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Culture-based Methods for Studying the Bacterial Root Microbiome of Wheat
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Beneficial plant-microbe interactions are important and desirable for sustainable intensification of agriculture. Here, we describe methods to isolate microbes from the roots of field-grown wheat plants. This includes the rhizosphere and rhizoplane soil, as well as the root endosphere. We also describe a method to test for endosphere competence of putative endophytes.
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Rhizosphere Rhizoplane Endosphere Endophyte Microbiome RootReferences
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