Agricultural intensification reduces microbial network complexity and the abundance of keystone taxa in roots

S Banerjee, F Walder, L Büchi, M Meyer… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Root-associated microbes play a key role in plant performance and productivity, making
them important players in agroecosystems. So far, very few studies have assessed the …

Cropping practices manipulate abundance patterns of root and soil microbiome members paving the way to smart farming

K Hartman, MGA van der Heijden, RA Wittwer… - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
Background Harnessing beneficial microbes presents a promising strategy to optimize plant
growth and agricultural sustainability. Little is known to which extent and how specifically …

Root type and soil phosphate determine the taxonomic landscape of colonizing fungi and the transcriptome of field‐grown maize roots

P Yu, C Wang, JA Baldauf, H Tai, C Gutjahr… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Different root types of plants are colonized by a myriad of soil microorganisms, including
fungi, which influence plant health and performance. The distinct functional and metabolic …

Different arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi cocolonizing on a single plant root system recruit distinct microbiomes

J Zhou, X Chai, L Zhang, TS George, F Wang, G Feng - Msystems, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Plant roots are usually colonized by various arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal species,
which vary in morphological, physiological, and genetic traits. This colonization constitutes …

Integrated analysis of root microbiomes of soybean and wheat from agricultural fields

N Rascovan, B Carbonetto, D Perrig, M Díaz… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Root associated bacteria are critical for plant growth and health. Understanding the
composition and role of root microbiota is crucial toward agricultural practices that are less …

The role of root community attributes in predicting soil fungal and bacterial community patterns

J López‐Angulo, M De la Cruz… - New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Roots are assumed to play a major role in structuring soil microbial communities, but most
studies exploring the relationships between microbes and plants at the community level …

Root cap is an important determinant of rhizosphere microbiome assembly

L Rüger, M Ganther, J Freudenthal, J Jansa… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plants impact the development of their rhizosphere microbial communities. It is yet unclear to
what extent the root cap and specific root zones contribute to microbial community assembly …

Host genetic variation drives the differentiation in the ecological role of the native Miscanthus root-associated microbiome

N Ji, D Liang, LV Clark, EJ Sacks, AD Kent - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Microbiome recruitment is influenced by plant host, but how host plant impacts
the assembly, functions, and interactions of perennial plant root microbiomes is poorly …

Roots shaping their microbiome: global hotspots for microbial activity

B Reinhold-Hurek, W Bünger… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Land plants interact with microbes primarily at roots. Despite the importance of root microbial
communities for health and nutrient uptake, the current understanding of the complex plant …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal tree communities have greater soil fungal diversity and relative abundances of saprotrophs and pathogens than ectomycorrhizal tree …

AC Eagar, RM Mushinski, AL Horning… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Trees associating with different mycorrhizas often differ in their effects on litter
decomposition, nutrient cycling, soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics, and plant-soil …