Persistent legacy effects on soil microbiota facilitate plant adaptive responses to drought
Nichole A. Ginnan, Valéria Custódio, David Gopaulchan, Natalie Ford, Isai Salas-González, Dylan H. Jones, Darren M. Wells, Ângela Moreno, Gabriel Castrillo, Maggie R. Wagner
The paper shows that soil microbiota legacy effects from precipitation influence plant drought responses, benefiting native grasses but not maize.
Nature Microbiology · Oct 30, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology