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Rhizosphere hydrophobicity: A positive trait in the competition for water

The ability to acquire water from the soil is a major driver in interspecific plant competition and it depends on several root functional traits. One of these traits is the excretion of gel-like compounds (mucilage) that modify physical soil properties. Mucilage secreted by roots becomes hydrophobic...

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Autores principales: Zeppenfeld, Thorsten, Balkenhol, Niko, Kóvacs, Kristóf, Carminati, Andrea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5533451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28753673
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182188