Claim · #6494209
Cenococcum geophilum · mutualism · Tilia cordata
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“colonization of Tilia cordata by this fungus enabled roots to survive to -5.5 MPa”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
- Page
- 384
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cenococcum geophilum is a well-documented drought-tolerant ectomycorrhizal fungus; its colonization of Tilia cordata roots improving survival under extreme water stress (-5.5 MPa) is biologically consistent with established literature.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Cenococcum geophilum is a well-documented drought-tolerant ectomycorrhizal fungus; colonization improving host root survival under extreme water stress (-5.5 MPa) is biologically consistent with established literature.”
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