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The evolution of symbiont preference traits in the model legume Medicago truncatula.
The New phytologist - 1 Mar 2017
Batstone Rebecca T, Dutton Emily M, Wang Donglin, Yang Molly, Frederickson Megan E
Abstract excerpt
Many hosts preferentially associate with or reward better symbionts, but how these symbiont preference traits evolve is an open question. Legumes often form more nodules with or provide more resources to rhizobia that fix more nitrogen (N), but they also acquire N from soil via root foraging. It is unclear whether root responses to abiotically and symbiotically derived N evolve independently. Here, we measured...
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