Willow Treated with Microbe from Eastern Cottonwood (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Willow Treated with Microbe from Eastern Cottonwood

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Willow cuttings treated with a microbe that naturally occurs in an eastern cottonwood are able to withstand the toxic effects of growing in a solution with the industrial pollutant phenanthrene. Treated cuttings continue to grow and keep their leaves compared with untreated cuttings that wither.

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Sharon Doty Lab/U of Washington

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