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Orchid's nutrient theft from fungi sheds light on photosynthesis-parasitism continuum

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  1. C-Cab
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    That's a fun article. I love learning about mycorhizal relationships. I recall an article mentioning that in terms of total light capture plants are not that efficient compared to something like a...

    That's a fun article. I love learning about mycorhizal relationships. I recall an article mentioning that in terms of total light capture plants are not that efficient compared to something like a solar panel (I think plants only harvest something on the order of 1-9% of total light), so this study fits into that pretty nicely!

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  2. tanglisha
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    That’s pretty cool. I know people mount orchids on wood sometimes, which is a pain to water. Makes me wonder if any orchid could do this if presented with the right condition.

    That’s pretty cool. I know people mount orchids on wood sometimes, which is a pain to water. Makes me wonder if any orchid could do this if presented with the right condition.

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