MYCORRHIZAE: PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON MYCORRHIZAE; April 1969 - Misc. Publication 1189. U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1971. Hardcover. Octavo (9 1/4 in., x 6 i/4.) Green boards, with gilt lettering to top board and spine. Previous owner's signature to front pastedown and last name to bottom edge. Good Plus. Item #100055
"A mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between a green plant and a fungus. The plant makes organic molecules by photosynthesis and supplies them to the fungus in the form of sugars or lipids, while the fungus supplies the plant with water and mineral nutrients, such as phosphorus, taken from the soil. ("The evolution of mycorrhiza-like associations in liverworts: An Update"Kottke, I. and M. Nebel)
"Fossil and genetic evidence indicate that mycorrhizae are ancient, potentially as old as the terrestrialization of plants. Genetic evidence indicates that all land plants share a single common ancestor which appears to have quickly adopted mycorrhizal symbiosis, and research suggests that proto-mycorrhizal fungi were a key factor enabling plant terrestrialization... (Wikipedia).
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