Characterization of Differences of Seed Endophytic Microbiome in Conventional and Organic Rice by Amplicon-based Sequencing and Culturing Methods
S. Khanal, M. Imran, X.-G. Zhou, S. Antony-Babu
This study compares the endophytic microbiome of rice seeds from conventional and organic farming systems, finding higher bacterial diversity in conventional and fungal diversity in organic systems, with some bacteria showing pathogen inhibition.
bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2023Microbiology