Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi establish beneficial symbiotic relationships with the fine roots of many trees, shrubs, flowers, grasses and agronomic crops.  Through this partnership, VAM make water absorption by the plant more efficient and improve absorption of essential mineral elements. As a result, VAM plants exhibit significantly higher survival rates and accelerated lush growth, especially in stressed environments. PHC-REC employs a proprietary "cocktail" blend of four species of VAM fungi in each pellet to inoculate the soil.  The incorporation of multiple strains of VAM fungi represents a significant advance in the efficacy of the mycorrhizal technology. The multiple strains ensure a match between the plant host and the VAM fungi which provides the most benefit to the plant host.