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Posted Mon Oct 20 2008: from University of Deleware:
When under attack, plants can signal microbial friends for help http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1224511319
 Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered that when the leaf of a plant is under attack by a pathogen, it can send out an S.O.S. to the roots for help, and the roots will respond by secreting an acid that brings beneficial bacteria to the rescue.... "Plants are a lot smarter than we give them credit for," says Bais from his laboratory at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute.
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