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soil sterilization — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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soil sterilization

Scope: methodological

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Knowledge graph centered on soil sterilization with 66 nodes and 139 connections. Top connected: Ligusticum porteri, Rushes, Bacteria, climate change, Erigeron.

Definition

Experimental technique to remove soil microbial communities via autoclaving

Related Terms (2)

sterile soilsmicrobial absence

Publications (2)

Legume germination is delayed in dry soils and in sterile soils devoid of microbial mutualists: Species-specific implications for upward range expansions

2022Ecology and Evolutiontested

Biotic and abiotic drivers of plant symbionts determine plant performance, the maintenance of diversity, and response to global change

Related Concepts (10)

climate change

phenomenon3 shared papers

fungal colonization

measurement3 shared papers

plant-microbial coupling

process3 shared papers

metagenome-assembled genome

measurement3 shared papers

phenotypic plasticity

process2 shared papers

mutualisms

process2 shared papers

endophytes

phenomenon2 shared papers

soil pH

measurement2 shared papers

elevational gradients

framework2 shared papers

elevation gradient

phenomenon2 shared papers

Frequently Associated Species

Pseudomonas

Pseudomonadaceae2 papers

Rhizobium

Rhizobiaceae2 papers

Ligusticum porteri

Apiaceae2 papers

Pseudomonas fluorescens

Pseudomonadaceae2 papers

Rhizobium leguminosarum

Rhizobiaceae2 papers

Bacteria

mycorrhizal fungi

Rushes

Festuca

Lupinus argenteus

Fabaceae1 paper