Published in Current Biology · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers found that plants allocate a significant amount of carbon to mycorrhizal fungi, equivalent to roughly one-third of carbon emitted yearly by fossil fuels. This discovery highlights the importance of understanding fungal networks in soil ecosystems and their role in mitigating climate change.
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- Plants allocate enough carbon to underground mycorrhizal fungi equivalent to roughly one-third of carbon emitted yearly by fossil fuels Cell Press · Jun 5, 2023 · first to report
- Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero, new study reveals University of Sheffield · Jun 5, 2023