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Ep. 427 - Unraveling the Mysteries of Mycorrhizal Networks

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The Detriment of Mutualism

You mentioned that there were some instances where a micro-rizzle partner or being connected to the network is detrimental. And I'm just wondering if there's any sense of, you know, hints at what could be a detriment when we look at something as always beneficial but and sometimes it's not. In general, mutualism's have been shown to be highly context dependent. Depending on nutrient availability in the soil, if you alter phosphorus availability to plants in the soil and increase it, that disincentivizes participation in the symbiosis for the plant.

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