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VERY few studies of the effect of the rhizosphere on soil algae have been made in the past1, and in a recent review Starkey2 states that it is possible that algal populations may even be decreased in the root zone. This communication presents evidence for a well-marked rhizosphere effect on soil algae by the roots of cultivated tea plants nominally referable to the Assam variety of Camellia sinensis (L) O. Kuntze.
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HADFIELD, W. Rhizosphere Effect on Soil Algae. Nature 185, 179–180 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185179b0
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