Tag: Mycorrhizal

There’s the proverbial tip of the iceberg; then there’s the not-so-proverbial tip of the fungus. Both indicate something hidden. Around 10% of an iceberg’s volume is underwater. For mushroom-forming fungi, the percentage varies, but in some cases, most of the fungal biomass exis...

If you are a gardener, news might have reached your ear about a supposedly beneficial category of fungi called mycorrhizal. If you are an ecologist, chances are you consider mycorrhizae one of the most successful partnerships of all time. If you are a plant scientist, you know a great...