| Title: | Fungal superhighways: do common mycorrhizal networks enhance below ground communication? |
| Author(s): | Barto EK; Weidenhamer JD; Cipollini D; Rillig MC; |
| Address: | "Freie Universitat Berlin, Institut fur Biologie, Plant Ecology, 14195 Berlin, Germany. kathryn_barto@yahoo.com" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tplants.2012.06.007 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1878-4372 (Electronic) 1360-1385 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "In many natural communities communication between plants and other organisms below ground drives community dynamics. This communication is primarily through the release and detection of infochemicals, which must traverse the soil matrix to be effective. In this opinion article, we propose the Network Enhanced Bioactive Zone (NEBaZ) model, which posits that common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs) increase the bioactive zones of infochemicals by serving as superhighways directly connecting plants below ground. Here we argue that infochemical transport via CMNs allows for systemic defense signaling across plant populations and directed allelochemical delivery to target plants. Plant-animal interactions may also be facilitated by CMNs, suggesting that these fungal networks may be crucial components of many natural ecosystems" |
| Keywords: | "Biological Transport Ecosystem Fungi/*physiology Models, Biological Mycorrhizae/*physiology Pheromones/*metabolism Plant Immunity Plant Physiological Phenomena Plant Roots/microbiology/physiology Plants/*microbiology Soil/chemistry Symbiosis;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineBarto, E Kathryn Weidenhamer, Jeffrey D Cipollini, Don Rillig, Matthias C eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review England 2012/07/24 Trends Plant Sci. 2012 Nov; 17(11):633-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2012.06.007. Epub 2012 Jul 18" |
