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Microbiome selection and evolution within wild and domesticated plants.

Christopher James Barnes¹, Mo Bahram², Mogens Nicolaisen³

¹Department of Agroecology, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Slagelse, 4200, Denmark; Centre for Evolutionary Hologenomics, The Globe Institute, Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Plant microbiomes, communities of microbes on plants, impact plant health and fitness. Both environmental factors and host plant genetics shape these microbial communities, influencing plant phenotype and evolution.

Keywords:

environmental regulation evolutionary pressures genotypic variation holobiont plant health plant microbiome

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Area of Science:

Plant Science
Microbiology
Ecology

Background:

Microbes inhabit plant surfaces and interiors, forming the plant microbiome.
The plant microbiome significantly influences host plant functioning and fitness.
Understanding plant phenotype requires considering both host genome and microbiome interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline how environmental variables and evolutionary processes govern plant microbiomes.
To explain the combined regulation of plant health by host and microbiome.

Main Methods:

Literature review and synthesis of current research on plant microbiomes.
Analysis of factors influencing microbiome composition and function.
Exploration of host genome's role in preconditioning the microbiome.

Main Results:

Plant microbiomes are shaped by both environmental conditions and host genetics.
Host genome influences how the microbiome responds to the environment.
Plant microbiomes are subject to evolutionary pressures.

Conclusions:

Plant health is a result of intricate interactions between the host plant, its microbiome, and environmental factors.
Considering the microbiome alongside the host genome is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of plant biology.
Evolutionary dynamics play a significant role in shaping plant-microbe relationships and plant fitness.