Fungi increase plant heat tolerance
By inoculating tomato plants with fungi from plants growing near the hot springs in Yellowstone, the tomato plants can grow at temperatures reaching 148 F instead of their normal 100 limit. Same treatment gave rice and wheat heat tolerance (though they don't mention specifics).
http://www.scientifi...e-food-from-fungi |
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Guess that means...
I only have to order tomato on my mushroom deluxe burger then...
Imagine Shiitake mushroom and rice... |
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I think most fungi interact with the roots
so it wouldn't be in the tomato itself. Fungi that grow inside the plant are called endophytes. I didn't see that term in the article, but it's possible they just didn't go into enough detail in the article (it was rather short).
http://en.wikipedia....Fungi#With_plants |
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I was being obtuse...
or facetious depending on how you look at it.
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No problem, it's not always easy to pick up :)
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Fungi increase plant heat tolerance
- (SpiceWare)
- (4)
- June 2, 2010, 10:43:07 AM EDT
Guess that means...
- (folkert)
- (3)
- June 2, 2010, 12:50:34 PM EDT
I think most fungi interact with the roots
- (SpiceWare)
- (2)
- June 2, 2010, 01:29:05 PM EDT
I was being obtuse...
- (folkert)
- (1)
- June 2, 2010, 01:32:02 PM EDT
No problem, it's not always easy to pick up :)
-NT
- (SpiceWare)
- June 2, 2010, 01:34:34 PM EDT
