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Host genotype, soil composition, and geo-climatic factors shape the fonio seed microbiome.
Microbiome - 17 Jan 2024
Tabassum Naheed, Ahmed Hanin Ibrahim, Parween Sabiha, Sheikh Arsheed H, Saad Maged M, Krattinger Simon G, Hirt Heribert
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BACKGROUND: Fonio (Digitaria exilis), an orphan millet crop, is the oldest indigenous crop in West Africa. Although the yield is low due to pre-domestication characteristics, the quick maturation time, drought tolerance, and the ability to thrive on poor soils make fonio a climate-smart crop. Being holobionts, plants evolve in close interaction with microbial partners, which is crucial for plant phenology and...
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