Open AccessAbiotic Treatment to Common Bean Plants Results in an Altered Endophytic Seed Microbiome
Author(s) -
Ari Fina Bintarti,
Patrick J. Kearns,
Abby Sulesky-Grieb,
Ashley Shade
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
microbiology spectrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.502
H-Index - 51
ISSN - 2165-0497
DOI - 10.1128/spectrum.00210-21
Subject(s) - microbiome , abiotic component , biology , ecology , bioinformatics
Seed microbiome members initiate the assembly of plant-associated microbial communities, but the environmental drivers of endophytic seed microbiome composition are unclear. Here, we exposed plants to short-term drought and fertilizer treatments during early vegetative growth and quantified the microbiome composition of the seeds that were ultimately produced.