The Exciting world of Mycorrhizal fungi!
Over 500 million years plants have been evolving alongside other organisms and interacting with them. In recent years, a form of mutualistic symbiosis has been attracting much attention to the lithosphere surrounding plant roots. This mutualism is between mycorrhizal fungi and plants. The word Mycorrhizae signifies the relationship and role the fungi (Myco) have around plant root systems (Rhizosphere), whereby the fungi can increase the plants access to nutrients and water by