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To grow well, plants need a wide range of nutrients in various amounts, depending on the individual plant and its stage of growth. The three key plant nutrients usually derived from soil are nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, while carbon, oxygen and hydrogen are absorbed from the air. Other vital soil nutrients include magnesium, calcium and sulphur. Gardeners can add nutrients by applying fertilisers (either artificial or naturally derived) to boost plant growth and improve flowering and fruiting. nutrients gathered from the soil by the fungal strands. The mycorrhizas greatly increase the absorptive area of a plant, acting as extensions to the root system.Colombo RP, Benavidez ME, Fernandez Bidondo L, Silvani VA, Bompadre MJ, Statello M, Scorza MV, Scotti A, Godeas AM (2020) Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in heavy metal highly polluted soil in the Riachuelo river basin. Rev Argent Microbiol 52:145–149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ram.2019.05.001 Solís-Ramos LY, Coto-López C, Andrade-Torres A (2021) Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in remediation of anthropogenic soil pollution. Symbiosis 84:321–336. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13199-021-00774-4 Sulman, B. N. et al. Microbe-driven turnover offsets mineral-mediated storage of soil carbon under elevated CO 2. Nat. Clim. Change 4, 1099–1102 (2014). Carrara, J. E. et al. Differences in microbial community response to nitrogen fertilization result in unique enzyme shifts between arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal-dominated soils. Glob. Change Biol. 27, 2049–2060 (2021).

Wang, B. & Qiu, Y. L. Phylogenetic distribution and evolution of mycorrhizas in land plants. Mycorrhiza 16, 299–363 (2006). Mitra S, Chakraborty AJ, Tareq AM, Emran TB, Nainu F, Khusro A, Idris AM et al (2022) Impact of heavy metals on the environment and human health: Novel therapeutic insights to counter the toxicity. J King Saud Univer - Sci 34:101865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2022.101865 In most soils there simply are not enough of the right type of native mycorrhizal fungi close enough to the new plants roots to colonise fast enough to show the incredible range of benefits complete colonisation of a host plants roots can achieve. Neither fungi nor plants could survive in many uncultivated situations without this mutually beneficial arrangement. This is why it is so important to use rootgrow. Just 1 teaspoon can contain up to 5000 pieces of fungi all ready to explode into growth, colonising every millimetre of a plants roots in a matter of days.Vangronsveld J, Herzig R, Weyens N, Boulet J, Adriaensen K, Ruttens A, Thewys T et al (2009) Phytoremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater: lessons from the field. Environ Sci Pollut Res 16:765–794. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-009-0213-6 Terrer, C. et al. Nitrogen and phosphorus constrain the CO 2 fertilization of global plant biomass. Nat. Clim. Change 9, 684–689 (2019). Kjøller, R. et al. Dramatic changes in ectomycorrhizal community composition, root tip abundance and mycelial production along a stand-scale nitrogen deposition gradient. N. Phytol. 194, 278–286 (2012). Terrer, C. et al. A tradeoff between plant and soil carbon storage under elevated CO 2. Nature 591, 599–603 (2021).

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Most gardeners buy or raise plants in sterile composts where the plants have easy access to the essential nutrients. However a soon as they are planted into soil, the root environment changes radically which can lead to plant failure and poor growth. Sarkar A, Asaeda T, Wang Q, Kaneko Y, Rashid MH (2017) Response of Miscanthus sacchariflorus to zinc stress mediated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Flora 234:60–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2017.05.011 These fungi are living organisms and will live with the plant, sourcing a continued nutrient supply for its entire lifetime – a truly sustainable plant nutrition solution. In exchange the plant provides carbon and sugars to the fungi. Not unsurprisingly, 90% of all land plants employ this relationship to enhance their own root system’s capacity to deliver nutrients. Why do I need Rootgrow Ekamawanti HA, Setiadi Y, Sopandie D, Santosa DA (2014) Mercury stress resistances in Nauclea orientalis seedlings inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Agricult Forest Fish 3:113–120. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aff.20140302.20 Tiodar ED, Văcar CL, Podar D (2021) Phytoremediation and microorganisms-assisted phytoremediation of mercury-contaminated soils: challenges and perspectives. Int J Environ Res Public Health 18:1–38. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052435