Regional biogeography versus intra-annual dynamics of the root and soil microbiome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Root and soil microbial communities constitute the below-ground plant microbiome, are drivers of nutrient cycling, and affect plant productivity. However, our understanding of their spatiotemporal patterns is confounded by exogenous factors that covary spatially, such as changes in host plant species, climate, and edaphic factors. These spatiotemporal patterns likely differ across microbiome domains (bacteria and fungi) and niches (root vs. soil).

Results

To capture spatial patterns at a regional scale, we sampled the below-ground microbiome of switchgrass monocultures of five sites spanning > 3 degrees of latitude within the Great Lakes region. To capture temporal patterns, we sampled the below-ground microbiome across the growing season within a single site. We

SUBMITTER: Bell-Dereske LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10245661 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature