Bacteria living on and in leaves and roots influence many aspects of plant health, so the extent of a plant’s genetic control over its microbiota is of great interest to crop breeders and evolutionary biologists. Laboratory-based studies, because they poorly simulate true environmental heterogeneity, may misestimate or totally miss the influence of certain host genes on the microbiome. Here we report a large-scale field experiment to disentangle the effects of genotype, environment, age and year of harvest on bacterial communities associated with leaves and roots of Boechera stricta (Brassicaceae), a perennial wild mustard.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/host-genotype-and-age-shape-leaf-and-root-microbiomes-wild-perennial-plant
[2] http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2016/160712/ncomms12151/pdf/ncomms12151.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/maggie-r-wagner
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/derek-s-lundberg
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/tijana-g-del-rio-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-communications
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plant-breeding
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/micro-organisms
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-research
