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Ectomycorrhiza
Sign in to savethumbnail|Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis, showing root tips with fungal mycelium from the genus [[Amanita]]
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32 sectionsContents
- Evolution
- Paleobiology
- Molecular studies
- Morphology
- Hartig net
- Mantle
- Extraradical hyphae and linkage
- Fruiting bodies
- Physiology
- Presymbiosis
- Symbiosis
- Nutrient uptake and exchange
- Non-nutritional benefits
- Ectendomycorrhiza
- Ecology
- Biogeography and environmental gradients
- Host specificity and community responses
- Roles in invasion
- Competition and other plant symbionts
- Interactions with animals
- Plant production
- Agriculture
- Forestry
- Restoration
- Resilience in challenging environments
- Heavy metals
- Pollution and phytoremediation
- Climate change
- Conservation
- See also
- References
- External links
thumbnail|Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis, showing root tips with fungal mycelium from the genus [[Amanita]]
An ectomycorrhiza (; abbreviated EcM; or ectomycorrhizas) is a form of symbiotic relationship that occurs between a fungal symbiont, or mycobiont, and the roots of various plant species. The mycobiont is often from the phyla Basidiomycota and Ascomycota, and more rarely from the Zygomycota.