Microbial Drivers of Plant Performance during Drought Depend upon Community Composition and the Greater Soil Environment.

ABSTRACT: The increasing occurrence of drought is a global challenge that threatens food security through direct impacts to both plants and their interacting soil microorganisms. Plant growth promoting microbes are increasingly being harnessed to improve plant performance under stress. However, the magnitude of microbiome impacts on both structural and physiological plant traits under water limited and water replete conditions are not well-characterized. Using two microbiomes sourced from a ponderosa pine forest and an agricultural field, we performed a greenhouse experiment that used a crossed design to test the individual and combined effects of the water availability and the soil microbiome composition on plant performance. Specifically, we studied the structural and leaf functional traits of mai

SUBMITTER: Moore ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10101012 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature