A farmer has grown strawberries successfully for years in field A. He recently expanded the crop into previously unused land in fields B and C. The yield from field B is comparable to A, but the yield from field C is inexplicably low. As a microbiome expert, what might you predict about the soil of fields A, B, and C?

A. Field C may be lower in AM fungi compared to soil from fields A and B.
B. Fields A and B may be free from ectomycorrhizal fungi.
C. Field C may have large amounts of microcystin due to algae blooms.
D. Fields A and B may have benefited from the absence of nitrogen-fixing bacteria.


Answer: A

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