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Symbioses Summary • Fungi associated with plant roots can increase the efficiency of phosphate uptake in crops such as potatoes and rice. • Plant-associated bacteria that produce a particular deaminase can protect host plants against a variety of stresses. • Plants carrying trehalose-producing bacteria prove resistant to drought and produce more foliage and deeper roots. • A double-stranded RNA virus, paired with a fungal endophyte, enables some plants to grow in high-temperature soils. • Some endophytic fungi produce mixtures of volatile chemicals with potent antimicrobial activity. microbemagazine.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3931:microbes-helping-to-improve-crop-productivity&catid=884&Itemid=1216
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 20:11:18 +0000

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