ISIS Report 28/10/13
Plants Warn One Another of Pest Attack through Mycorrhizal Fungal Network

 

http://www.i-sis.org.uk/mycorrhizae_and_plant_communication.php

 

 

Underground intercom between plants

A network of the soil microorganism – arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi – act as an underground intercommunications system between plants to warn off aphid attacks, a recent study from the University of Aberdeen in the UK reveals [1].