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Mycorrhizae

Mycorrhizal fungi colonising a root.

The mycorrhizae is a structure that is formed by the symbiotic relationship between fungi and plant roots.

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Rights: Paula Flynn, Iowa State University Extension
Published: 14 April 2009Size: 858.64 KB
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