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Mycorrhizal fungi
fungus that increases plant absorption by increasing root length
eutrophication
when water has plants growing on it that are bad
Papaya ringspot virus
decimated the papaya industry before we GM a new strain that is resistant
Hybrid vigor
when you breed two inbred, bad plants and get a really good product (think the corn photo)
secondary metabolites
the intermediates or products of the metabolism that are not essential to life but are essential for plants’ interactions with other organisms
taxol
anti-cancer drug, comes from the Pacific yew