The soil microbiome increases plant survival and modifies interactions with root endosymbionts in the field.

ABSTRACT: Evidence is accumulating that the soil microbiome-the community of microorganisms living in soils-has a major effect on plant traits and fitness. However, most work to date has taken place under controlled laboratory conditions and has not experimentally disentangled the effect of the soil microbiome on plant performance from the effects of key endosymbiotic constituents. As a result, it is difficult to extrapolate from existing data to understand the role of the soil microbiome in natural plant populations. To address this gap, we performed a field experiment using the black medick Medicago lupulina to test how the soil microbiome influences plant performance and colonization by two root endosymbionts (the mutualistic nitrogen-fixing bacteria Ensifer spp. and the parasitic r

SUBMITTER: Markalanda SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8796929 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature