250219-Suetsugu-Transition-Plant (IMAGE)

Kobe University

250219-Suetsugu-Transition-Plant

Caption

Kobe University botanist SUETSUGU Kenji explains: “I noticed that Oreorchis patens sometimes grows unusual coral-shaped rootstalks, a trait reminiscent of orchids fully relying on fungi. I thought that this would allow me to compare plants with these organs (left) to those with normal roots (right), quantify how much extra nutrients they might be gaining, and determine whether that extra translates into enhanced growth or reproductive success.” (The scale bar is 10 cm long.)

Credit

SUETSUGU Kenji adapted from The Plant Journal 2005 (DOI: 10.1111/tpj.70045)

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