Dynamics of rice microbiomes reveal core vertically transmitted seed endophytes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plants and their associated microbiota constitute an assemblage of species known as holobionts. The plant seed microbiome plays an important role in nutrient uptake and stress attenuation. However, the core vertically transmitted endophytes remain largely unexplored.

Results

To gain valuable insights into the vertical transmission of rice seed core endophytes, we conducted a large-scale analysis of the microbiomes of two generations of six different rice varieties from five microhabitats (bulk soil, rhizosphere, root, stem, and seed) from four geographic locations. We showed that the microhabitat rather than the geographic location and rice variety was the primary driver of the rice microbiome assemblage. The diversity and network complexity of the rice-associated

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9733015 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature