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Natural products from soil fungus could replace harmful pesticides in agriculture (phys.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by solo to c/fungus

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The soil fungus Mortierella alpina has the potential to make agriculture greener and more sustainable: The fungus produces bioactive molecules called malpinins, which could protect plants from destructive worms. A research team from Jena has now been able to understand and describe their mode of action for the first time. The study was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

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[–] drewaustin@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Umm, using “natural products” to deter pests means you are using pesticides.

[–] WaywardWanderer@mastodon.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

@drewaustin @solo industry doesn’t always have good words to use I think. Pesticide covers so many things. In the same way a “weed” is anything growing where it is not desired, this could literally include a rose bush. A better way to differentiate between these would be nice