About the effect of the composition of those scents researchers know relatively little. Do plants with a more divers scent bouquet also attract more pollinators? And what about its effect on bacteria?
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Domesticated vs wild plants – the microbe edition
For the plant attraction of microbes is often useful. Therefore, the question was raised about how domestication and breeding influenced the attraction of microbes. A new study found out.
How soybeans get the most out of offered help
A symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi helps plants during nutrient shortages. But in legumes this is slightly different regulated. A new study analysing this finds that once the symbioses is initiated the plant actively recruits more microbes that help.
The influence of CO2 on acorns
Plants grow better if they receive more CO2, aren’t they? In first instance this appears to be the case. Plants get bigger and are also producing more and bigger seeds. But if that is good news for everyone, that is something that remains to be seen.
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