Short-term fertilizer application alters phenotypic traits of symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria

Fertilizer application is a common anthropogenic alteration to terrestrial systems. Increased nutrient input can impact soil microbial diversity or function directly through altered soil environments, or indirectly through plant-microbe feedbacks, with potentially important effects on ecologically-i...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Anna K. Simonsen, Shery Han, Phil Rekret, Christine S. Rentschler, Katy D. Heath, John R. Stinchcombe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2015-10-01
Subjects:	Rhizobia Mutualism Fertilizer Quantitative genetics Partner quality Nitrogen fixing bacteria
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/1291.pdf