The Effects of Acorn Origin, Environmental Microbiomes and Local Adaptation on the Leaf Metabolome.

ABSTRACT: Plants are associated with microbial communities, which are inherited through the seed and acquired from the environment. These microbiomes influence plant physiology, chemistry, and functioning. Yet, we lack insights into how seed origin and the environmental microbiome jointly influence the leaf metabolome. We used untargeted metabolomics (gas chromatography/mass spectrometry) on leaves of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) seedlings to examine metabolic responses to different seed origins and environmental microbiomes, as well as home and away environments. For this, acorns were collected from three mother trees and grown in a multifactorial design with soil and canopy microbiomes originating from the local mother tree (i.e., the home treatment) and neighbouring trees (i.e., the away treat

SUBMITTER: Ramanathan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12904930 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature