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The 80 pages that link to Mycorrhiza, each with the reason it gives.

• Tropical rainforestRelated: Fungal partners help trees acquire scarce mineral nutrients from weathered soils.

• Amazon rainforestRelated: Root-fungus partnerships help Amazonian plants acquire scarce soil nutrients.

• MutualismBroader topic: Fungi supply mineral nutrients while plants provide sugars.

• LichenCompared with: It is another major fungal partnership, but its photosynthetic partner remains a separate plant.

• MyceliumRelated: Mycelium extends from roots into soil, exchanging fungal nutrients for plant-derived carbon.

• HyphaRelated: Hyphae extend beyond roots, helping plants obtain water and mineral nutrients.

• SymbiosisBroader topic: It connects plant nutrition to fungal partners in soil.

• CupressaceaeRelated: Mycorrhizal fungi help many Cupressaceae absorb nutrients, especially in poor soils.

• FungusRelated: Many crops and wild plants rely on fungal partners to acquire mineral nutrients.

• Soil food webBroader topic: Mycorrhizal fungi connect plant roots to soil resources and receive plant-derived carbon.

• PhosphorusRelated: Fungal hyphae can extend phosphorus acquisition beyond the root surface.

• FungiRelated: Many fungi exchange soil nutrients for plant-derived carbon through these partnerships.

• BasidiomycotaRelated: Many basidiomycetes exchange soil nutrients for plant-derived carbon in these partnerships.

• RootRelated: Fungal partners extend the root's reach for water and mineral nutrients.

• Root systemRelated: Fungal partners extend access to water and mineral nutrients.

• Soil biodiversityBroader topic: These widespread partnerships connect plant roots with diverse soil fungi.

• Soil microbiomeBroader topic: Mycorrhizal fungi exchange soil nutrients for plant-derived carbon.

• Rhynie chertRelated: Fossil plant axes at Rhynie preserve fungal associations that illuminate early plant-fungus partnerships.

• OakRelated: Many oaks exchange sugars with fungi that help their roots acquire nutrients.

• Companion plantingRelated: Shared soil fungi may connect neighboring plants, but effects depend on species and conditions.

• Plant nutritionRelated: Fungal hyphae extend beyond roots and can improve phosphorus and other mineral uptake.

• Soil microbiologyBroader topic: These fungi extend plant access to soil nutrients while receiving plant-derived carbon.

• MycologyRelated: Understanding this partnership supports crop science and ecosystem management.

• Spore dispersalRelated: Fungal dispersal can bring mycorrhizal partners to plants in newly colonized habitats.

• Carnivorous plantCompared with: Fungal partnerships offer another way plants obtain nutrients in challenging soils.

• ForestRelated: Mycorrhizal fungi help many forest trees acquire nutrients and exchange resources.

• OrchidaceaeRelated: Orchid seeds and seedlings depend on fungal nutrients for establishment.

• Phosphate fertilizerRelated: Mycorrhizal fungi extend root access to phosphorus beyond the soil immediately around roots.

• Secondary metaboliteRelated: Metabolites help mediate signaling and exchange in some plant–fungus partnerships.

• Fruiting bodyRelated: Mycorrhizal fungi may produce fruiting bodies above the soil while supporting host plants below.

• Pacific temperate rainforestsRelated: Fungal partnerships help forest trees obtain nutrients from nutrient-poor soils.

• PinusRelated: Pine roots commonly partner with fungi that improve access to water and nutrients.

• Arbuscular mycorrhizaNarrower topic: Arbuscular mycorrhiza is one major form of this broader root–fungus partnership.

• EricaceaeRelated: Fungal partnerships help many Ericaceae obtain nutrients from poor soils.

• Forest soilRelated: These partnerships help forest roots acquire nutrients from soil and organic matter.

• TerrestrializationRelated: Fungal partnerships helped early plants obtain nutrients from land substrates.

• Miombo woodlandRelated: Root partnerships help trees obtain nutrients from generally nutrient-poor soils.

• PineRelated: Pine roots commonly rely on fungal partners to improve nutrient and water uptake.

• TransplantingRelated: Root disturbance can disrupt fungal partnerships involved in nutrient and water uptake.

• Deciduous forestRelated: Root-associated fungi help trees acquire nutrients from forest soils.

• GlomeromycotaNarrower topic: Arbuscular mycorrhiza is one major form of this broader root symbiosis.

• Soil ecologyBroader topic: These partnerships connect plant roots to soil resources and influence microbial communities.

• Soil ecosystemBroader topic: These partnerships exchange plant carbon for nutrients gathered through fungal networks.

• Common mycorrhizal networkNarrower topic: A common network is the connected form of this root-fungus symbiosis; the partnership is its foundation.

• PiceaRelated: Spruce roots commonly partner with fungi that aid nutrient and water uptake.

• SalixRelated: Willow roots associate with mycorrhizal fungi that can affect nutrient uptake and establishment.

• EricalesRelated: Many Ericaceae rely on fungal partners to obtain nutrients from poor soils.

• Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forestsRelated: Root-associated fungi can improve plants' access to scarce soil nutrients.

• VacciniumRelated: Vaccinium roots often associate with fungi that help acquire nutrients in acidic, nutrient-poor soils.

• Aerial rootCompared with: Mycorrhizae improve root nutrient uptake through fungal partners, unlike direct aerial absorption.