Teaming with Fungi, Jeff Lowenfels
Teaming with Fungi, Jeff Lowenfels
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Teaming with Fungi
The Organic Grower's Guide to Mycorrhizae

Author: Jeff Lowenfels

Narrator: Lane Hakel

Unabridged: 5 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/30/2022


Synopsis

"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."

About Jeff Lowenfels

Jeff Lowenfels is a well-respected and popular national garden writer. The former president of the Garden Writers of America, he was made a GWA Fellow in 1999. He is also the founder of Plant a Row for the Hungry, a program that advocates for food donation and has led to over a million pounds of produce being donated to the hungry every year. He currently resides in Anchorage, Alaska.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kevin

Excellent book for a better understanding of how mycorrhizae works to create healthy soil and plants. The first third of the book is very technical and will lose some readers before getting to the more practical information, but I encourage you to stick with the book and you will be rewarded. Casual......more

Goodreads review by Slov

Haven't read the previous 2 books in this trilogy, but I have a good understanding of nutrient for plants and soil food webs. So read those beforehand to get a better understanding of the big picture BUT if they are as concise and streamlined as this book then I will enjoy the others just as much. Th......more

Goodreads review by Dugan

A so-so overview of the important role mycorrhizae play in the environment, and how they interact with plants. The first third was a bit of a dove into the taxonomy of the various fungi, and a bit of the history of research in the subject, the second third covered a mechanistic explanation of the st......more