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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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Within Vinony's link graph, Ectomycorrhiza is referenced by 376 other articles, and connects out to agriculture, Pinus and ecosystem.
It is catalogued under topics including Fungal morphology and anatomy, Fungus ecology and Plant roots.
Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.
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- mycorrhiza
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- Ectomycorrhizae
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ectomycorrhiza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.