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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"plant-microbe relationships"”.
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Characterization of winter microbial communities in the purple pitcher plant (<i>sarracenia purpurea</i>)
<p>Carnivorous pitcher plants trap insects in cone-shaped leaves and digest them to gain vital nutrients. For digestion to occur, plants in the genus <em>Sarracenia</em> require mutualistic microorganisms living in their leaves. Few studies have examined how these communities change over time. This …
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Linking Plant and Soil Microbial Diversity via Plant Functional Trait Ecology
Plant–microbe interactions are central to ecosystem functioning, yet our understanding of how plant diversity relates to soil microbial diversity remains rudimentary. Cover crops are increasingly promoted for their potential to enhance soil health and microbial diversity in agroecosystems, but …
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IDENTIFICATION OF COMMON MECHANISMS TO INTRACELLULARLY ACCOMMODATE BENEFICIAL OR PATHOGENIC FUNGI IN RICE
… act as beneficial symbionts that enhance plant growth by facilitating nutrient uptake from the soil. In contrast, Magnaporthe oryzae causes rice blast disease, which significantly reduces annual rice yields. Despite their opposing roles, their respective colonization of rice roots share …
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A molecular characterization of the fungal endophytes within the needles of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)
… endophytes (microbial fungi that live in plant tissues without causing disease) are ubiquitous in plants studied to date. Many conifers host endophytes that produce important bioactive secondary metabolites. While the endophytes in Pinus ponderosa roots have been studied, the endophyte …