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Hidden microbial world in trees🌳

Living wood hosts trillions of bacteria making trees a complex ecosystems with major roles in forest health and function.

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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A diverse and distinct microbiome inside living trees - Nature
Microbiome analyses of living trees show that a single tree can host approximately one trillion bacteria, with microbial communities distinctly partitioned between heartwood and sapwood and with minim...
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August 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Maize Signals Reshape Soil Life! 🌽

High-density maize planting boosts linalool emissions, triggering chemical changes that alter soil microbiota thereby enhancing plant defenses but stunting growth in future crops.

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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Linalool-triggered plant-soil feedback drives defense adaptation in dense maize plantings
High planting density boosts crop yields but also heightens pest and pathogen risks. How plants adapt their defenses under these conditions remains unclear. In this study, we reveal that maize enhance...
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August 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The seed microbiome seeds the rhizosphere! 🌱🌿🦠

Seed microbes are the key to heritable plant microbiomes.

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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Seed-borne bacteria drive wheat rhizosphere microbiome assembly via niche partitioning and facilitation - Nature Microbiology
A sequential propagation strategy shows how the microbes initially on seeds are key to building complex, reproducible and heritable plant microbiomes.
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June 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM