Only welcome during shortage One of the plants challenges is to find enough nutrients for growth. Especially finding enough nitrogen and phosphate can be challenging. A plant needs a lot of these building blocks. But working together with fungi and bacteria can help to acquire more nitrogen or phosphate. But this partnership comes with aContinue reading “Only welcome during shortage”
Category Archives: Microbiome
Schimmels selecteren
Schimmels selecteren Allemaal dragen we onze eigen micro-organismes met ons mee, ook planten. De gemeenschappen die deze micro-organisme in en om de plant vormen helpen de plant gezond te blijven. Micro-organisme kunnen bijvoorbeeld een samenwerkingsverband met de plant aangaan, in ruil voor suikers leveren ze voedingstoffen, helpen hiermee de plant te groeien. Daarnaast kunnen micro-organismeContinue reading “Schimmels selecteren”
Selecting fungi
Selecting fungi We all carry our own micro-organisms with us, plants also. The communities that these micro-organisms form contribute to keeping the plant healthy. For example, micro-organisms can collaborate with a plant, exchanging nutrients for sugars, helping the plant grow. Or micro-organisms can produce substances that make the plant less attractive for herbivores. And theyContinue reading “Selecting fungi”
Excel through collaboration
Excel through collaboration Fungi, we see them mostly as the mushrooms that stick their heads above the ground in autumn. But underground there are whole networks of them. Plants make good use of those. They collaborate with Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Exchanging sugars for nutrients. And are so able to excel during difficult times. Not onlyContinue reading “Excel through collaboration”
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