fungus root
31mycorrhiza — mycorrhizal, mycorhizal, adj. /muy keuh ruy zeuh/, n., pl. mycorrhizae / zee/, mycorrhizas. Plant Pathol. a symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus, esp. a basidiomycete, with the roots of certain plants, in which the hyphae form a… …
32arbuscular mycorrhizal — (AM) fungi The mycorrhizal fungi in a symbiotic fungus root association that penetrate the outer layer of the root, grow intracellularly, and form characteristic much branched hyphal structures called arbuscules …
33Aphanomyces — ▪ fungus genus genus of parasitic fungi in the class Oomycetes (phylum Oomycota, kingdom Chromista) that forms two successive asexual, motile spores (zoospores). The first one is produced in a spore sac (sporangium) but soon forms a cyst… …
34plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …
35Mycorrhiza — This mycorrhiza includes a fungus in the genus Amanita A mycorrhiza (Gk. μυκός, mykós, fungus and ριζα, riza, roots ,[1] pl mycorrhizae, mycorrhizas) is a symbiotic (generally mutualistic …
36plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… …
37Oak wilt — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Ascomycota Subdivision: Pezi …
38Arbuscular mycorrhiza — An arbuscular mycorrhiza (plural mycorrhizae or mycorrhizas) is a type of mycorrhiza in which the fungus penetrates the cortical cells of the roots of a vascular plant.Arbuscular mycorrhizae (AMs) are characterized by the formation of unique… …
39Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
40Chestnut — For other uses of chestnut , see Chestnut (disambiguation). For other uses of chinquapin or chinkapin , see Chinquapin (disambiguation). Chestnut Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Scientific clas …
