Identification of candidate genes conferring tolerance to aluminum stress in Pinus massoniana inoculated with ectomycorrhizal fungus

Abstract Background Pinus massoniana Lamb. is an important afforestation tree species with high economic, ecological and medicinal values. Aluminum (Al) toxicity driven by soil acidification causes dieback of P. massoniana plantations. Previous studies showed that ectomycorrhizal fungi alleviate Al...

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Main Authors: Haiyan Liu, Houying Chen, Guijie Ding, Kuaifen Li, Qifei Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-020-02719-3