Question

What are mycorrhiza? How does it act as a biofertiliser?.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association of a fungus with the roots of higher plants. The fungus absorbs water and phosphates from the soil and passes it to the plant. ... In this way, the mycorrhizae act as effective biofertilisers. The most common fungi that form mycorrhizal association with plants are Glomus species.

Answer 2

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ᴛʜᴇ sʏᴍʙɪᴏᴛɪᴄ ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ғᴜɴɢɪ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴏᴏᴛs ᴏғ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs ɪs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍʏᴄᴏʀʀʜɪᴢᴀ. ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜɴɢᴀʟ ʜʏᴘʜᴀᴇ ᴀʙsᴏʀʙs ᴘʜᴏsᴘʜᴏʀᴜs ғʀᴏᴍ sᴏɪʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀssᴇs ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏɪʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴜs ᴇɴʀɪᴄʜᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴏɪʟ. ɪᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛs ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs ʙʏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ ʀᴇsɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ʀᴏᴏᴛ-ʙᴏʀɴᴇ ᴘᴀᴛʜᴏɢᴇɴs, ᴛᴏʟᴇʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴀʟɪɴɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ.