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is a general term describing a symbiotic relationship between a soil fungus and plant root. Unlike rhizobia and their legume partners, mycorrhizal associations are ubiquitous and relatively ...

fungi have sustained them. Beneath every giant sequoia, every wheat stalk, every black-eyed Susan, hidden webs of filigreed mycelia permeate the plants’ roots and tie them into the surrounding soil.

That’s before you even count the miles of fungal hyphae also living there. The microbes, fungi and creatures that live in soil do the important work of eating dead plants and animals. There are also ...