"Accomplishes what few other books have-helping growers use mycorrhizae to improve the immune systems of plants. This natural union between plants and fungi is the foundation of our food web." -Paul Stamets, author of Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the WorldTeaming with Fungi is an important guide to mycorrhizae and the role they play in agriculture, horticulture, and hydroponics. Almost every plant in a garden forms a relationship with fungi, and many plants would not exist without their fungal partners. By better understanding this relationship, home gardeners can take advantage of the benefits of fungi, which include an increased uptake in nutrients, resistance to drought, earlier fruiting, and more. This must-have guide will teach you how fungi interact with plants and how to best to employ them in your home garden.

The first book about the essential symbiotic relationship between soil dwelling mycorrhizal fungi and plants.

About the Author
Jeff Lowenfels is the author several of award-winning books on plants and soil, and he is the longest running garden columnist in North America. Lowenfels is a national lecturer as well as a fellow, hall of fame member, and former president of the Garden Writers of America.


Book Information
ISBN 9781604697292
Author Jeff Lowenfels
Format Hardback
Page Count 172
Imprint Timber Press
Publisher Workman Publishing
Weight(grams) 460g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 158mm * 20mm