Leaf-associated bacterial microbiota of coffee and its correlation with manganese and calcium levels on leaves.

ABSTRACT: Coffee is one of the most valuable agricultural commodities and the plants' leaves are the primary site of infection for most coffee diseases, such as the devastating coffee leaf rust. Therefore, the use of bacterial microbiota that inhabits coffee leaves to fight infections could be an alternative agricultural method to protect against coffee diseases. Here, we report the leaf-associated bacteria in three coffee genotypes over the course of a year, with the aim to determine the diversity of bacterial microbiota. The results indicate a prevalence of Enterobacteriales in Coffea canephora, Pseudomonadales in C. arabica 'Obatã', and an intriguing lack of bacterial dominance in C. arabica 'Catuaí'. Using PERMANOVA analyses, we assessed the association between bacterial abundance in the coffee

SUBMITTER: Sousa LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6082234 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr./Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature