Identification of microbial signatures linked to oilseed rape yield decline at the landscape scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The plant microbiome plays a vital role in determining host health and productivity. However, we lack real-world comparative understanding of the factors which shape assembly of its diverse biota, and crucially relationships between microbiota composition and plant health. Here we investigated landscape scale rhizosphere microbial assembly processes in oilseed rape (OSR), the UK's third most cultivated crop by area and the world's third largest source of vegetable oil, which suffers from yield decline associated with the frequency it is grown in rotations. By including 37 conventional farmers' fields with varying OSR rotation frequencies, we present an innovative approach to identify microbial signatures characteristic of microbiomes which are beneficial and harmful to t

SUBMITTER: Hilton S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7825223 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature