Mycoheterotrophy

Curr Biol. 2023 Jun 5;33(11):R463-R465. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.009.

Authors

Vincent S F T Merckx¹, Sofia I F Gomes²

Affiliations

¹ Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: vincent.merckx@naturalis.nl.
² Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.

PMID: 37279673
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.009

Abstract

Merckx and Gomes introduce mycoheterotrophy, the ability of a plant to take up its carbon from a close fungal partner.

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MeSH terms

Biological Evolution
Carbon
Mycorrhizae*
Orchidaceae*
Symbiosis

Substances

Carbon