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[–] 4 points 5 days ago (1 child)

Exudates is like the coolest fucking concept. The plant can't extract the specific nutrients it needs from non soluble minerals so what does the plant do? It fucking bribes microbes that can do it with tiny cookies, eventually the microbes die and leave behind water soluble nutrients. The plant has like its own microfarm going on.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 days ago

    For anyone curious about this magical process & wanting to learn more:

    Plant exudates include saps, gums, latex, resin, and kino. Sometimes nectar is considered an exudate.Plant seeds exudate a variety of molecules into the spermosphere, and roots exudate into the rhizosphere; these exudates include acids, sugars, polysaccharides and ectoenzymes, and collectively account for 40% of root carbon. Exudation of these compounds has various benefits to the plant and to the microorganisms of the rhizosphere.

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