-Improves establishment rates.
-Enhances phosphorus acquisition.
-Increases solubility of normally unavailable forms of phosphorus.
-Enhances drought tolerance.
-Mycorrhizae improves water uptake efficiency.
-Increases below ground surface area for water absorption.
-Decreases transplant shock and increases survival and growth in the field.
-Transplant success depends on how quickly a plant can re-establish its root system.
-Mycorrhizal fungi rapidly develop below ground surface area for nutrient and water uptake.
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