Plant-plant-microbe mechanisms involved in soil-borne disease suppression on a maize and pepper intercropping system.

BACKGROUND:Intercropping systems could increase crop diversity and avoid vulnerability to biotic stresses. Most studies have shown that intercropping can provide relief to crops against wind-dispersed pathogens. However, there was limited data on how the practice of intercropping help crops against...

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Main Authors: Min Yang, Yu Zhang, Lei Qi, Xinyue Mei, Jingjing Liao, Xupo Ding, Weiping Deng, Limin Fan, Xiahong He, Jorge M Vivanco, Chengyun Li, Youyong Zhu, Shusheng Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4281244?pdf=render