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Maria J Pozo1, Iñigo Zabalgogeazcoa2, Beatriz R Vazquez de Aldana2

  • 1Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Granada, Spain.

Current Opinion in Plant Biology
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Keywords:
BiocontrolBiostimulantsBiotechnologyEndophytesEntomopathogensEpichloëFungiInduced resistanceMycobiomeMycorrhizal fungiSymbiosisSynComsTrichoderma

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