Intergenerational and horizontal transmission of wheat endophytic fungi.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the mechanisms of endophytic fungal transmission is crucial for deciphering plant-microbe interactions and leveraging microbiomes in crop improvement. In this study, we examined the potential for intergenerational inheritance and external recruitment of endophytic fungi in common wheat. Fungal community structure was compared in generation G1 and parental G0 plants using ITS2 metabarcoding data and culture-based identification in four tissues (roots, stems, leaves, and seeds) in ten cultivars. A set of 27 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) was consistently detected in both generations, suggesting the presence of a core mycobiome dominated by genera such as Fusarium, Trichoderma, Penicillium, Cladosporium, Sarocladium and Lecanicillium. Experimental inoculation of axenic wheat

SUBMITTER: Salamon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12660730 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature