Compost and biochar alter mycorrhization, tomato root exudation and development of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici

Soil amendments like compost and biochar are known to affect soil properties, plant growth as well as soil borne plant pathogens. Complex interactions based on microbial activity and abiotic characteristics are supposed to be responsible for suppressive properties of certain substrates, however, the...

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Main Authors: Adnan eAkhter, Karin eHage-Ahmed, Gerhard eSoja, Siegrid eSteinkellner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00529/full