Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and Plant Reproduction, pp. Y Kapulnick and DD Douds Jr. Kluwer Academic Press.
Reproduction is an essential process for all living things.
Moreover, for many crop species reproductive structures are the principle edible parts. Despite this, relatively little is known about the effect of mycorrhizal symbiosis on host plant reproduction. Common limitations to reproduction include nutrient deficiency, herbivory and disease. Mycorrhizal fungi may influence all three. Different host species may vary in their response to infection by mycorrhizal fungi.