Transplanting soil microbiomes leads to lasting effects on willow growth, but not on the rhizosphere microbiome

Plants interact closely with microbes, which are partly responsible for plant growth, health and adaptation to stressful environments. Engineering the plant-associated microbiome could improve plants survival and performance in stressful environments such as contaminated soils. Here, willow cuttings...

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Main Authors: Etienne eYergeau, Terrence eBell, Julie eChampagne, Christine eMaynard, Stacie eTardif, Julien eTremblay, Charles eGreer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01436/full