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Mycorrhizal fungi in the garden

• by Tom Kaltenbach

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With a diameter of 880 ha a fungus discovered in
Oregon certainly belongs to the largest beings
alive.
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Myco (gr. fungus)Rhiza ( gr. root)Consequently
a mykorrhizal fungus is a root fungus, which
established a partnership with a plant.
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This partnership is called

• symbiosis

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More than 90 of all land - living plants

• depend on the symbiosis with fungi.

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• Ectomycorrhiza
• dominate on woody plants,
• Endomycorrhiza
• on herbs.

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Tecnical terms

• - Spawn means the tissue of the fungus- Hyphae
  are the microscopical fibres which form the
  spawn.- Fructification describes the part of the
  fungus, commonly known as mushroom.

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Advantages of mycorrhization 1. Raised water-
and nutrient- resorbtion The fine hyphae
multiply the surface of the root. Growth and
bifurcation of the fine roots are stimulated.
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2. Protective effect of the spawn 2.1
mecanical- outer barrier provided by the
fungal mantle - inner barrier through Hartig
Net, a layer of modified cells on the surface of
the root. 2.2 chemical through the exudation
of antibiotic and fungostatic substances.
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3. raised general vitality is the resultand
the fertilisation can be reduced by half.
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4. In the case of trees also the possibility of
a mushroom- harvest.
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Artificial mycorrhization

• Necessary only once in the life of a plant

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Products by Mycoflor
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