Host plant colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi stimulates immune function whereas high root silicon concentrations diminish growth in a soil-dwelling herbivore

2017/05/15 by Adam Frew, Jeff R. Powell, Ivan Hiltpold +4 · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions #Silicon Effects in Agriculture #Nematode management and characterization studies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.05.008

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