Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobium facilitate nitrogen uptake and transfer in soybean/maize intercropping system

The tripartite symbiosis between legumes, rhizobia and mycorrhizal fungi are generally considered to be beneficial for the nitrogen (N) uptake of legumes, but the facilitation of symbiosis in legume/non-legume intercropping systems is not clear. Therefore, the aims of the research are as follows: 1)...

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Main Authors: Lingbo eMeng, Aiyuan eZhang, Fei eWang, Xiaoguang eHan, Dejiang eWang, Shumin eLi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
15N
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00339/full