Noun
mycorrhiza (plural mycorrhizas or mycorrhizae)
(ecology, botany, mycology) A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant. [from 19th c.]
Endomycorrhiza includes arbuscular, ericoid, and orchid mycorrhiza, while arbutoid mycorrhizas can be classified as ectoendomycorrhizas. Source: Internet
Orchid mycorrhiza main All orchids are myco-heterotrophic at some stage during their lifecycle and form orchid mycorrhizas with a range of basidiomycete fungi. Source: Internet
Indeed, symbiosis with root fungi is quite common among the order representatives, and three kinds of it can be found exclusively among Ericales (namely, ericoid, arbutoid and monotropoid mycorrhiza). Source: Internet
In some cases the hyphae may also penetrate the plant cells, in which case the mycorrhiza is called an ectendomycorrhiza. Source: Internet
Monotropoid mycorrhiza This type of mycorrhiza occurs in the subfamily Monotropoideae of the Ericaceae. Source: Internet
Plants take up phosphorus through several pathways: the arbuscular mycorrhiza l pathway and the direct uptake pathway. Source: Internet