Hi,
Simple question: Can any soil fungi fix atmospheric nitrogen the way some bacteria can?
Thanks!
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[url=https://www.nearctica.com/ecology/pops/mutual.htm]Lichen[/url] is a mutualist fungi.
[url=https://www.lichen.com/environment.html]Lichen and the Environment[/url]
[url=https://www.lichen.com/environment.html]Lichen and the Environment[/url]
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This was said by Opabinia51, [url=https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=932]here[/url].Endo and Ectomycorrhizae are apparently not involved in composting, these are the fungi that are associated with the roots of plants. Endomycorrhizae penetrate the actual root of the plant and live inside and ectomycorrhizae live outside the plant. Both are mutualists providing the plant with Nitrogen (which they fix) and other nutrients.