Rhizosphere microorganisms can influence the timing of plant flowering

Abstract Background Plant phenology has crucial biological, physical, and chemical effects on the biosphere. Phenological drivers have largely been studied, but the role of plant microbiota, particularly rhizosphere microbiota, has not been considered. Results We discovered that rhizosphere microbia...

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Main Authors: Tao Lu, Mingjing Ke, Michel Lavoie, Yujian Jin, Xiaoji Fan, Zhenyan Zhang, Zhengwei Fu, Liwei Sun, Michael Gillings, Josep Peñuelas, Haifeng Qian, Yong-Guan Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0615-0