mycorrhiza
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Research
10,613 papers- Unraveling mycorrhiza-induced resistance.Current opinion in plant biology · 2007
- On publishing in Mycorrhiza.Mycorrhiza · 2018
- Status of mycorrhiza research in 2026.The New phytologist · 2026
- Mycorrhiza-induced resistance and priming of plant defenses.Journal of chemical ecology · 2012
- Identification of upregulated genes in Tricholoma matsutake mycorrhiza.FEMS microbiology letters · 2022
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Article
34 sectionsContents
- Definition
- History of research
- Evolution
- Emergence alongside terrestrial plants
- Fossil record and genomic analysis
- Origins in plants
- Origins in fungi
- Arbuscular mycorrhizae
- Ectomycorrhizae
- Orchid mycorrhizae
- Ericoid mycorrhizae
- Types
- Similar symbiotic relationships
- Ectomycorrhiza
- Arbutoid mycorrhiza
- Arbuscular mycorrhiza
- Mucoromycotina fine root endophytes
- Ericoid mycorrhiza
- Orchid mycorrhiza
- Monotropoid mycorrhiza
- Function
- Formation
- Mechanisms
- Sugar-water/mineral exchange
- Disease, drought and salinity resistance and its correlation to mycorrhizae
- Resistance to insects
- Colonization of barren soil
- Resistance to toxicity
- Occurrence of mycorrhizal associations
- Climate change
- Conservation and mapping
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Introductory video animation providing some basic information about mycorrhizas.
A mycorrhiza (; , mycorrhiza, or mycorrhizas) is a symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant, in which fungal hyphae and plant roots become interconnected and form an interface on the cellular level. The term mycorrhiza refers to the role of the fungus in the plant's rhizosphere, the plant root system and its surroundings. Mycorrhizae play important roles in plant nutrition, soil biology, and soil chemistry.