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Megan Ryan is funded by an ARC Future Fellowship (FT140100103).

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    Jiayin Pang, Megan H. Ryan & Kadambot H. M. Siddique

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    Jiayin Pang, Megan H. Ryan & Kadambot H. M. Siddique

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Pang, J., Ryan, M.H., Siddique, K.H.M. et al. Unwrapping the rhizosheath. Plant Soil 418, 129–139 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3358-y

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