Endophytic fungal diversity of Fragaria vesca, a crop wild relative of strawberry, along environmental gradients within a small geographical area

Background Fungal endophytes are highly diverse ubiquitous asymptomatic microorganisms, some of which appear to be symbiotic. Depending on abiotic conditions and genotype of the plant, the diversity of endophytes may confer fitness benefits to plant communities. Methods We studied a crop wild relati...

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Main Authors: Kazutomo Yokoya, Sarah Postel, Rui Fang, Viswambharan Sarasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2860.pdf