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Populus trichocarpa and Populus deltoides exhibit different metabolomic responses to colonization by the symbiotic fungus Laccaria bicolor.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Jun 2014
Tschaplinski Timothy J, Plett Jonathan M, Engle Nancy L, Deveau Aurelie, Cushman Katherine C, Martin Madhavi Z, Doktycz Mitchel J, Tuskan Gerald A, Brun Annick, Kohler Annegret, Martin Francis
Abstract excerpt
Within boreal and temperate forest ecosystems, the majority of trees and shrubs form beneficial relationships with mutualistic ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi that support plant health through increased access to nutrients as well as aiding in stress and pest tolerance. The intimate interaction between fungal hyphae and plant roots results in a new symbiotic "organ" called the ECM root tip. Little is understood...
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