Nov 4, 2016
Soil bacteria can promote or inhibit the formation of root clusters
Soil bacteria can promote or inhibit the formation of root clusters
Root clusters (also known as proteoid or cluster roots) are bunches of hairy rootlets recorded in > 1800 species from nine families so far. The possible involvement of microorganisms in root cluster formation has produced conflicting results over the last 40 years. Proteoid root clusters of Leucadendron salicifolium (upper, 15 mm long with immature rootlets – yet to produce root hairs) and…
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