The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article as it was identified as a submission for which we have concerns over similarity to work by another group and regarding the integrity of peer review.
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Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2024) Retraction: Root foraging of birch and larch in heterogeneous soil nutrient patches under water deficit. PLoS ONE 19(2): e0299548. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299548
Published: February 22, 2024
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