Phyllosphere microbial associations improve plant reproductive success

The above-ground (phyllosphere) plant microbiome is increasingly recognized as an important component of plant health. We hypothesized that phyllosphere bacterial recruitment may be disrupted in a greenhouse setting, and that adding a bacterial amendment would therefore benefit the health and growth...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Plant Science
Main Authors:	Elijah C. Mehlferber, Reena Debray, Asa E. Conover, Julia K. Sherman, Griffin Kaulbach, Robert Reed, Kent F. McCue, Jon E. Ferrel, Rajnish Khanna, Britt Koskella
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Subjects:	biostimulants greenhouse growth phyllosphere microbiome plant probiotic Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) synthetic microbiome
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1273330/full