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From: Rhizosphere microbiomes derived from vermicompost alter gene expression and regulatory pathways in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum, L.)

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Outline of plant inoculation and cultivation in the greenhouse with the vermicompost (V), sterile vermicompost (SV), and no-compost (C) control inoculants. In the growth chamber stage of our experiment (3 weeks), tomato seedlings were cultivated in magenta boxes filled with sterilized potting soil. Each seedling was first assigned to one of the three treatment groups. The seedlings then received the inoculant corresponding to their group and were cultivated in the growth chamber. After three weeks, the seedlings were then transferred to 6-inch pots and cultivated in a seedling greenhouse for one week to acclimate to a greenhouse environment. The seedlings were then transferred to a standard greenhouse for the remainder of the experiment, which lasted 13 weeks.

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