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Plants use a molecular measuring tape to tell fungal friend from foe
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 15 Oct 2026, 18:21 UTC. The headline in use is “Plants use a molecular measuring tape to tell fungal friend from foe”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Chitin, a chain of repeating sugar molecules, is the main building block of fungal cell walls. When fungi grow or are broken down, fragments of chitin chains of different lengths end up in the soil, and plants detect them to monitor the microbes around them.
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Plants use a molecular measuring tape to tell fungal friend from foe
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