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Commercial mycorrhizal inoculants andPseudomonas fluorescens isolates CHAO and IP10 have been shown to promote microplant growth during and after weaning. The fluorescent pseudomonads also protected against the soil-borne potato pathogenRhizoctonia solani. The potential benefits of inoculation in vitro with mycorrhizal fungi and helper/biocontrol bacteria are discussed.
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Duffy, E.M., Hurley, E.M. & Cassells, A.C. Weaning performance of potato microplants following bacterization and mycorrhization. Potato Res 42, 521–527 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02358168
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