Soil microbes help plants cope with drought, but not how scientists thought
September 12, 2023
September 12, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release:
There's a complex world beneath our feet, teeming with diverse and interdependent life. Plants call out with chemical signals in times of stress, summoning microbes that can unlock bound nutrients and find water in soil pores too small for the finest roots. In return, microbes get a safe place to live or a sugary drink.
It's a classic you-scratch-my-back-I' . . .
There's a complex world beneath our feet, teeming with diverse and interdependent life. Plants call out with chemical signals in times of stress, summoning microbes that can unlock bound nutrients and find water in soil pores too small for the finest roots. In return, microbes get a safe place to live or a sugary drink.
It's a classic you-scratch-my-back-I' . . .