Definition of "mycorrhiza" noun plural mycorrhizas or mycorrhizae
(ecology, botany, mycology) A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus ; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant . quotations
Quotations Alternatively , inoculations of a disturbed site with native or exotic fungi facilitate formation of mycorrhizae in a shorter period , given certain circumstances .
2004, Season R. Snyder, Michael F. Allen, Restoration of Micorrhizae in Arid Environments, Dilip K. Arora (editor), Fungal Biotechnology in Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Applications, Marce Dekker, Inc., page 481
This has been associated with advances in different research disciplines such as genetics , genomics , proteomics , metabolomics and physiology , advances which have generated better insight into topics of mycorrhizal biology , including the mechanisms of host -mycorrhiza interactions pre - and post -penetration , the influence of the symbiosis on the host and its surroundings , and the evolution and diversity of mycorrhization .
2010, Hinanit Koltai, Yoram Kapulnik, editors, Arbuscular Mycorrhizas: Physiology and Function, 2nd edition, Springer, page v