Root exudates drive the soil-borne legacy of aboveground pathogen infection

2018661 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Jun Yuan · The Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials

Zhao Jun · Nanjing Normal University

Tao Wen · Nanjing Agricultural University

Mengli Zhao · Nanjing Agricultural University

Rong Li · The Research Institute for Fertilizers and Insectofungicides

Pim Goossens · Utrecht University

Qiwei Huang

Abstract

Collectively, our data suggest that plants can recruit beneficial rhizosphere communities via modification of plant exudation patterns in response to exposure to aboveground pathogens to the benefit of subsequent plant generations.

Topics & Keywords

Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Microbiome

Volume 6, Issue 1, pp. 156-156

DOI: 10.1186/s40168-018-0537-x

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