Rhizosphere legacy of leaf-diseased rice and its impact on next generation.

ABSTRACT: Plants interact continuously with the surrounding soil microbiota, shaping and being shaped by these communities over time, termed as the plant-soil feedback (PSF). As a result, plants can leave a biological imprint in the soil that affects the performance of subsequent plants, a phenomenon termed the soil-borne legacy. In this study, we investigated how the rhizosphere microbiota of rice plants exhibiting (or not) foliar disease symptoms in a Cambodian field was modified and influenced subsequent generation of plants. Based on a visual assessment of foliar symptoms, we collected and mixed the rhizospheres of plants classified as "diseased" or "healthy," respectively. These mixed rhizospheres were then used to sow new rice plants in controlled conditions, which were subsequently challenged

SUBMITTER: Jobert L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12753873 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature