Claim · #6496465
Glomeromycota · mutualism · Plantae
mutualism · effect: beneficial
hasArbuscularMycorrhizalHost GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“mycorrhizal fungi greatly increase the volume of soil that plant roots reach”
- Source
- Agroforestry: A Primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment
- Authors
- Gassner A., Dobie P. (eds.); Cornelius J.P., Coe R., Mercado A., Mukuralinda A., Okia C.A., Somarriba E., Thorne P., et al.
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- CIFOR-ICRAF
- Page
- 48
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Mycorrhizal benefits (extended root volume, P mobilization, drought tolerance, reduced root pathogens, inter-tree nutrient transfer via common mycorrhizal networks) are well-established agroecological/agroforestry knowledge. Impact 'high' and tier 'direct' are reasonable.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“AMF (Glomeromycota) demonstrably reduce root pathogen infection severity and improve plant resilience via competition, induced resistance, and improved nutrition. Other listed mechanisms are well-supported. Coding as 'interactions' between AMF and host plants is appropriate.”
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