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Exploring the Root Microbiome: Extracting Bacterial Community Data from the Soil, Rhizosphere, and Root Endosphere
Published on: May 2, 2018
Comparison of Microbial Community of Rhizosphere and Endosphere in Kiwifruit
Min-Jung Kim1, Heeil Do2, Gyeongjun Cho2
1Department of Plant Medicine and Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea.
Abstract:
Understanding the microbial community and function are crucial knowledge for crop management. In this study, bacterial and fungal community structures both rhizosphere and endosphere in kiwifruit were analyzed to gain our knowledge in kiwifruit microbiome. Microbial community in rhizosphere was less variation than endosphere community. Functional prediction results demonstrated that abundance of saprotrophic fungi was similar in both rhizosphere and endosphere, but potential pathogenic fungi was more abundance in endosphere than in rhizosphere. This finding suggested that maintain healthy soil is the first priority to protect the host plant against biotic stresses.
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