Bacterial communities in the rhizosphere of amilaceous maize (Zea mays L.) as assessed by pyrosequencing

Maize (Zea mays L.) is the staple diet of the native peasants in the Quechua region of the Peruvian Andes who continue growing it in small plots called chacras following ancestral traditions. The abundance and structure of bacterial communities associated with the roots of amilaceous maize has not b...

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Main Authors: David Correa-Galeote, Eulogio J. Bedmar, Antonio Fernández-González, Manuel Fernández-López, Gregorio J. Arone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01016/full