Prabhupada: [...] Just like in the tree there is spirit soul.
Everywhere there is spirit soul, but development of
consciousness makes difference… The living force is intelligent…
This vital force always remains awake. “Some Trees ‘Farm’
Bacteria to Help Supply Nutrients” ScienceDaily (July 30, 2010)
— Some trees growing in nutrient-poor forest soil may get what
they need by cultivating specific root microbes to create
compounds they require. These microbes are exceptionally
efficient at turning inorganic minerals into nutrients that the
trees can use. Researchers from France report their findings in
the July 2010 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental
Microbiology. “In acidic forest soils, availability of inorganic
nutrients is a tree-growth-limiting factor. A hypothesis to
explain sustainable forest development proposes that tree roots
select soil microbes involved in central biogeochemical
processes, such as mineral weathering, that may contribute to
nutrient mobilization and tree nutrition,” says S