Vertical transfer and functional characterization of cotton seed core microbiome.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Microbiome within plant tissues is pivotal for co-evolution with host plants. This microbiome can colonize the plant, with potential transmission via seeds between parents and offspring, affecting seedling growth and host plant adaptability to the environment.

Methods

We employed 16S rRNA gene amplicon analysis to investigate the vertical distribution of core microbiome in cotton seeds across ecological niches [rhizosphere, root, stem, leaf, seed and seed-P (parental seed)] of the three cotton genotypes.

Results

The findings demonstrated a significant decrease in microbiome diversity and network complexity from roots, stems, and leaves to seeds. The microenvironment exerted a more substantial influence on the microbiome structure of cotton than the genoty

SUBMITTER: Wu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10803423 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature