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Pseudomonas spp. diversity is negatively associated with suppression of the wheat take-all pathogen.
Scientific reports - 23 Aug 2016
Mehrabi Zia, McMillan Vanessa E, Clark Ian M, Canning Gail, Hammond-Kosack Kim E, Preston Gail, Hirsch Penny R, Mauchline Tim H
Abstract excerpt
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning research typically shows positive diversity- productivity relationships. However, local increases in species richness can increase competition within trophic levels, reducing the efficacy of intertrophic level population control. Pseudomonas spp. are a dominant group of soil bacteria that play key roles in plant growth promotion and control of crop fungal pathogens. Here we...
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