400 million years of a stable relationship: Clues to the molecular basis of balance in AM symbiosis
Friday, April 7, 2017 - 14:31
in Biology & Nature
Walking through a grassy field or forest take a moment to consider what lies beneath the surface. A web of plant roots interacts symbiotically with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi that extend their hyphae from the root system further into the earth, accessing nutrients such as phosphates to give to the plant in return for carbohydrates, tit for tat.