AEBI 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Glomalin, Leccinum, Hartig Net
25 Jan 2018
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Guest lecture: relationship between fungi and land plants (not water) Depends on different types if genera (speci c relationships) fungi solubilize the phosphorus to bring nutrients to the root of plant (root + fungi = marriage work together (symbiotic)) Orchid mycorrhizzae=microscopic fungi fungus give nutrients to the seeds to grow. >when land plants started appearing on dry land. In wet areas, roots are very tine, this is where externalize mycelia of the fungus started creating a relationship with the plant. Largest organism on universe is a fungus (honey mushroom) Root hair go in between cells but will never be past the endodermal cells (happens on the. Hyphae (tine threads on fungi) travel in different areas of soil to bring different nutrients to plant. Fungi produces external enzymes to allow it to move and digest organic matter (lignin, wood, cellulose etc. ) Fungi recognizes plants through signals, (genetic and chemical recognition)
