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Episode 106: Mycophiliac Eugenia Bone

Episode 106: Mycophiliac Eugenia Bone

FromWe Dig Plants


Episode 106: Mycophiliac Eugenia Bone

FromWe Dig Plants

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Feb 11, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We Dig Fungus! On todays episode of We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito are joined by Eugenia Bone, author of Mycophilia. Tune into this episode to hear Eugenia talk about the similarities between fungi and animals, and the pervasiveness of fungi in our ecosystem. Learn how plants often depend on fungi for nutrients through symbiosis! How have fungal infections of food supplies caused mass hysteria in the past? Also, did you know that most plants are inhabited by fungi? Learn more about mycology on this weeks installment of We Dig Plants! This program has been brought to you by Fairway Market. You have more in common with a mushroom than the bacteria in your own gut. [9:35] There are no terrestrial plants without fungi. The two have been symbiotic for as far back as archeological study. [18:15] -- Eugenia Bone on We Dig Plants
Released:
Feb 11, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

We Dig Plants® brings the Culture to Horticulture. Examining our human interaction with plants via authors, industry professionals, historians, plants people, cooks, gardeners & artists and combining our 20 plus years of designing gardens, we delve into the magic, power and influence of plants within a global context and share that charm with international listeners.