linkedin post 2017-09-16 05:29:00

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ALLELOPATHY IN PLANTS. "In addition to these plant–insect and plant–microbe interactions, plant– plant interactions have been well documented ranging from negative interactions such as allelopathy to positive interactions such as the release of volatile compounds as a warning to other plants." https://lnkd.in/d_tsqB7 View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2017-09-16 05:34:56

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INHIBITING COMPETITOR'S MYCORRHYZA. "The most elegant example is the recent work on the chemical effects of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), an invasive understorey forb in North American forests. Garlic mustard secretes benzyl isothiocyanate, which inhibits the growth of mycorrhizal fungi that support tree diversity." https://lnkd.in/d_tsqB7 View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2017-09-17 05:19:06

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PARASITE CLUES. "Parasitic plants, often completely dependent on their host for survival, have evolved mechanisms for sensing and locating their hosts. Sorghum, maize, and pearl millet secrete strigolactones into the soil which attract the parasitic Striga to their location." https://lnkd.in/d_tsqB7 View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2017-09-17 05:22:55

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KIN SELECTION. "The predominant social interaction among plants, other than mating, is competition for light, water and nutrients. Vegetative reproduction and self-fertilization can cause groups of plants to be more closely related than groups of animals, increasing the potential for kin selection." http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/3/4/435.short View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2017-09-17 05:26:15

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INBREEDING BARRIER. "Pollen self-incompatibility is a phenomenon well described in plants and allows plants to somewhat control their partners in genetic contribution to offspring by preventing fertilization when male and female gametes share the same haplotypes." https://lnkd.in/d_tsqB7 View in LinkedIn
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