Question

Mycorrhiza is helpful in

• A. Increase the fertility of soil
  
• B. Synthesis of food
  
• C. Providing resistance against different regulators
  
• D. Getting nutrients from soil
  

Answer 1

The correct option is D Getting nutrients from soil


Definition of mycorrhiza
Mycorrhizae are the symbiotic associations between fungi and the roots of higher plants.
Role of mycorrhiza
The fungal component offers the following advantages to the plants:-

• Increases the surface area of the root hair for the absorption of water and minerals.
• Absorbs phosphorus from the soil thus transferring into the plant.
• Confers disease resistance to the plant against the root pathogens.
• Increases the drought and salinity resistance of the plant.

Final answer
(B) Getting nutrients from soil