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What are mycorrhizae?
Mycorrhizae are mutualistic symbioses vital to the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. This symbiosis involves a close association between roots of a mycorrhizal host plant and the hyphae of mycorrhizal fungi. Most terrestrial plants depend on mycorrhizae for uptake of many soil minerals; thus their establishment, growth, reproduction and survival are mycorrhiza dependent.

What is the importance of a mycorrhiza assessment?
Presence of mycorrhizal fungi may indicate a healthy substrate or system where the plants are growing. Absence of mycorrhizal fungi in plants that depend on mycorrhiza could require extra care in their development. Mycorrhizal assessments can give you a clear indication on the need of mycorrhiza inoculation or management in your systems (greenhouse, nurseries or land) therefore maximizing your investment.

Mycorrhizal inoculation and management are currently an important practices in tree and plant nurseries, plant restoration or land reclamation, orchards, vineyards, and lands where many vegetables and crops are grown. Farmers and plant growers, environmental consultants, golf course superintendents, landscape architects, and private landowners can benefit tremendously by using and/or managing mycorrhizal fungi.

Importance of mycorrhiza on putting greens

Mycorrhizae and Turfgrass

Scientific References
Koske, R. E., J. N. Gemma, and N. Jackson. 1997.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with three species of turfgrass.
Canadian Journal of Botany 75:320-332.

Koske, R. E., J. N. Gemma, and N. Jackson. 1997.
A preliminary survey of mycorrhizal fungi in putting greens.
Journal of Turfgrass Science 73:2-8.

Koske, R. E., and J. N. Gemma. 1997.
Mycorrhizae and succession in plantings of beachgrass in sand dunes.
American Journal of Botany 84:118-130.

Gemma, J. N., R. E. Koske, E. M. Roberts, and N. Jackson. 1997.
Enhanced establishment of bentgrasses by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
Journal of Turfgrass Science 73: 9-14.

Gemma, J. N., R. E. Koske, E. M. Roberts, N. Jackson, and K. De Antonis. 1997. Mycorrhizal fungi improve drought resistance in creeping bentgrass.
Journal of Turfgrass Science 73: 15-29.

Gemma, J. N., and R. E. Koske. 1997.
Arbuscular mycorrhizae in sand dune plants of the North Atlantic coast of the U.S.:
Field and greenhouse studies.
Journal of Environmental Management 50:251-264.