Drought drives reversible disengagement of root-mycorrhizal symbiosis
Garo Z. Akmakjian, Kazunari Nozue, Hokuto Nakayama, Alexander Borowsky, Angel M. Morris, KC Baker, Alex Cantó‐Pastor, Uta Paszkowski, Siobhán M. Brady, Neelima Roy Sinha, Julia N. Bailey-Serres
This study shows that drought causes rice to temporarily disengage from its mycorrhizal symbiosis, which reverses when water is restored.
bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology