Plant species-specific rhizobiome assembly in the hyper-arid Atacama Desert.

ABSTRACT: The hyper-arid core of the Atacama Desert represents one of the oldest and driest regions of the world and is characterized by high aridity (precipitation <2 mm y^-1), hypersaline soil conditions, extremes in temperature (-5 °C to 50 °C), intense UV irradiation and low organic matter content. Despite this, the Yungay area within the hyper-arid core is capable of supporting vegetation adapted to these extreme environmental conditions, including Distichlis spicata and Suaeda foliosa, which access deep groundwater resources. Little is known, however, about the below-ground microbial community that these plants support. To understand plant-microbe interactions in this environment, we investigated the physicochemical properties in the rhizosphere soils of D. spicata</

SUBMITTER: Fortt J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12479509 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature