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Fungi Inside Boreal Forest Plants Protect Them From Disease and Heat

Fungi Inside Boreal Forest Plants Protect Them From Disease and Heat

What they found

Researchers found fungi living inside boreal forest plant tissues that protect them from disease and build heat resistance.

Researchers found fungi living inside boreal forest plant tissues that protect them from disease and build heat resistance.

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Field/ecology

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“To Be a Plant Is to Live in a Fungal World”

“To Be a Plant Is to Live in a Fungal World”

Researchers in boreal forests have found fungi that live symbiotically within plant tissues to protect the plants from disease and build heat resistance.

Researchers in boreal forests have found fungi that live symbiotically within plant tissues to protect the plants from disease and build heat resistance.

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