University of Toronto researchers have cracked the code of plant-to-fungi communication in a new study using baker’s yeast. The researchers discovered that the plant hormone strigolactone activates fungal genes and proteins associated with phosphate metabolism, a system that is key to plant growth.
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Soil’s secret language
Researchers decode plant-to-fungi communication
Research identifies abnormal nesting habits in queen bees
Findings raise troubling implications for bee health in Ontario
New research from the University of Guelph has found queen bees are more likely to hibernate in pesticide-contaminated soil.
New soybean disease on the rise in United States
Research continues into its life cycle and potential treatment
Red crown rot, a relatively recent soybean disease, is gaining traction in the United States, mostly in Indiana, with confirmed cases in Illinois and Missouri.
Ridgetown welcomes new field crop pathologist
Gursahib Singh is the new Grain Farmers of Ontario professor of field crop pathology
Gursahib Singh is Ridgetown's new field crop pathologist.