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Soil fungi help pine seedlings survive extreme heat
Original: Fungi help pine trees survive heat stress Pine seedlings in a symbiotic partnership with soil fungi grew 80% larger and
New research shows pine seedlings grown in symbiosis with soil fungi grew about 80% larger and survived extreme heat far better than seedlings without the fungal partnership. The findings point to the role of mycorrhizal relationships in helping forests cope with rising temperatures, and are being shared as a hopeful note in discussions about climate resilience and reforestation.
Why now: The findings offer hope for forest resilience as heatwaves intensify with climate change.
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Evidence
- Fungi help pine trees survive heat stress Pine seedlings in a symbiotic partnership with soil fungi grew 80% larger and survived extreme heat better than those without. · artifex@piefed.zip · 2
- Fungi help pine trees survive heat stress Pine seedlings in a symbiotic partnership with soil fungi grew 80% larger and survived extreme heat better than those without. · artifex@piefed.zip · 1
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