Mycorrhizal response in crop versus wild plants.
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SUBMITTER: Kokkoris V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6687160 | biostudies-literature | 2019
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Mycorrhizal response in crop versus wild plants.
Kokkoris Vasilis V Hamel Chantal C Hart Miranda M MM
PloS one 20190808 8
We proposed a theoretical framework predicting mutualistic outcomes for the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis based on host provenance (crop versus wild). To test the framework, we grew two isolates of Rhizoglomus irregulare (commercial versus an isolate locally isolated), with five crop plants and five wild plants endemic to the region that co-occur with the locally sourced fungus. While inoculation with either isolate had no effect on plant biomass, it decreased leaf P content, particularl ...[more]
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