Fungi support much of life on earth. In particular mycorrhizal fungi or root-friendly fungi are important and altered evolutionary history of the planet. Around 475 million years ago these fungi allowed plants to colonize land. Today, almost all land plants form symbiotic associations with mycorrhizal fungi and rely on them to survive. However, these fungi are mostly invisible and hidden in the underground. Curieucity presents an exhibition featuring mycorrhizal fungi in collaboration with the VUB Plant-Microbe Interactions research team and contributions of Amandine Kervyn. Did you ever meet a mycorrhizal fungus? Come explore their diversity, feel and watch their action in our mini forest!’
Joske Ruytinx -Plant-Microbe Interaction (VUB)