Improved plant resistance to drought is promoted by the root-associated microbiome as a water stress-dependent trait

• Published in: Environmental microbiology Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 316 - 331
• Main Authors: Rolli, Eleonora, Marasco, Ramona, Vigani, Gianpiero, Ettoumi, Besma, Mapelli, Francesca, Deangelis, Maria Laura, Gandolfi, Claudio, Casati, Enrico, Previtali, Franco, Gerbino, Roberto, Pierotti Cei, Fabio, Borin, Sara, Sorlini, Claudia, Zocchi, Graziano, Daffonchio, Daniele
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Acinetobacter; Acinetobacter - isolation & purification; Adaptation, Physiological; Arabidopsis; Arabidopsis - microbiology; Biomass; Drought; Droughts; Microbiota; Photosynthesis - physiology; Plant growth; Plant Leaves - growth & development; Plant resistance; Plant Roots - growth & development; Plant Roots - microbiology; Pseudomonas; Pseudomonas - isolation & purification; Stress, Physiological; Vitaceae; Vitis - microbiology; Water

Summary Although drought is an increasing problem in agriculture, the contribution of the root‐associated bacterial microbiome to plant adaptation to water stress is poorly studied. We investigated if the culturable bacterial microbiome associated with five grapevine rootstocks and the grapevine cul...