rad urg a ▁ ▁District s ▁of ▁K arn ata ka ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁http :// Ch it rad urg a . nic . in / ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Ch it rad urg a ▁district <0x0A> </s> ▁Or ch id ▁my cor rh iz ae ▁are ▁sym bi otic ▁relationships ▁between ▁the ▁roots ▁of ▁plants ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Or ch id aceae ▁and ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁fung i . ▁All ▁orch ids ▁are ▁my co - h eter ot roph ic ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁in ▁their ▁life ▁cycle . ▁Or ch id ▁my cor rh iz ae ▁are ▁crit ically ▁important ▁during ▁orch id ▁germ ination , ▁as ▁an ▁orch id ▁seed ▁has ▁virt ually ▁no ▁energy ▁reserve ▁and ▁obtain s ▁its ▁carbon ▁from ▁the ▁fung al ▁sym b ion t . ▁ ▁The ▁sym b ios is ▁starts ▁with ▁a ▁structure ▁called ▁a ▁proto c orm . ▁During ▁the ▁sym b ios is , ▁the ▁fung us ▁develop s ▁structures ▁called ▁pel ot ons ▁within ▁the ▁root ▁cor tex ▁of ▁the ▁orch id . ▁ ▁Many ▁adult ▁orch ids ▁retain ▁their ▁fung al ▁sym b ion ts ▁throughout ▁their ▁life , ▁although ▁the ▁benefits ▁to ▁the ▁adult ▁photos yn th etic ▁orch id ▁and ▁the ▁fung us ▁remain ▁largely ▁un exp la ined . ▁ ▁Se ed ▁germ ination ▁▁ ▁Or ch ids ▁have ▁several ▁life ▁stages . ▁The ▁first ▁stage ▁is ▁the ▁non - g erm in ated ▁orch id ▁seed , ▁the ▁next