Spatio-temporal variation in the root-associated microbiota of orchard-grown apple trees

ABSTRACT:

Background

The root-associated microbiome has been of keen research interest especially in the last decade due to the large potential for increasing overall plant performance in agricultural systems. Studies about spatio-temporal variation of the root-associated microbiome focused so far primarily on community-compositional changes of annual plants, while little is known about their perennial counterparts. The aim of this work was to get deep insight into the spatial patterns and temporal dynamics of the root associated microbiota of apple trees.

Results

The bacterial community structure in rhizospheric soil and endospheric root material from orchard-grown apple trees was characterized based on 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. At the small scale, the rhizosphere and end

SUBMITTER: Becker M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9205072 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature