Tuning growth versus defence-belowground interactions and plant resource allocation

Michael Schloter; Reiner Matyssek

doi:10.1007/s11104-009-0070-6

Tuning growth versus defence-belowground interactions and plant resource allocation

Michael Schloter
, Reiner Matyssek

Helmholtz Zentrum München German Research Center for Environmental Health
Technical University of Munich

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Plant and Soil
Volume	323
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-009-0070-6
State	Published - Oct 2009
Externally published	Yes

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