Bacterial Endophytes Contribute to Rice Seedling Establishment Under Submergence.

ABSTRACT: Flooding events caused by severe rains and poor soil drainage can interfere with plant germination and seedling establishment. Rice is one of the cereal crops that has unique germination strategies under flooding. One of these strategies is based on the fast coleoptile elongation in order to reach the water surface and re-establish the contact with the air. Microorganisms can contribute to plant health via plant growth promoters and provide protection from abiotic stresses. To characterise the community composition of the microbiome in rice germination under submergence, a 16S rRNA gene profiling metagenomic analysis was performed of temperate japonica rice varieties Arborio and Lamone seedlings, which showed contrasting responses in terms of coleoptile length when submerged. This a

SUBMITTER: Ahumada GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9277545 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature