von Thomas Fester | Juli 12, 2016 | News, Soil Biology
Many plant root systems are connected by mutualistic fungi exchanging plant carbon versus soil nutrients. What are the ecological consequences of these connections? Is it really “socialism in soil” or a “belowground sharing economy”? Studies at the university of Miami...
von Thomas Fester | Juli 5, 2016 | News, Soil Biology
It has been known for a long time that root hair are crucial for the uptake of nutrients – they multiply the root’s active surface. According to scientists at the universities Göttingen, Munich and Santa Cruz root hair are also important for the prior liberation...
von Thomas Fester | Juli 2, 2016 | Ecology, News
Sperm whale females have been known for staying local in the Atlantic Ocean and being more mobile in the Pacific Ocean. A new global study now demonstrates that this high migratory activity of sperm whale females is indeed unique to the Pacific. Possible reasons...
von Thomas Fester | Juni 28, 2016 | Biotechnology, News
Scientists from the university Toulouse have succeeded in using peptides for triggering a developmental switch in soybean resulting in higher nodulation rates. Their work demonstrates that plant features typically addressed by plant genetic engineering can be affected...
von Thomas Fester | Mai 23, 2016 | General
The soil beneath our feet is teeming with microorganisms. They are crucial for our existence by degrading all the dead material nobody wants any longer, but also by providing plants with crucial nutrients. This powerpoint presentation summarizes the context and forms...
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