Teaming with Fungi: The Organic Grower’s Guide to Mycorrihizae

?To say [Lowenfels] thinks deeply about this subterranean world [of soil] is an understatement.? ?Hamodia

Improved drought tolerance, resistance to disease, and increased fruiting are just a few of the ways mycorrhizal fungi can enhance plant performance. Bestselling author Jeff Lowenfels clearly explains exactly how beneficial fungi can make or break a plant?s success, and how to best optimize the advantages. Applicable to all types of cultivation?from agriculture to horticulture and ornamental gardens to legal cannabis propagation?Teaming with Fungi reveals the key role mycorrhizal fungi play in growing successful plants.

One of a series of 3 books by Gardening Wizard Jeff Lowenfils, this is an important guide to mycorrhizae (a fungus which grows in association with the roots of a plant in a symbiotic or mildly pathogenic relationship) and the role they play in agriculture, horticulture, and hydroponics. Almost every plant in a garden forms a relationship with fungi, and many plants would not exist without their fungal partners. By better understanding this relationship, gardeners can take advantage of the benefits of fungi, which include an increased uptake in nutrients, resistance to drought, earlier fruiting, and more. Learn how the fungi interact with plants and how to best to employ them in your home garden.

Hardcover: 172 pages
Publisher: Timber Press (January 11, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1604697292
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.5 x 10 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds