The soil beneath our feet is like a noisy bar where getting the attention of your crush can be an impossible mission. Plants and fungi face similar problems hearing each other through all the "noise" in the soil. Good communication is not just important for their mutual survival, it can also have a profound impact on the food crops we rely on to eat.  About 80 percent of plants depend on a with fungi to stay alive. For example, fungi get sugars from plants, and fungi supply plants with soil minerals that are far away from their location.Monocultures, where large fields have only...…The soil beneath our feet is like a noisy bar where getting the attention of your crush can be an impossible mission. Plants and fungi face similar problems hearing each other through all the "noise" in the soil. Good communication is not just important for their mutual survival, it can also have a profound impact on the food crops we rely on to eat.  About 80 percent of plants depend on a with fungi to stay alive. For example, fungi get sugars from plants, and fungi supply plants with soil minerals that are far away from their location.Monocultures, where large fields have only...WW…