Selection of mycorrhizal inoculum for California Native Plants

Mycorrhizal networksHyphae grow out into the soil, enlarging the absorbingcapacity of the root system, and acquire phosphate andother nutrients that often are too distant to be available tothe relatively coarse root system.Zhu, Y. et al. 2001. Backseat driving? Accessing phosphate beyond therhizosphere-depletion zone. Trends in Plant Science 6:194.