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Fungi Help Sunflowers Absorb 20 Times More Copper

Fungi Help Sunflowers Absorb 20 Times More Copper

What they found

With fungal support, sunflowers absorbed 20 times more copper from contaminated soil.

With fungal support, sunflowers absorbed 20 times more copper from contaminated soil.

The number

20 times more copper

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

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Published in

International Journal of Global Warming

International Journal of Global Warming

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Sunflower Cleaning Crew

Sunflower Cleaning Crew

Fungi helped sunflowers absorb 20 times more copper from contaminated soil than plants without fungi. Sunflowers with fungal support absorbed 18.55 ppm, while untreated ones took in less than 1 ppm.

Fungi helped sunflowers absorb 20 times more copper from contaminated soil than plants without fungi. Sunflowers with fungal support absorbed 18.55 ppm, while untreated ones took in less than 1 ppm.

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