Plant symbiosis: The good, the bad, and the complicated

The 18th Smithsonian Botanical Symposium

Sponsoring Organization: Smithsonian Institution

Plants, like all organisms, exist in collaboration and competition with other life forms. As primary producers, plants form the basis of most food webs. In many cases they also depend on insects, vertebrate animals, bacteria, and/or fungi to survive and reproduce. Sometimes these interactions are especially close and long lasting and such symbioses are among the most fascinating relationships in the natural world. The 18th Smithsonian Botanical Symposium will explore current research in the diversity of plant symbioses, examining the relationships plants have with insects, fungi, bacteria, and even other plants. Speakers will include botanists, ecologists, microbiologists, and geneticists whose research unravels the complicated relationships that plants have with their collaborators and competitors in the natural world.

Cost/Registration Details: Free, but registration is required. https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kZLs2Iv5S8aQCl5OI87ZPA

Web Link for More Information: The registration links provide more information, and readers can also visit https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/botany/news-and-highlights.