A microorganisms' journey between plant generations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plants are colonized by a great diversity of microorganisms which form a microbiota and perform additional functions for their host. This microbiota can thus be considered a toolbox enabling plants to buffer local environmental changes, with a positive influence on plant fitness. In this context, the transmission of the microbiota to the progeny represent a way to ensure the presence of beneficial symbionts within the habitat. Examples of such transmission have been mainly described for seed transmission and concern a few pathogenic microorganisms. We investigated the transmission of symbiotic partners to plant progeny within clonal plant network.

Methods

We used the clonal plant Glechoma hederacea as plant model and forced newly emitted clonal progeny to root in

SUBMITTER: Vannier N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5918900 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature