Predicting plant-soil feedbacks from plant traits

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Aug 26, 2016, 8:18 am80 pts
In nature, plants cannot grow without soil biota like fungi and bacteria. Successful plants are able to harness positive, growth-promoting soil organisms, while avoiding the negative effects of others. Which plant traits can predict these interactions, or the success of a plant? Researchers and plant breeders…

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