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Rotation of hyphal in-growth cores has no confounding effects on soil abiotic properties
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Abstract
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| To disentangle effects of fungal hyphae and plant roots hyphal in-growth cores have become a common tool in research on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). However, it is unknown if the frequent rotation of a compartment has any side-effects that may hinder attributing findings to AMF. We set up an experiment with the presence/absence of a non-AMF microbial community, where each pot contained a rotated and a non-rotated soil core. The results show that within our rotation design soil parameters such as water content, soil structure, pH, and C and N concentrations are not influenced by the regular rotation in the absence of AMF. Our study therefore clearly underlines the validity of the rotated hyphal in-growth core as an experimental control for AMF growth and activity. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Soil biology and biochemistry. - Oxford
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Publication
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Oxford
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2014
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ISSN
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0038-0717
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DOI
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10.1016/J.SOILBIO.2014.09.006
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Volume/pages
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79
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, p. 78-80
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ISI
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000344428600010
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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