If you want to implement a natural growing program for your plants, you ought to seek the help of mycorrhizae. Well if you are wondering what it is, here is the answer-it is natural occurring fungi similar to looks of filaments or fine hair roots. This particular fungus shares a symbiotic relationship with plant root systems where both the plants and the fungi itself enjoys benefit from each other. Other than the root system, this particular fungus is considered to be an important component to soil bio-organic life and its chemistry. Let's see how this fungus and plants are benefited from each other.
When this beneficial fungus is given to plants it gives direct access to glucose, carbs and sucrose that it requires and in return the fungus provide the plants with high absorptive capacity for minerals, water and nutrients. This results the plant to grow faster, better and larger. The mycorrhizal accesses the phosphate ion that lay dormant in soil with basic pH and ensures that root of plants feed on these dormant nutrients for a better and healthy growth. The whole process works the both ways chemically and physically. In physical terms mycelia are tiny and able to maneuver through making it hard for roots to penetrate deep into soil. The beneficial fungus helps in breaking the soil medium so that roots gain enough power to extend their growth in abundance allowing plants to feed better than before. Simultaneously, in chemical process these mycorrhizae excrete acids allowing ion displacement to convert the dormant soil desirable and active.
This beneficial fungus also works as warriors against less desirable soils to high toxicity that is caused by poisonous metal concentration, low pH acidity and other harmful contaminants including petroleum contaminants. The mycelium helps to bind metal contaminants leaving aside the beneficial substances. The use of mycorrhizae is being stressed over and over not because it is beneficial for the plants, but also for environment. Healthy growth of plants is very much expected and thus uses of synthetic fertilizers were abundant. But unfortunately it contributes to pollution causing a massive threat to nature, animals and human health. Mycorrhiza helps to grow plants without disrupting the balance of nature and thus its usage is highly recommended.
