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CHAMPIGNON ENDOMYCORRHIZAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fungi and Myxomycetes
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- endomycorrhizal fungus
1, record 1, English, endomycorrhizal%20fungus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Species of mycorrhizal fungus with hyphae that penetrate and live inside the cortical cells of the plant root. 2, record 1, English, - endomycorrhizal%20fungus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Endomycorrhizal fungus ... grows in the roots of grass and many other plants. It forms a partnership with shrubs and grass. The fungus gives the plants minerals like phosphorus. The plant gives the fungus sugars and other carbohydrates. 3, record 1, English, - endomycorrhizal%20fungus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are two types of mycorrhizal fungi: ectomycorrhizae and endomycorrhizae. Ectomycorrhizae form sheaths around plant roots, endomycorrhizae enter cortex cells in the roots. 4, record 1, English, - endomycorrhizal%20fungus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A mycorrhiza (typically seen in the plural forms mycorrhizae or mycorrhizas, Greek for fungus roots) is the result of a mutualistic association between a fungus and a plant. This mutualism takes place at the root level, where individual hyphae extending from the mycelium of a fungus colonize the roots of a host plant, either intracellularly or extracellularly. 5, record 1, English, - endomycorrhizal%20fungus
Record 1, Key term(s)
- endomycorrhizal fungi
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Champignons et myxomycètes
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- champignon endomycorhizien
1, record 1, French, champignon%20endomycorhizien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par un ensemble de techniques mises au point chez la légumineuse-modèle [...] on a déterminé le mécanisme cellulaire précis par lequel le champignon endomycorhizien traverse la barrière externe de la racine. 2, record 1, French, - champignon%20endomycorhizien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le terme «endomycorhize» est] composé du préfixe endo- du grec, endon (dedans) et du nom mycorhize (symbiose entre la racine d'une plante et un champignon), qui vient lui aussi du grec par son préfixe myco- de, mycetos (champignon) et son suffixe -rhize de, -rrhizos dérivé de, rhiza (racine, fondement). [L'endomycorhize est la] symbiose entre la racine d'une plante et une colonie de champignons, les hyphes de ces derniers (leurs filaments) s'infiltrant à l'intérieur des cellules racinaires, dans l'espace intracellulaire. 3, record 1, French, - champignon%20endomycorhizien
Record 1, Key term(s)
- champignon endomycorrhizal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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