Wild again: recovery of a beneficial Cannabis seed endophyte from low domestication genotypes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Beyond carrying the plant embryo, seeds harbour intricate microbial communities whose transmission across successive plant generations can significantly influence the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of plant-microbe symbioses. The process of plant domestication has potential repercussions in genes involved in plant-microbiome interactions. However, the extent to which breeding can impact the seed microbiome is sparsely explored. Cannabis is a high-value crop but sparsely subjected to agricultural innovations established in other crop species during the last century. Here, we conduct a large-scale analysis of the bacterial seed microbiome of Cannabis across different domestication grades and investigate the potential of seed-associated endophytes as plant growth-prom

SUBMITTER: Lobato C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11568533 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature