Unveiling the hidden allies of industrial chicory-a metagenomic exploration of rhizosphere microbiota and their impact on productivity and plant health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As industrial chicory is significant for food, fodder, and medicinal purposes, its cultivation is increasingly crucial for producers. To enhance productivity, resistance, and the nutritional and functional values of this plant, we aimed to investigate its interactions with the microbial environment. We performed the first comprehensive taxonomic and functional characterization of the rhizosphere microbiota associated with industrial chicory, investigating how environmental factors influence its composition.

Methods

Six different land plots were simultaneously cultivated with the same chicory genotype in northern France. Using soil analyses and metagenomic approaches, we characterized the diversity of bacterial and fungal communities in the soil microbiome associat

SUBMITTER: Leclercq L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12098591 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature