Plant science researchers have found that underground threads of fungus, known as mycelium, act as a sort of internet for plants, enabling chemical messages to be shared across complex networks. These fungal networks also serve to share nutrients, exchange carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, boost immune systems and defend against toxic neighbours, through the release of chemicals.
Plants communicate with infochemicals on fungal networks
by Futures Centre, Apr 24
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- Topic: BiodiversityClimate change
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