linkedin post 2015-09-27 05:40:18
NO DOMINANT FUNGI. "Similar to other soil microbes, soil fungal assemblages are typically very diverse, lack clear dominants, and contain many rare species." https://lnkd.in/ewxacXU View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2015-09-27 05:42:50
ROOT ALARM SYSTEM. "We present the first experimental evidence that herbivore-induced signalling molecules can be transferred from plants infested with aphids to uninfested neighbours via a common mycelial network." https://lnkd.in/eVcfufn View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2015-09-27 05:45:55
INTIMATE BRIDGES. "Bridges between plants formed by AM fungi can be established both by hyphal growth from one plant to another and by anastomosis where two hyphae of the same isolate fuse together and exchange nuclei." https://lnkd.in/eVcfufn View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2015-09-27 05:48:21
GENE MINGLING. "Our work suggests that genetic exchange may occur through intermingling of nuclei during anastomosis formation and opens the way to studies of vegetative compatibility in natural populations of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi." https://lnkd.in/eReY3xe View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2015-09-27 05:50:17
LIVING BIOPESTICIDES. "The role of mycorrhizal fungi in mediating multitrophic interactions in agricultural ecosystems has largely been overlooked, but our findings suggest that there may be potential to develop fungal treatments to enhance crop protection." https://lnkd.in/eVcfufn View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2015-09-27 05:51:59
ROOT CHATTER. "Infested lima bean roots in distilled water gave off a signal molecule in the water that made uninfested lima plants more attractive to mites when their roots were exposed to the experimental water. These data indicate that herbivore-infested plants may interact with undamaged neighbouring plants through chemical information that is exchanged in the soil." https://lnkd.in/ebKuDZb View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2015-09-27 05:58:24
CHEMICAL SUPERHIGHWAY. "Gentle marigolds, beloved by gardeners, inhibit the growth of neighboring plants by producing some phytotoxic thiophenes that are then delivered to their neighbors by through the mycorrhizae." https://lnkd.in/e4xrzsX View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2015-09-27 06:01:55
"ALLELOPATHY, a phenomenon where compounds produced by one plant limit the growth of surrounding plants, is a controversially discussed factor in plant-plant interactions with great significance for plant community structure." https://lnkd.in/eNjC4Wx View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2015-09-27 06:02:21
FUNGAL FAST LANE. "Common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs) form below ground networks that interconnect multiple plant species. Our results show that CMNs support transfer of allelochemicals from supplier to target plants and thus lead to allelochemical accumulation at levels that could not be reached by diffusion through soil alone." https://lnkd.in/eNjC4Wx View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2015-09-28 06:56:16
ALMOST SCI-FI. "Quantum levitation as it is called is a process where scientists use the properties of quantum physics to levitate an object (specifically, a superconductor) over a magnetic source (specifically a quantum levitation track designed for this purpose)." https://lnkd.in/emW6Tsg View in LinkedIn