Adaptation mechanisms in the evolution of moss defenses to microbes

Bryophytes, including mosses, liverworts and hornworts are early land plants that have evolved key adaptation echanisms to cope with abiotic stresses and microorganisms. Microbial symbioses facilitated plant colonization of land by enhancing nutrient uptake leading to improved plant growth and fitne...

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Main Author:	Montesano Quintas, Marcos Richard (author)
Other Authors:	Ponce de León Tadeo, Inés (author)
Format:	article
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	Moss-microbe interactions Pathogens Adaptation mechanisms Evolution Plant defenses Horizontal gene transfer
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/33814
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