Tarah S. Sullivan1, Murray McBride2, and Janice Thies1. (1) Cornell University, Crop and Soil Sciences, 706 Bradfield Hall, Ithaca, NY 14850, (2) Cornell Univ.-Dept. Of Agron., 910 Bradfield Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States of America
Willow hedgerows of Salix purpurea have been employed along agricultural fields in Western NY for over 60 y on soils with anomalously high concentrations of S, Zn, Cd, and Cu. The soil microbial community has been implicated in the cycling and increasing bioavailability of metals in these peat soils. This study examines the structure and function of the rhizosphere microbial communities of Salix purpurea and potential impacts to willow metal bioaccumulation.
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