Annals of botany
Foliar Epichloë fungal endophytes affected the soil biochemistry via changes in the expression of root genes and exudates within their host plants.
Xiumei Nie, Jinjin Liang, Daniel A Bastías, Xingxu Zhang, Zhibiao Nan
Published: 202510.1093/aob/mcaf330
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Soils are reservoirs of key nutrients and enzymes for plant fitness and ecosystem productivity. Epichloë fungal endophytes are well-known to shape plant performance, yet the mechanistic link between Epichloë-mediated changes on p…
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