A5075001701- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Fungal Biology and Applications
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2016-2020
Summary A recent study by Sugiura and coworkers reported the non‐symbiotic growth spore production of an arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus, Rhizophagus irregularis , when fungus received external supply certain fatty acids, myristates (C:14). This discovery follows insight that AM fungi receive acids from their hosts in symbiosis. If this result holds up can be repeated under nonsterile conditions with a broader range fungi, it has numerous consequences for our understanding fungal ecology,...
Across industrial societies, midsize farms are in decline. A future of sustainable agriculture will require more than and cottage farmers. We show that emergent mycorrhizal science is well‐suited to support applications for an “agriculture the middle,” note two obstacles development integrated technologies: overreliance on commercial inoculants (industrial agriculture) a tendency treat soil biology as black box (cottage agriculture). In this paper, we aim provoke conversation among policy...
BioAg, short for biological agriculture, is an umbrella term used by agricultural conglomerates to market biologically active products pest control and fertilization. Within this framing, I investigate the commodification of a type fungus that forms beneficial relationship with plant roots. Mycorrhizal fungi connect root tips exchange photosynthesized sugars array what biologists call “ecosystem services,” which include translocation soil minerals, water, pathogen antagonism. discuss three...