Mycorrhiza

Arbuscular mycorrhiza seen under microscope. Arbuscular mycorrhiza are those where the fungus penetrates the outer layer of the cells of the roots of a plant, in this case flax.

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A mycorrhiza is a symbiotic (generally mutualistic, but occasionally weakly pathogenic) association between a fungus and the roots of a vascular plant. In a mycorrhizal association, the fungus colonizes the host plant's roots, either intracellularly or extracellularly. They are an important component of soil life.

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• Do you know how long all the root segments of the entire root system of a single rye plant can become? According to Brian Capon in his book 'Botany for gardeners' it was once measured. The figure is unbelievable: 380 miles or 630 km.