4 Types of Fungi that benefit your plant roots

Recently, I researched how to make a better soil mix for my plants and made a note of the benefits of these fungi that can be mixed into the soil to improve plant growth.

  1. Rhizobia

These are bacteria that can form a symbiotic relationship with certain plants, such as legumes, in which the bacteria fix nitrogen from the air and make it available to the plant in exchange for carbohydrates from the plant.

Rhizobia are beneficial to plant roots as they convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form that the plant can use for growth, known as nitrogen fixation. This is important as Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for the growth and survival of plants, but it is often in short supply in many soils. Rhizobia also improve the soil structure and fertility, help the plant acquire more water and minerals, and act as a physical barrier, protecting the plant roots from pathogens and parasites.

  1. Trichoderma

This is a group of fungi that can colonize plant roots and form a mutualistic relationship with the plant. Trichoderma can help the plant to fight off pathogens, increase its tolerance to stress, and improve its nutrient uptake.

Trichoderma is a beneficial fungi that forms a symbiotic relationship with plant roots, providing various benefits such as promoting growth and development by enhancing nutrient uptake, increasing tolerance to environmental stressors, and stimulating the plant’s immune system, protecting the plant from pathogens by producing compounds that inhibit the growth of harmful pathogens, improving soil fertility by colonizing the rhizosphere and secreting enzymes that break down organic matter, making nutrients more available to the plant, helping the plant acquire more water and minerals from the soil, and providing a source of nitrogen for growth.

  1. Endomycorrhizae

This type of mycorrhizal fungi, also known as arbuscular mycorrhizae, colonizes the plant’s roots and forms a symbiotic relationship with the plant. It helps the plant to absorb nutrients such as phosphorous, zinc and copper.

Endomycorrhizae is a type of fungus that forms a symbiotic relationship with plant roots, providing various benefits to the plant, such as enhancing nutrient uptake, improving soil fertility, increasing tolerance to environmental stress, protecting the plant from pathogens, and helping the plant acquire more water and minerals from the soil.

  1. Ectomycorrhizae

This type of mycorrhizal fungi colonizes the plant’s roots and forms a symbiotic relationship with the plant. They help the plant to absorb nutrients such as phosphorous, nitrogen and sulfur.

Ectomycorrhizae is beneficial to plant roots by enhancing nutrient uptake, improving soil fertility, increasing tolerance to environmental stress, protecting the plant from pathogens, and helping the plant acquire more water and minerals from the soil.

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