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Genetic variation and evolutionary history of a mycorrhizal fungus regulate the currency of exchange in symbiosis with the food security crop cassava.
The ISME journal - 1 Jun 2020
Savary Romain, Dupuis Cindy, Masclaux Frédéric G, Mateus Ivan D, Rojas Edward C, Sanders Ian R
Abstract excerpt
Most land plants form symbioses with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). Diversity of AMF increases plant community productivity and plant diversity. For decades, it was known that plants trade carbohydrates for phosphate with their fungal symbionts. However, recent studies show that plant-derived lipids probably represent the most essential currency of exchange. Understanding the regulation of plant genes...
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