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Physiological characteristics of the host plant promoting an undisturbed functioning of the mycorrhizal symbiosis

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Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas on Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Ecosystems

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The term ‘mycorrhiza’ refers to the association between fungi and roots, or any other organ of higher plants involved in plant nutrient uptake from soil. This association is usually considered a mutualistic symbiosis because of the highly interdependent, and commonly beneficial, relationships established between both partners, in which the host plant receives mineral nutrients via fungal mycelium (mycotrophism), while the heterotrophic fungus obtains carbon compounds from the host photosynthesis (Harley and Smith, 1983; Harley, 1989).

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Azcón-Aguilar, C., Bago, B. (1994). Physiological characteristics of the host plant promoting an undisturbed functioning of the mycorrhizal symbiosis. In: Gianinazzi, S., Schüepp, H. (eds) Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas on Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Ecosystems. ALS Advances in Life Sciences. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8504-1_5

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