Scientifically Speaking | A molecular tweak that could make farming environmentally friendly
Modern agriculture’s critical challenge is to feed a growing global population while reducing the environmental footprint of ...
First indication of carbon uptake via fungi in young woody plants in the tropics
Researchers at the Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) at the University of Bayreuth have found ...
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Plants more likely to be 'eavesdroppers' than altruists when tapping into underground networks, study finds
Networks emerge because mycorrhizal fungi form symbiotic partnerships with plant roots, through which the plants receive nutrients and the fungi receive carbon. It has been demonstrated that plant ...
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Fundamental Biological Discovery Could Revolutionize Fertilizer Use in Farming
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associate with plant roots. Credit: Edmund Bridge This type of partnership, known as endosymbiosis, where one organism exists within another, enables legume plants to ...
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and salinity stress mitigation in plants
One of the best strategies is to use beneficial soil microbes, including arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, in order to increase plant tolerance to salt. The findings of this review showed that salinity ...