Root development is maintained by specific bacteria-bacteria interactions (bioRxiv)
Plant Science Research WeeklyUnderstanding plant-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions is challening. Both kinds of interactions have significant impacts on plant health and nutritional uptake. Finkel et al. address how microbe-microbe interactions shape plant phenotypes by using the synthetic microbial community (SynCom) consisting…
Rhizosphere microbiota structure alters to enable wilt resistance in tomato (Nature Biotech. - $)
Plant Science Research WeeklyPlants are frequently attacked by pathogens, but the pathogen-resistance is often attributed to the host. While interactions between the plant and its microbiota are recognized for their role in plant growth, their role in pathogen resistance is unknown. Kwak et al. studied the effect of soil-borne pathogen Ralstonia…