Adjective
mycorrhizal
Of or pertaining to a mycorrhiza.
For example, broad classes of plants and fungi exchange carbon and nutrients in common mutualistic mycorrhizal relationships; however, some plant species known as myco-heterotrophs "cheat" by taking carbon from a fungus rather than donating it. Source: Internet
For example, in some dystrophic forests, large amounts of phosphate are taken up by mycorrhizal hyphae acting directly on leaf litter, bypassing the need for soil uptake. Source: Internet
Cramer, 1990) *The Agaricales in modern taxonomy by Rolf Singer (Koeltz Scientific Books, 1986) *The ectotrophically mycorrhizal fungi of the neotropical lowlands, especially Central Amazonia by Rolf Singer (J. Source: Internet
Recent research with ectomycorrhizal plants in boreal forests has indicated that mycorrhizal fungi and plants have a relationship that may be more complex than simply mutualistic. Source: Internet
This relationship was noted when mycorrhizal fungi were unexpectedly found hoarding nitrogen from plant roots in times of nitrogen scarcity. Source: Internet
Certain fungi form mycorrhizal symbioses with trees that increase the supply of nutrients to the tree. Source: Internet