Ascomycota fungi (ericoid mycorrhizal) · mutualism · Calluna vulgaris

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Ericoid mycorrhizal symbiosis with Calluna vulgaris (Ericaceae) by ascomycetous fungi forming intracellular hyphal coils is well-established mycorrhizal biology.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “ERM symbiosis between ascomycetous fungi and Calluna vulgaris (Ericaceae) with intracellular hyphal coils in hair roots is well-established mycorrhizal biology.”

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