Plant host and drought shape the root associated fungal microbiota in rice.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Water is an increasingly scarce resource while some crops, such as paddy rice, require large amounts of water to maintain grain production. A better understanding of rice drought adaptation and tolerance mechanisms could help to reduce this problem. There is evidence of a possible role of root-associated fungi in drought adaptation. Here, we analyzed the endospheric fungal microbiota composition in rice and its relation to plant genotype and drought.

Methods

Fifteen rice genotypes (Oryza sativa ssp. indica) were grown in the field, under well-watered conditions or exposed to a drought period during flowering. The effect of genotype and treatment on the root fungal microbiota composition was analyzed by 18S ribosomal DNA high throughput sequencing. G

SUBMITTER: Andreo-Jimenez B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6744933 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature