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RANGE OF MICROBIOMES. The microbiome can be considered as an extension of the host genome. Microbiomes associated with above-ground (phyllosphere), below-ground (rhizosphere) and internal (endosphere) tissues of the same plant are distinct. Also, microbiomes occupying the same niche of different plants can be very different, particularly when the microbiome is viewed at fine taxonomic levels such as genus, species and strain." https://lnkd.in/e_jsyuZ View in LinkedIn

IN-VITRO RESULTS "have successfully shown magnetically sensitive radical-pair reactions in a cryptochrome extracted from the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. They saw a change in yields of order 25% at 30 mT and 1% at 1 mT. Although this is still much larger than the geomagnetic field, the authors speculate that the response in vivo may be much stronger." https://lnkd.in/eRUdQZj View in LinkedIn

OUTSOURCED GENOMES. "Microorganisms that colonize different plant compartments contain the plant’s second genome." An elegantly efficient solution to obtain genetic flexibility and enormous optionality. https://lnkd.in/eFwYd-J View in LinkedIn

PLANTS AND MAGNETIC FIELDS. "These findings show that higher plants are sensitive to the magnetic field in responses that are linked to cryptochrome-dependent signaling pathways. Because cryptochromes form radical pairs after photoexcitation, our results can best be explained by the radical-pair model." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00425-006-0383-0 View in LinkedIn

" "METAORGANISM. "Plants are being considered as a metaorganism," http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/166/2/689.full View in LinkedIn

PLANT CRYPTOCHROMES. "In Arabidopsis thaliana, two cryptochromes, CRY1 and CRY2, mediate several blue-light-dependent responses including hypocotyl growth inhibition." https://lnkd.in/ePWPwaU View in LinkedIn

EXTERNALIZED FUNCTIONALITY. "The rhizospheric microbiome acts as a highly evolved external functional milieu for plants...it is considered as a second genome to a plant. The establishment of plant and rhizospheric microbiome interaction is a highly coordinated event influenced by the plant host and soil. Recent studies show that plant host and developmental stage has a significant influence on shaping the rhizospheric microbiome." https://lnkd.in/eR5r2Dq View in LinkedIn

"THE PLANT MICROBIOME encompasses the diverse functional gene pool, originating from viruses, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes, associated with various habitats of a plant host. Such plant habitats range from the whole organism (individual plants) to specific organs (e.g. roots, leaves, shoots, flowers, and seeds, including zones of interaction between roots and the surrounding soil, the rhizosphere." https://lnkd.in/eR5r2Dq View in LinkedIn

MONSANTO'S GLYCOPHOSPHATE ROUNDUP. "Glycophosphate is the most widely used herbicide in the world. It acts as a false phosphate. It has immensely destructive potential on the soil microorganisms." The poster child of bad practices. https://lnkd.in/en3p-yV View in LinkedIn

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION. "Negative environmental implications include soil degradation, increased greenhouse gas emissions, accumulation of pesticides and diminished availability and quality of water. In fact, agricultural intensification is perceived as one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity." https://lnkd.in/e4AX4yB View in LinkedIn