Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo

Leaf microbiome assembly is linked to plant phylogeny

This study links leaf microbiome assembly to plant phylogeny by showing host phylogeny distance correlates with microbial community dissimilarity.

Aridity drives global convergence of desert microbiomes and biogeochemical activities

This study identifies aridity as the primary driver of microbial community structure and biogeochemical activities in deserts across seven continents.

Lonely plants in arid land are functionally hyperdiverse

The paper confirms the robustness of findings from a large dryland plant trait database, showing arid regions host high phenotypic diversity despite harsh conditions.

Urban crops demonstrate comparable potential for organic carbon storage as natural ecosystems.

This study compares soil organic carbon storage in urban greenspaces and natural ecosystems, finding comparable SOC stocks with MAOC being more stable across land uses.

Heritable microbiome variation is correlated with source environment in locally adapted maize varieties

The paper investigates how host genotype and source environment influence the microbiome of maize, finding genetic variants linked to microbiome composition and environmental adaptation.