Maize Field Study Reveals Covaried Microbiota and Metabolic Changes in Roots over Plant Growth
Amélia Bourceret, Rui Guan, Kristof Dorau, Tim Mansfeldt, Amin Omidbakhshfard, David B. Medeiros, Alisdair R. Fernie, Jörg Hofmann, Uwe Sonnewald, Jochen Mayer, Nina Gerlach, Marcel Bucher, Rubén Garrido‐Oter, Stijn Spaepen, Paul Schulze‐Lefert
Abstract
Plant roots are inhabited by microbial communities called the root microbiota, which supports plant growth and health. We show in a maize field study that the root microbiota consists of stable and dynamic members. The dynamics of the microbial community appear to be driven by changes in the metabolic state of the roots over the life cycle of maize.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyPlant rootsMicrobial population biologyPlant growthPlant rootRoot (linguistics)BotanyBacteriaHorticultureLinguisticsPhilosophyGeneticsLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityNematode management and characterization studies