Intercropping between persimmon and apple enriched the leaf endophytes and rhizosphere communities against apple root rot

Abstract Background Root rot disease has seriously restricted the development of the apple industry Worldwide. After being infected by pathogens, the microbial communities of rhizosphere soil and leaves may change. We found that apple and persimmon intercropping can reduce the occurrence of apple ro...

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Published in:	BMC Plant Biology
Main Authors:	Haichun Cun, Pengbo He, Ayesha Ahmed, Pengfei He, Yixin Wu, Yingjie Jiang, Hui Zhang, Guowen Tang, Baohua Kong, Sahar A. Youssef, Shahzad Munir, Yueqiu He
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-10-01
Subjects:	Dysbiosis Endophyte Intercropping Rhizosphere Root rot
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07338-4