Consistent effects of independent domestication events on the plant microbiota

• Published in: Current biology Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 557 - 567.e4
• Main Authors: Soldan, Riccardo, Fusi, Marco, Cardinale, Massimiliano, Homma, Felix, Santos, Luis Guillermo, Wenzl, Peter, Bach-Pages, Marcel, Bitocchi, Elena, Chacon Sanchez, Maria Isabel, Daffonchio, Daniele, Preston, Gail M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 05.02.2024
• Subjects: Agriculture; Domestication; Microbiota; Phaseolus - genetics; Phenotype; plant domestication; plant microbiota; seed microbiota; Seeds - genetics; plant domestication; plant microbiota; seed microbiota

The effect of plant domestication on plant-microbe interactions remains difficult to prove. In this study, we provide evidence of a domestication effect on the composition and abundance of the plant microbiota. We focused on the genus Phaseolus, which underwent four independent domestication events...