The microbiome of a perennial cereal differs from annual winter wheat only in the root endosphere.

ABSTRACT: The intensification of agriculture has led to environmental degradation, including the loss of biodiversity. This has prompted interest in perennial grain cropping systems to address and mitigate some of these negative impacts. In order to determine if perennial grain cultivation promotes a higher microbial diversity, we assessed the endophytic microbiota of a perennial grain crop (intermediate wheatgrass, Thinopyrum intermedium L.) in comparison to its annual counterpart, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The study covered three sampling sites in a pan-European gradient (Sweden, Belgium, and France), two plant genotypes, three plant compartments (roots, stems, and leaves), and two sampling time points. We observed that the host genotype effect was mainly evident in the belowgrou

SUBMITTER: Michl K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812607 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature