Title: The Underground Network: How Plant Roots Communicate, Defend, and Survive

Modern agriculture seems to be delving deeper into the underground world to understand how the plants live and grow. The current paper focuses on the exciting yet lesser-known field of subterranean volatiles, which are chemical messages that are secreted directly into the soil from the roots of plants and microorganisms. Plants are not passive agents but active organisms that control their surroundings by means of VOCs. …..