Crane fly semiochemical overrules coordinate cyanobiont differentiation in Azolla ferns
E. Gungor, J. Savary, K. Adema, L. W. Dijkhuizen, J. Keilwagen, A. Himmelbach, M. Mascher, N. Koppers, A. Braeutigam, C. van Hove, O. Riant, S. Nierzwicki-Bauer, H. Schluepmann
The paper identifies cornicinine, a semiochemical from crane flies, that inhibits cyanobiont differentiation in Azolla ferns, disrupting symbiosis and nitrogen fixation.
bioRxiv · Feb 19, 2023Plant Biology