Q.Give two examples for mycorrhizae forming fungi.

Step 1. Recall what a mycorrhiza-forming fungus does. Mycorrhizae-forming fungi form a symbiotic partnership with plant roots, helping the plant absorb water and minerals in exchange for nutrition from the root.

Step 2. Give an example of an ectomycorrhizal fungus. Pisolithus tinctorius is the chapter's named example of a fungus forming ectomycorrhizae - it wraps a dense sheath (mantle) around the outside of the root and sends hyphae only into the intercellular spaces of the epidermis and cortex (the Hartig net).

Step 3. Give an example of an endomycorrhizal (VAM) fungus. Gigaspora is the chapter's named example of a fungus forming endomycorrhizae (Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal, or VAM, fungi) - it grows mainly inside the root, penetrating the cortical cells and forming vesicle- or arbuscle-like structures. …

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