Mycorrhizal fungi nitrogen transfer discovery

摘要

In the second article in the series about mycorrhizal fungi in farmed soil, soil microbiologist Dr Michael Amaranthus and Larry Simpson explore the whys and wherefores of how these fungi can improve crop yields, reduce low growing-season rainfall risks and lower overall production costs. Let's begin with a topic that interests all farmers and one to which nearly all the other benefits of mycor-rhizae are inherently linked: improving crop yields. Typically, mycormizae's single most prominent contribution to a crop plant is improved access to and uptake of phosphorus (P).