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What re mycorrhiza ?

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A symbiotic association between a fungus and the roots of the plants is called mycorrhiza The fungal symbiont in these associations absorbs the phosphorus from soil and transfers to the plant . Plants having such association shown other benefits such as resistance to rootborne pathogens , tolerance to salinity , drought enhances plant growth and developments . For example many members of the genus Glomus form mycorrhiza.
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