Floreren door samenwerking Schimmels, wij zien ze voornamelijk als paddenstoelen die in de herfst hun kop boven grond steken. Maar hele netwerken hebben ze onder de grond. Planten maken daar handig gebruik van. Ze gaan samenwerkingsverbanden aan met Arbuscular myorrhizal schimmels. Ruilen suikers om voor voedingstoffen. En kunnen zo floreren tijdens moeilijke omstandigheden. Niet alleenContinue reading “Floreren door samenwerking”
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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”
Shooting seeds
Shooting seeds Plants have different strategies to spread their seeds. There are those that use animals, with the seeds traveling in the fur or stomach of the animal. Then there are those that trust the wind to disperse their seeds. A third group of plants spreads them all by themselves. They shoot their seeds asContinue reading “Shooting seeds”
Pausing growth
Pausing growth Just like ours, the environment of plants is in flux, changing constantly. There can be a drought, or a shortage of nutrients. To survive, plants adjust their growth. By shortage of water a plant will grow little to none. Only to start growing again after rain has fallen. For long it was notContinue reading “Pausing growth”
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