The rhizosphere is the absorbing root-soil interface. It is the zone, about one millimeter in width, surrounding the epidermis of living root hairs and the boundary cells of mycorrhizae as well as hyphae growing out from some mycorrhizae .
Food is energy plus elements essential for life.
Soil is a substance made up of sands, silts, clays, decaying organic matter, air, water and an enormous number of living organisms. Synergistic - Infections that result in benefits to both parties are called mutualistic. When the benefits are greater than the sum of the parts, the association is called synergistic. Synergy means that the efficiency of any system will be increased as we add associates. We can increase or decrease vitality.