Populations of the Parasitic Plant Phelipanche ramosa Influence Their Seed Microbiota.

ABSTRACT: Seeds of the parasitic weed Phelipanche ramosa are well adapted to their hosts because they germinate and form haustorial structures to connect to roots in response to diverse host-derived molecular signals. P. ramosa presents different genetic groups that are preferentially adapted to certain hosts. Since there are indications that microbes play a role in the interaction especially in the early stages of the interaction, we studied the microbial diversity harbored by the parasitic seeds with respect to their host and genetic group. Twenty-six seed lots from seven cropping plots of three different hosts-oilseed rape, tobacco, and hemp-in the west of France were characterized for their bacterial and fungal communities using 16S rRNA gene and ITS (Internal transcribed spacer) s

SUBMITTER: Huet S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7379870 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature