Heritable microbiome variation is correlated with source environment in locally adapted maize varieties

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Beneficial interactions with microorganisms are pivotal for crop performance and resilience. However, it remains unclear how heritable the microbiome is with respect to the host plant genotype and to what extent host genetic mechanisms can modulate plant-microbiota interactions in the face of environmental stresses. Here we surveyed 3,168 root and rhizosphere microbiome samples from 129 accessions of locally adapted Zea, sourced from diverse habitats and grown under control and different stress conditions. We quantified stress treatment and host genotype effects on the microbiome. Plant genotype and source environment were predictive of microbiome abundance. Genome-wide association analysis identified host genetic variants linked to both rhizosphere microbiome abundance and source environment. We identified transposon insertions in a candidate gene linked to both the abundance of a keystone bacterium Massilia in our controlled experiments and total soil nitrogen in the source environment. Isolation and controlled inoculation of Massilia alone can contribute to root development, whole-plant biomass production and adaptation to low nitrogen availability. We conclude that locally adapted maize varieties exert patterns of genetic control on their root and rhizosphere microbiomes that follow variation in their home environments, consistent with a role in tolerance to prevailing stress.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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Nature plants - 10(2024), 4 vom: 09. Apr., Seite 598-617

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

He, Xiaoming [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Danning [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Yong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
McLaughlin, Chloee [VerfasserIn]
Marcon, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Li [VerfasserIn]
Baer, Marcel [VerfasserIn]
Moya, Yudelsy A T [VerfasserIn]
von Wirén, Nicolaus [VerfasserIn]
Deichmann, Marion [VerfasserIn]
Schaaf, Gabriel [VerfasserIn]
Piepho, Hans-Peter [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Zhikai [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Jinliang [VerfasserIn]
Yim, Bunlong [VerfasserIn]
Smalla, Kornelia [VerfasserIn]
Goormachtig, Sofie [VerfasserIn]
de Vries, Franciska T [VerfasserIn]
Hüging, Hubert [VerfasserIn]
Baer, Mareike [VerfasserIn]
Sawers, Ruairidh J H [VerfasserIn]
Reif, Jochen C [VerfasserIn]
Hochholdinger, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xinping [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Peng [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 24.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41477-024-01654-7

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NLM370043626