Host Plant Selection Imprints Structure and Assembly of Fungal Community along the Soil-Root Continuum.

ABSTRACT: The soil fungal community plays pivotal roles in soil nutrient cycling and plant health and productivity in agricultural ecosystems. However, the differential adaptability of soil fungi to different microenvironments (niches) is a bottleneck limiting their application in agriculture. Hence, the understanding of ecological processes that drive fungal microbiome assembly along the soil-root continuum is fundamental to harnessing the plant-associated microbiome for sustainable agriculture. Here, we investigated the factors that shape fungal community structure and assembly in three compartment niches (the bulk soil, rhizosphere, and rhizoplane) associated with tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.), with four soil types tested under controlled greenhouse conditions. Our results demonstrate that funga

SUBMITTER: Li F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9426500 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature