Plant phenotypic differentiation outweighs genetic variation in shaping the lettuce leaf microbiota
Arianna Capparotto, Guillaume Chesneau, Alessandra Tondello, Esteban Orellana, Piergiorgio Stevanato, Tiziano Bonato, Andrea Squartini, Stéphane Hacquard, Marco Giovannetti
The paper examines how plant phenotypic traits influence lettuce leaf microbiota diversity, finding morphology has a greater impact than genetic variation or nutrient content.
Environmental Microbiome · Jan 30, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology