Ecological assembly dynamics of the seed-borne microbiome in cultivated and wild wheat
Ezgi Özkurt, Zaywa Mariush, Doreen Landermann, Eva H. Stukenbrock
This study examines the seed-borne microbiome in wheat, showing that while seeds have homogeneous microbial composition, seedling colonization is stochastic and influenced by selective processes during transmission.
bioRxiv · Dec 27, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology