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Long-Term Study Shows Soil Imbalances Can Weaken Crop Defenses

Summary by Seed World
Nearly all plants form close partnerships with mycorrhizal fungi, a symbiosis that is crucial for taking up essential nutrients. In a new study, a team led by ecologist Christina Kaiser at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) at the University of Vienna shows that this relationship is highly sensitive to nutrient imbalances — particularly involving nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium — in the soil. Drawing on da…
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Seed World broke the news in on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
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