Tag: Fungal
Underground fungal networks activate plant alarms against pest attack
Insect pests are a major cause of damage to the world’s commercially important agricultural crops. Food crops are destroyed by over 10,000 species of insects and cause an annual loss of about 13.6% globally (Benedict et al. 2003) and 23.3% in India (Dhaliwal et al. 2010). During a pest attack, plants, being immobile, do not […]
