Rhizosheath microbial community assembly of sympatric desert speargrasses is independent of the plant host

Rhizosheath microbial community assembly of sympatric desert speargrasses is independent of the plant host

Abstract Background The rhizosheath-root system is an adaptive trait of sandy-desert speargrasses in response to unfavourable moisture and nutritional conditions. Under the deserts’ polyextreme conditions, plants interact with edaphic microorganisms that positively affect their fitness and resistanc...

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Main Authors: Ramona Marasco, María J. Mosqueira, Marco Fusi, Jean-Baptiste Ramond, Giuseppe Merlino, Jenny M. Booth, Gillian Maggs-Kölling, Don A. Cowan, Daniele Daffonchio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Rhizosheath-root system
Plant-microbe interactions
Speargrasses
Stochastic assembly
Holobiont
Desert environment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0597-y

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