The folks at UC Davis are at it again. A research team has just identified a signaling molecule which alerts rice plants to the presence of destructive bacteria. There has been a lot of interesting research about “communication” between plants and microorganisms lately. It seems that the cliches about the forest “talking” are totally true. Check out the article here.

It seems clear that the future of agriculture will center around understanding and working with the relationships between plants and microorganisms.