Plants Speak Roundworm for Self-Defense, Study Shows: Cornell University
January 15, 2020
January 15, 2020
ITHACA, New York, Jan. 15 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Nematodes are tiny, ubiquitous roundworms that infect plant roots, causing more than $100 billion in crop damage worldwide each year. New research has found that plants manipulate the worms' pheromones to repel infestations, providing insights into how farmers could fight these pests.
Led by faculty member Frank Schroeder, the group studied a group of chemicals called ascaros . . .
Nematodes are tiny, ubiquitous roundworms that infect plant roots, causing more than $100 billion in crop damage worldwide each year. New research has found that plants manipulate the worms' pheromones to repel infestations, providing insights into how farmers could fight these pests.
Led by faculty member Frank Schroeder, the group studied a group of chemicals called ascaros . . .