Heritable associations with microbial communities are essential for necrotrophic pathogen resistance
C. S. Pogoda, S. Reinert, Z. I. Talukder, Z. Attia, J. A. Corwin, K. L. Money, E. C. E. Collier-zans, W. Underwood, T. J. Gulya, A. Quandt, N. C. Kane, B. S. Hulke
The paper shows that heritable microbial community associations in sunflower contribute significantly to resistance against a necrotrophic pathogen.
bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2020Ecology