Canadian plant science researchers in collaboration with Montreal-based Inocucor Technologies Inc. have discovered new clues about the active social lives of plants, which use molecular signals to engage in constant life-enhancing conversations with thousands of microbes in their ecosystem._x000D_
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Their findings, reviewed in Frontiers in Plant Science, promise to help plant scientists and agriculture bioscience companies develop better approaches to growth promotion and disease prevention for field crops. The phyto-microbiome includes the microorganisms found in plants and in the soil immediately surrounding them._x000D_
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“The phyto-microbiome is like a crowded party. You hear a din of conversation, but it is difficult to make out what any one person is saying,” said the study’s author and lead researcher, Donald L. Smith, chair of Inocucor’s Scientific Advisory Board and a plant science professor at McGill University._x000D_
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More information is available here: http://inocucor.com/press-release/study-finds-like-people-plants-need-active-social-lives-stay-healthy
