
Wheat Plants "Sneeze" and Spread Disease
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The Wheat Plant's Ability to Expel Spores From Their Leaves
Wheat plants can expel spores of a common pathogen from their leaves via this unusual mechanism. The process is surprisingly effective at launching spores. Researchers figure each leaf can launch 100 spores per hour during a morning dew.
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