Surprising haul of volatile compounds identified (IMAGE)

University of Johannesburg

Surprising haul of volatile compounds identified

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Just four strains of rhizobacteria in the root zone of row crops can produce dozens of different Volatile Organic Compounds, researchers from the University of Johannesburg have discovered.

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Credit: Therese van Wyk. Adapted from graphic by Dubery, Mhlongo et al. in Metabolites. (https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo12080763) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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