mycorrhizal
- adjective
- /ˌmaɪkəˈraɪzəl/
- Specialized
- Conceptual and mathematical models have been developed to help understand and predict mycorrhizal functions.
- mycorrhizal fungi
- mycorrhizal fungi
- arbuscular mycorrhizal
Examples
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The relative allocation of biomass to different fungal structures can provide insights into mycorrhizal function.
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As a result, ecologists are starting to appreciate the importance of the diversity of mycorrhizal fungi per se.
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So question then is do the adults form mycorrhizal associations when when we put them back out into nature?
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Economic models can be used to help understand the synergistic effects of multiple resources on mycorrhizal function.
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Thus, research on the outcome of individual plant-fungus relationships must evolve to include mycorrhizal functions at higher levels of organization.
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Investigations of the importance of mycorrhizal fungal diversity to plant ecology are understandably rare for two reasons.
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Enormous variation in mycorrhizal functioning exists among different combinations of plant and fungal genotypes or species.
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Research on the plant-mycorrhizal fungal interaction will always be hindered by a basic asymmetry.
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Turf was evaluated for color, density, overall quality, thatch depth, root length, mycorrhizal root colonization, and disease-insect-weed incidence.
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Many plants benefit from their mycorrhizal relationships, which enhance nutrient absorption.
Surface Forms
Morphology
mycorrhizal = mycorrhiza (semi-transparent) = mycorrhiza + al
The adjective is formed regularly from the technical noun "mycorrhiza" plus "-al", but the base term is specialized and unlikely to be known by most learners.
Etymology
Mycorrhizal comes from two parts: myco- meaning 'fungus', think 'mushroom', and -rhizal meaning 'root'. So a mycorrhizal relationship is a close partnership where fungi live with plant roots and help the plants get food and water from the soil.