How Underground Fungi and Bacteria Team Up to Help Pine Trees Grow
Scientists discovered an amazing partnership happening underground between fungi and bacteria that helps pine trees thrive. The fungi recruit special bacteria …
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Plant Hormones That Help Crops Survive Droughts and Heat
Scientists have discovered that plants naturally produce special chemicals called strigolactones that help them survive tough conditions like droughts, salty …
Read MoreHow Helpful Fungi Team Up to Feed Plants Better
Scientists discovered that certain fungi work together underground to help plants get more nutrients, especially phosphorus—a nutrient plants need to grow. In …
Read MoreHow Different Tree Roots Break Down Together in Soil
Scientists studied how tree roots decompose (break down) when different species grow together in forests. They tested 138 different pairs of tree species to …
Read MoreHow Trees Survive Dry Climates Using Underground Fungal Friends
Scientists studied how Manchurian ash trees adapt their roots and partner with helpful fungi to survive in dry versus wet environments in Northeast China. They …
Read MoreHow Meat-Eating Animals Help Spread Underground Fungi
Scientists discovered that carnivores like wolves and foxes play an unexpected role in nature by spreading mycorrhizal fungi—helpful underground organisms that …
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