Ectomycorrhiza
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An ectomycorrhiza 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 division Basidiomycot
Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis, showing root tips with fungal mycelium from the genus Amanita
Basic morphology of a common ectomycorrhizal association
Extraradical mycelia (white) on the roots of Picea glauca (brown)
The hypogeous sporocarp of Tuber melanosporum, the black Périgord truffle
Arbuscular mycorrhiza
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An arbuscular mycorrhiza is a type of mycorrhiza in which the symbiont fungus penetrates the cortical cells of the roots of a vascular plant forming arbuscules. Arbuscular mycorrhiza is a type of endo
Ectomycorrhiza
…increasingly important in areas such as ecosystem management and restoration, forestry, and agriculture. Unlike other mycorrhizal relationships, such as arbuscular mycorrhiza and ericoid mycorrhiza, ectomycorrhizal fungi do not penetrate their host's cell wall. Instead they form an entirely intercellular interfaces known as…
Flax root cortical cells containing paired arbuscules
Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae in the terminal roots of Horse Gram plant
Bilayered glomoid spore of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the root of Horse Gram