Single Seed Microbiota: Assembly and Transmission from Parent Plant to Seedling

• Published in: mBio Vol. 13; no. 6; p. e0164822
• Main Authors: Chesneau, Guillaume, Laroche, Béatrice, Préveaux, Anne, Marais, Coralie, Briand, Martial, Marolleau, Brice, Simonin, Marie, Barret, Matthieu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 20.12.2022
• Subjects: community assembly; Germination; Life Sciences; Microbial Ecology; Microbiota; neutral models; Research Article; seed; seedling transmission; Seedlings; Seeds - microbiology; selection; microbiota; neutral models; seedling transmission; seed; selection; community assembly; seed microbiota community assembly seedling transmission selection neutral models

Seeds are key components of plant fitness and are central to the sustainability of the agri-food system. Both the seed quality for food consumption and the seed vigor in agricultural settings can be influenced by the seed microbiota. The seed acts as the primary inoculum source for the plant microbi...