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Is diversification history of maize influencing selection of soil bacteria by roots?
Molecular ecology - 1 Jan 2012
Bouffaud Marie-Lara, Kyselková Martina, Gouesnard Brigitte, Grundmann Genevieve, Muller Daniel, Moënne-Loccoz Yvan
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A wide range of plant lines has been propagated by farmers during crop selection and dissemination, but consequences of this crop diversification on plant-microbe interactions have been neglected. Our hypothesis was that crop evolutionary history shaped the way the resulting lines interact with soil bacteria in their rhizospheres. Here, the significance of maize diversification as a factor influencing selection...
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