Distinct spatiotemporal patterns between fungal alpha and beta diversity of soil-plant continuum in rubber tree.

ABSTRACT: Plant-associated microbial communities strongly relate to host health and productivity. Still, our knowledge of microbial community spatiotemporal patterns in soil-plant continuum is largely limited. Here, we explored the spatiotemporal dynamics of fungal communities across multiple compartments (phyllosphere, leaf endosphere, soil, rhizosphere, rhizoplane, and root endosphere) of rubber tree in two contrasting seasons collected from Hainan Island and Xishuangbanna. Our results demonstrate that the fungal alpha and beta diversity exhibited distinct pattern; the alpha diversity is highly dependent on seasonal changes, while beta diversity only showed a geographical variation pattern. The season-specific environmental factors (e.g., climatic factors) were the most important factors in shapin

SUBMITTER: Wei Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11792516 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature