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Large-scale replicated field study of maize rhizosphere identifies heritable microbes.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 10 Jul 2018
Walters William A, Jin Zhao, Youngblut Nicholas, Wallace Jason G, Sutter Jessica, Zhang Wei, González-Peña Antonio, Peiffer Jason, Koren Omry, Shi Qiaojuan, Knight Rob, Glavina Del Rio Tijana, Tringe Susannah G, Buckler Edward S, Dangl Jeffery L, Ley Ruth E
Abstract excerpt
Soil microbes that colonize plant roots and are responsive to differences in plant genotype remain to be ascertained for agronomically important crops. From a very large-scale longitudinal field study of 27 maize inbred lines planted in three fields, with partial replication 5 y later, we identify root-associated microbiota exhibiting reproducible associations with plant genotype. Analysis of 4,866 samples...
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