No accession-specific effect of rhizosphere soil communities on the growth and competition of Arabidopsis thaliana accessions.

Soil communities associated with specific plant species affect individual plants' growth and competitive ability. Limited evidence suggests that unique soil communities can also differentially influence growth and competition at the ecotype level. Previous work with Arabidopsis thaliana has sho...

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Main Authors: Anna G Aguilera, Adán Colón-Carmona, Rick Kesseli, Jeffrey S Dukes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3216971?pdf=render