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Tag: symbiosis

Cells, Genes & Molecules Close Encounters

Feeding (or not feeding) a fungus: plants may not be so good to their fungal partners after all

Interactions between plants and fungal symbionts are not always balanced affairs.

by Liam ElliottJune 12, 2020June 22, 2020
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Close Encounters

Simulated Herbivory Leads Grasses to Pass Fungal Symbionts to Their Offspring

by Alex AssiryMarch 30, 2020March 30, 2020
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A gnat inside a Thismia flower
Annals of Botany Featured News in Focus

Thismia and its unusual number of specialist relationships.

by Alun SaltJune 14, 2019June 13, 2019
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Orchid, very close-up
Articles

What can you do with a holobiont?

It’s said all plants are holobionts. If that’s true why bother creating a new word? What value does the word holobiont bring that plant doesn’t already have?

by Alun SaltMay 21, 2018May 21, 2018
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Annals of Botany

Effects of plant polyploidy on the legume-rhizobia mutualism

by botanyoneFebruary 27, 2018February 26, 2018
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Lobaria pulmonaria
Articles News

Plectocarpon lichenum: the parasite that makes itself comfortable when it moves into a lichen

What happens when an unwanted visitor infects a lichen? Plectocarpon lichenum makes it harder for its host to eject it.

by Alun SaltJanuary 15, 2018January 15, 2018
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One possible scenario leading to the reduction of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in Howea forsteriana
Articles

How do you grow a palm? The secret’s in the soil.

An investigation on a tiny island reveals that microscopic fungi can dictate the destiny of giants, opening the possibility of mycorrhizal-driven speciation.

by Alun SaltOctober 19, 2017October 18, 2017
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Chthamalus stellatus
Plant Cuttings

The lachrymatory tale of the barnacle and the bacterium

For Valentine’s Day Nigel Chaffey finds a tale of an unlikely couple who have set up home together, though it ends in tears.

by Nigel ChaffeyFebruary 14, 2017February 14, 2017
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AoB PLANTS

Antarctic endophytes improve drought tolerance in lettuce plants

by AoBPLANTSFebruary 3, 2017February 3, 2017
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Mycorrhizal fungi and distribution of specialized orchids
Annals of Botany

Mycorrhizal fungi and distribution of specialized orchids

The use of a widespread fungal operational taxonomic unit in P. deformis enables a broad distribution despite high mycorrhizal specificity.

by botanyoneSeptember 7, 2015September 11, 2016
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AoB PLANTS

A mutualistic endophyte alters the niche dimensions of its host plant

by AoBPLANTSMarch 19, 2015March 11, 2015
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AoB PLANTS

Collaboration between grass seedlings and rhizobacteria to scavenge organic nitrogen in soils

by AoBPLANTSFebruary 27, 2015February 17, 2015
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Plant Cuttings

Better together…

A study shows coral polyps actively generate micro-currents and eddies to promote nutrient inflow and exchange of materials using externally located cilia.

by Nigel ChaffeyJanuary 29, 2015January 28, 2015
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Microbes improve plant iron acquisition (Review)
Articles

An underground tale: contribution of microbial activity to plant iron acquisition

This review focuses on the possible mechanisms underlying the promotion of plant Fe acquisition by soil micro-organisms.

by AJ CannMay 21, 2014May 21, 2014
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