Phytobiomes are compositionally nested from the ground up
Plant-associated microbes are critical players in host health, fitness and productivity. Despite microbes’ importance in plants, seeds are mostly sterile, and most plant microbes are recruited from an environmental pool. Surprisingly little is known about the processes that govern how environmental...
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Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2019-03-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/6609.pdf |