Root and Rhizosphere Bacterial Phosphatase Activity Varies with Tree Species and Soil Phosphorus Availability in Puerto Rico Tropical Forest

Root and Rhizosphere Bacterial Phosphatase Activity Varies with Tree Species and Soil Phosphorus Availability in Puerto Rico Tropical Forest

Tropical forests generally occur on highly weathered soils that, in combination with the immobility of phosphorus (P), often result in soils lacking orthophosphate, the form of P most easily metabolized by plants and microbes. In these soils, mineralization of organic P can be the major source for o...

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Main Authors: Kristine G. Cabugao, Collin M. Timm, Alyssa A. Carrell, Joanne Childs, Tse-Yuan S. Lu, Dale A. Pelletier, David J. Weston, Richard J. Norby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
nutrient acquisition
phosphatase
phosphorus
plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
plant microbiome
root functional traits
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01834/full

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