Claim · #6495531
Glomeromycota · mutualism · Plantae
mutualism · effect: beneficial
hasArbuscularMycorrhizalHost GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“mycorrhizal fungi greatly increase the volume of soil that plant roots reach”
- Source
- Agroforestry: A Primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment
- Authors
- Gassner A., Dobie P. (eds.); Cornelius J.P., Coe R., Mercado A., Mukuralinda A., Okia C.A., Somarriba E., Thorne P., et al.
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- CIFOR-ICRAF
- Page
- 48
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“AMF benefits (P mobilization, drought tolerance, root protection, common mycorrhizal networks) are well-established mutualisms.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Mycorrhizal protection against root pathogens is well-documented; mechanism statement is accurate within disease-suppression literature.”
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