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Green Man Conservation Mycorrhiza Inoculation
Definition: ‘A mutualistic relationship between the roots of plant species and the hyphae of a fungus, in which the plant gets dissolved mineral ions released by the fungus, and the fungus gets carbohydrates from the plants’
Mycorrhiza is an extremely significant symbiotic fungus which with one application will provide help with nutrient uptake, resistance to disease and drought and generate a far stronger tree for the duration of its lifetime.
Many practical benefits can be expected from using mycorrhizal fungi, including improved survival, growth, more rooting, flowering and fruiting, bolstered protection against disease, improved soil structure and resistance to invasion by non-mycorrhizal or exotic plant species. Mycorrhizae make plant growth possible, linking the roots of plants to the surrounding soil. In short, neither can survive without the other.
Mycorrhiza inoculation is performed physically via root nutrient uptake, and therefore application costs vary from tree to tree due to size, species and soil type. We offer no obligation quotations and site specific inoculation. Contact us to arrange a visit.
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More than 90 percent of plant species form a symbiotic arrangement with beneficial soil fungi called mycorrhizal fungi. The roots are colonized by the soil fungus, which attaches to the roots and extends far into the surrounding soil environment. The colonized root is called a mycorrhiza. Mycorrhizal fungi are the dominant microbes in undisturbed soils accounting for 60 to 80 percent of the microbial biomass. They are fundamental to plant establishment, supplying the water and nutrients needed for survival and, in exchange, receiving essential sugars and other compounds supplied by the plant.
What does Mycorrhiza do for plants?
Mycorrhizal fungi increase the surface absorbing area of roots 10 to 1,000 times, thereby greatly improving the ability of the plants to use the soil resource. Estimates of amounts of mycorrhizal filaments present in soil associated with plants are astonishing. Several miles of fungal filaments can be present in less than a thimbleful of soil. But mycorrhizal fungi enhance nutrient uptake not only by increasing the surface absorbing area of roots. They also release powerful chemicals into the soil that dissolve hard-to-capture nutrients, such as phosphorous, iron and other complex soil nutrients. Mycorrhizal fungi form an intricate web that captures and assimilates nutrients, conserving the nutrient capital in soils. In non-mycorrhizal conditions, much fertility is unavailable to plants or lost from the soil system.
What other functions do Mycorrhizal fungi perform?
Mycorrhizal fungi are involved with a wide variety of activities that benefit plant establishment and growth. The same extensive network of fungal filaments important to nutrient uptake is also important in water uptake and storage. In non-irrigated conditions, mycorrhizal plants are under far less drought stress compared to non-mycorrhizal plants. Suppression of diseases and pathogens are additional benefits for a mycorrhizal plant. Mycorrhizal fungi attack pathogen or disease organisms entering the root zone. For example, excretions of specific antibiotics produced by mycorrhizal fungi immobilize and kill disease organisms. Some mycorrhizal fungi protect plants from Phytophthora, Fusarium and Rhizoctonia.
Mycorrhizal fungi also improve soil structure. Mycorrhizal filaments produce humic compounds and organic “glues” (extracellular polysaccharides) that bind soils into aggregates and improve soil porosity. Soil porosity and soil structure positively influence the growth of plants by promoting aeration, water movement into soil, root growth and distribution.
Many practical benefits can be expected from using mycorrhizal fungi in common practices. These include improved survival, growth, more rooting, flowering and fruiting, bolstered protection against disease, improved soil structure and resistance to invasion by non-mycorrhizal or exotic plant species. In nature, mycorrhizae make plant growth possible, linking the roots of plants to the surrounding soil. In nature, neither can survive without the other.
Using Mycorrhiza - Can I fertilize instead?
Many fertilizer regimens push top growth at the expense of root development, making plants vulnerable to stressful environments. Frequent, high levels of fertilizer produce an unbalanced and often unsustainable shoot-to-root ratio. Mycorrhizae, on the other hand, feed your plants and stimulate root growth. Unlike mycorrhizae, fertilizer cannot help prevent root disease, improve soil structure or promote other beneficial microbes.
Abridged excerpt by Dr. Mike Amaranthus
Dr Amaranthus spent 20 years with Oregon State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, where he wrote more than 50 research papers on mycorrhizae. He is the recipient of the USDA Highest Honors for scientific achievement.
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