N.C. State Issues Commentary: Chemical Warfare and Soil Saviors - Secret Life of Leaves
September 17, 2025
September 17, 2025
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 17 -- North Carolina State University issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2025:
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Chemical Warfare and Soil Saviors: The Secret Life of Leaves
Editor's note: This is a guest post by Erin McKenney, an assistant professor of applied ecology at NC State.
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As an evolutionary ecologist who specializes in gut microbes, I think about leaves in terms of diet and nutrition. Leaves provide pr . . .
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Chemical Warfare and Soil Saviors: The Secret Life of Leaves
Editor's note: This is a guest post by Erin McKenney, an assistant professor of applied ecology at NC State.
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As an evolutionary ecologist who specializes in gut microbes, I think about leaves in terms of diet and nutrition. Leaves provide pr . . .