According to a new report entitled DYNOMYCO: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of Plant Growth, a specialized form of mycorrhizal fungi may act as part of a symbiotic association with a more highly evolved plant. Vascular organisms, such as green plants that perform photosynthesis, can make a symbiotic attachment to mycorrhizal fungi through its roots. Since the connection usually involves structures from both organisms wrapping around one another, these bonds are usually quite stronger than what one might find in most other forms of symbiosis.
Groups of biological research specialists are finding that mycorrhizal fungi may help to prevent the growth of other more harmful types of plant pathogens. When the roots of certain shrubs are young, fungal hyphae start to climb underneath the soil and attach themselves to the spaces between individual root cells. Over time, the two organisms can grow stronger together according to DYNOMYCO: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of Plant Growth.
In most instances, the fungus would eventually overcome the vascular plant it was attached to and rob it of resources. This is why farmers once considered these organisms a major issue. Researchers who’ve dedicated themselves to studying this relationship have found examples of mutualism that may be the key to unlocking the hidden potential for crops to grow much faster than they would have in the past. Their findings could very well fundamentally change the way some plants are grown as people seek to optimize returns.
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