The Sorghum bicolor Root Exudate Sorgoleone Shapes Bacterial Communities and Delays Network Formation.

ABSTRACT: Primary and secondary metabolites exuded from roots are key drivers of root-soil microbe interactions that contribute to the structure and function of microbial communities. Studies with model plants have begun to reveal the complex interactions between root exudates and soil microbes, but little is known about the influence of specialized exudates from crop plants. The aims of this work were to understand whether sorgoleone, a unique lipophilic secondary benzoquinone exuded only from the root hairs of sorghum, influences belowground microbial community structure in the field, to assess the effect of purified sorgoleone on the cultured bacteria from field soils, and to determine whether sorgoleone inhibits nitrification under field conditions. Studies were conducted comparing wild-type sor

SUBMITTER: Wang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8546980 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature