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In which plant will you look for mycorrhiza and corolloid roots ? Aslo explain what these terms mean

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Mycorrhiza (Myco's =fungus , rize =roosts ) is a sybiotic association between fungus and the roots of vascular plants. The fungus colonizes the roots of the host either intra or inter cellularly. It helps in the nutrient absorption from soil for the plant. Mycrorhizal associations are present in conifers i.e., Pinus, Cedrus, Abies and Picea.
Coralloid roots is devloped in Cycas. it is produced in cluster at the base of the stem and protrudes out over the groud. It is dichtomously branched and greenish in colour. it Contains algal zone contains blue green algae like Anabaena and Nostoc which grow in symbiotic association with coralloid roots.
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