Lateral root enriched Massilia associated with plant flowering in maize.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Beneficial associations between plants and soil microorganisms are critical for crop fitness and resilience. However, it remains obscure how microorganisms are assembled across different root compartments and to what extent such recruited microbiomes determine crop performance. Here, we surveyed the root transcriptome and the root and rhizosphere microbiome via RNA sequencing and full-length (V1-V9) 16S rRNA gene sequencing from genetically distinct monogenic root mutants of maize (Zea mays L.) under different nutrient-limiting conditions.

Results

Overall transcriptome and microbiome display a clear assembly pattern across the compartments, i.e., from the soil through the rhizosphere to the root tissues. Co-variation analysis identified that genotype dominated the

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11234754 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature