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The Soil Biology Library: Key Reads from Wendy Taheri, PhD
"Fungal Assets" by Wendy Taheri, Ph. D.
Most flowering plants are dependent upon AM fungi and grow poorly in their absence. This dependency varies greatly between species and even between varieties of the same species. Soil conditions, particularly the amount of inorganic phosphorus, also influence mycorrhizal dependency in a specific environment. In general, grasses tend to be more dependent upon AM fungi than some of the other plant groups.
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