Peter H Thrall, CSIRO‐Plant Industry, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Elizabeth LJ Watkin, CSIRO‐Plant Industry, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Jeremy J Burdon, CSIRO‐Plant Industry, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0001764
Plant–microorganism coevolutionary interactions cover a very wide arena involving the interactions between plants and many bacteria, fungi, viruses and nematodes.
Keywords: gene-for-gene; mycorrhizae; rhizobia; host–pathogen; interactions; floral mimics
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