Sentences with phrase «help host plants»

In addition, as plants spread into unpredictable environments such as arid deserts they grew less dependent on the symbiotic fungi — or mycorrhiza — that colonize roots and help host plants obtain the essential plant nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus.

Not exact matches

If you're hosting this year and looking for some healthy, plant - based recipe ideas — check out this «Think PlantStrong Thanksgiving» blog post I helped to pen for Whole Foods.

The exciting discovery that the plant provides the fungus with this essential lipid helps explain the fungus» mysterious obligate nature, meaning it is completely dependent on its host for survival and reproduction.

The results help researchers understand how plants and fungi developed symbiotic relationships, and how the mutualistic association provides host plants with beneficial traits for environmental adaptation.

A better understanding of the role of lipid biosynthesis in this type of symbiosis could therefore help to select host plants that can make optimal use of their relationship with their fungal partners, which can be a benefit to sustainable agriculture.

«Understanding how the nematode modulates its host is going to help us exploit new technologies to engineer plants with enhanced resistance to this terribly devastating pathogen,» Mitchum said.

One example for such an association has now been reported by an international team of researchers in the journal New Phytologist: a fungus of the genus Trichoderma lives inside the tissue of tomato plants (endophytically) and helps its host to defend itself against infestations by parasitic nematodes.

«The idea of biological control is to reunite these highly specialized natural enemies with their host plant, in this case Brazilian peppertree, to help reduce plant densities in the invaded area,» said Veronica Manrique, a UF senior biological scientist and lead author of the study.

But Capovilla speculates that a battery - like back - up might help them in times of environmental stress, such as when they are migrating to a new host plant.

In the traditional view of this symbiosis, the plants photosynthesize and provide carbon to the fungi in return for nutrients that the fungi take up from the soil (I say traditional because mycorrhizal fungi can also provide other benefits to their hosts such as helping them deal with summer water stress and protecting them from pathogens that attack their roots).

Genome sequencing has helped scientists understand pets such as dogs and cats; agricultural animals like cows and pigs; crop plants such as rice, corn, barley; and a host of other living things.

If you skimp on healthy fats — omega - 3s in fish, supplements, and some plant and dairy products — youre missing out on a great way to help prevent a host of common problems.

And, as we all know, plants contain so much potential for optimal human health because they help us withstand a host of destructive forces, such as radiation, oxidative damage and chemical toxins that could be lethal — if ignored.

Helping keep the Alfa Romeo Giulia planted to the pavement are a host of aids including an active front splitter for improved downforce, as well as a an active differential with torque vectoring to keep it settled in high - speed corners.

A host of aerodynamic features, including a massive rear spoiler bolted to the roomy trunk, help keep the sedan planted as speeds increase.

At the Whitney, he sourced his hosts via an open call, and his plants with the help of Tim, a gardener at the nearby High Line.

I ask you because as you know, milkweed is the host plant for Monarch butterflies who also need all the help they can get.