases the area of the root for absorbing water and minerals from the soil.
in the form of mycorrhizae, insect symbionts and lichens as well as their potency in breaking down complex organic biomolecules such as wood as well as xenobiotics are a critical step in the global carbon cycle.
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