EcologybioRxivPreprint
Plant microbiomes have a greater effect than plant size on flowering and growth in Asclepias syriaca
Joshua R. Puzey, Ivan Munkres, Christian d'Orgeix, Harmony J. Dalgleish
This study shows that microbiomes, not plant size, more strongly influence flowering and growth in milkweed, with leaf microbiomes predicting growth and soil microbiomes predicting flowering.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.20.759379