Host preferences of root-associated fungi and their responses to decadal nitrogen and fungicide applications in an alpine pasture ecosystem

Plant roots interact with diverse fungi that are essential for maintaining the productivity and sustainability of pasture ecosystems, but how these root-associated fungi (RAF) differ between forage species and how they respond to nutrient enrichment and fungicide application are not well understood.Here, we constructed an 11-year experiment involvi

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Sensitivity of genome-wide-association signals to phenotyping strategy: the PROP-TAS2R38 taste association as a benchmark.

Natural genetic variation can have a pronounced influence on human taste perception, which in turn may influence food preference and dietary choice.Genome-wide association studies represent a powerful tool to understand this influence.To help optimize the design of future genome-wide-association studies on human taste perception we have used the we

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