Mycorrhizae

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004268",
  "term": "Mycorrhizae",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Symbiotic combination (dual organism) of the mycelium of fungi with the roots of plants (plant roots). The roots of almost all higher plants exhibit this mutually beneficial relationship, whereby the fungus supplies water and mineral salts to the plant, and the plant supplies carbohydrates to the fungus. There are two major types of mycorrhizae: ectomycorrhizae and endomycorrhizae.",
  "synonyms": [
    "mycorrhizas",
    "mycorrhization"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "symbiosis",
    "soil biology",
    "mycology",
    "plant nutrition",
    "mycorrhizal fungi",
    "ectomycorrhizae",
    "endomycorrhizae"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "micorrizas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/mycorrhizae/"
}