New Insights into the Symbiotic Relationship between Orchids and Fungi

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 585
• Main Authors: Yeh, Chuan-Ming, Chung, KwiMi, Liang, Chieh-Kai, Tsai, Wen-Chieh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 11.02.2019
• Subjects: Dietary minerals; Flowers & plants; Fungi; Gene expression; Microorganisms; Mycorrhiza; mycorrhizal fungi; nutrient exchange; Nutrients; orchid; Pathogens; R&D; Research & development; Seeds; Symbiosis; Japan; Taiwan

Mycorrhizas play an important role in plant growth and development. In mycorrhizal symbioses, fungi supply soil mineral nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, to their host plants in exchange for carbon resources. Plants gain as much as 80% of mineral nutrient requirements from mycorrhizal fung...