Mycorrhizal fungi have been best friends with plants for 500 million years. In exchange for food from the plants, these root-dwellers help their hosts get nutrients, fight pathogens and improve tolerance to drought. @KnowableMag explains how researchers are exploring them as a means for saving endangered plants.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2025/mycorrhizal-fungi-help-save-endangered-plants-ecosystems
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