Synergistic Recruitment of Symbiotic Fungi by Potting and <i>Scleroderma bovista</i> Inoculation Suppresses Pathogens in Hazel Rhizosphere Microbiomes.

ABSTRACT: This study explored how potted treatments (with and without Scleroderma bovista inoculation) shape rhizosphere microbial diversity in hazel across five soils using split-root cultivation. Three treatments (control, split-root, split-root with S. bovista) were analyzed for root growth and microbial dynamics. S. bovista inoculation consistently enhanced root parameters (number, tips) in all soils. Potted treatments (with and without S. bovista inoculation) altered microbial features (OTU/ASV), with only 0.9-3.3% of features remaining unchanged. At the class level, potting increased Agaricomycetes abundance while reducing Sordariomycetes, a trend amplified by S. bovista. Potting decreased species richness estimates (ACE and Chao1), while both t

SUBMITTER: Peng C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12114540 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature