TGS Mik – Promoting mycorrhiza

• Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a plant root. Certain species of fungi colonize plant roots. Mushroom hyphae greatly increase the suction surface of roots, thus facilitating the uptake of nutrients and water by plants and the development of the root system. Depending on where the fungi reside, it can be endomycorrhizal (fungi live on the roots of plants, about 85 % of plant families are friends) or ectomycorrhizal (fungi live on the surface of plant roots, about 10 % of plant families have this type of relationship).
• Cruciferous plants do not form mycorrhiza.
• Research has shown that mycorrhizal relationships in soil are very important because fungi can help plants in a variety of circumstances. Some types of fungi help better nutrient uptake, other types of fungi help water uptake, while others protect plants from getting toxins or salts into them.
• Also, various fungi help plants at different stages of their growth, at different times of the year and under different environmental conditions. Therefore, the alive soil should have a greater variety and abundance of different fungi.