Revealing Cues for Fungal Interplay in the Plant-Air Interface in Vineyards.

ABSTRACT: Plant-associated microorganisms play a crucial role in plant health and productivity. Belowground microbial diversity is widely reported as a major factor in determining the composition of the plant microbiome. In contrast, much less is known about the role of the atmosphere in relation to the plant microbiome. The current study examined the hypothesis that the atmospheric microbiome influences the composition of fungal communities of the aboveground organs (flowers, fruit, and leaves) of table grape and vice versa. The atmosphere surrounding grape plantings exhibited a significantly higher level of fungal diversity relative to the nearby plant organs and shared a higher number of phylotypes (5,536 OTUs, 40.3%) with the plant than between organs of the same plant. Using a Bayesian s

SUBMITTER: Abdelfattah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6670289 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature