Colonization by nitrogen-fixing Frankia bacteria causes short-term increases in herbivore susceptibility in red alder (Alnus rubra) seedlings
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DOI: 10.1007/s00442-017-3888-2
Abstract: Carbon allocation demands from root-nodulating nitrogen-fixing bacteria (NFB) can modulate the host plant’s chemical phenotype, with strong bottom–up effects on herbivores. In contrast to well-studied rhizobia, the effects of other important NFB on plant chemistry… read more here.
Keywords: nitrogen fixing; fixing frankia; chemistry; frankia bacteria ... See more keywords