Do bacterial-feeding nematodes stimulate root proliferation through hormonal effects?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1816-1819

  Mao, Xiaofang ^a   Hu, Feng ^a   Griffiths, Bryan ^b   Chen, Xiaoyun ^a   Liu, Manqiang ^a   Li, Huixin ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial feeding nematodes; IAA; Microbial community structure; Root morphology

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HORMONES; SOIL MECHANICS; VEGETATION;

BACTERIAL FEEDING NEMATODES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PLANT GROWTH; ROOT MORPHOLOGY;

BACTERIA;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HORMONE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NEMATODE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NEMATODA;

EID: 34247237816     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.01.027     Document Type: Article

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