Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: The “Secondary Root System” Your Plants Need

Close-up macro photography of healthy white plant roots growing in dark organic soil, representing a strong mycorrhizal fungal network.

What Actually Is Mycorrhizae? (Simply Explained) Most garden soil is dead. You’ve been dumping fertilizer on it for years, and the microscopic life that should be feeding your plants has been wiped out. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) from the phylum Glomeromycota are the microscopic repair crew. They’re obligate biotrophs, meaning they can’t survive without a