Ectomycorrhizal weathering of the soil minerals muscovite
· Mineral weathering is a primary source of K and Mg for plant nutrition. Ectomycorrhizal fungi can transport Mg and K which was daily adjusted to pH 4 with m HCl to minimize the effects of high-energy surface sites produced by grinding. Muscovite contained %[weight/weight (w/w)] K (Kalinowski & Schweda, 1996), and hornblende contained % …