Nitrogen fertilizer application alters the root endophyte bacterial microbiome in maize plants, but not in the stem or rhizosphere Soil

Plant-associated microorganisms that affect plant development, their composition, and their functionality are determined by the host, soil conditions, and agricultural practices. How agricultural practices affect the rhizosphere microbiome has been well studied, but less is known about how they migh...

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Main Authors: Miranda Carrazco, Alejandra, Navarro Noya, Yendi E., Govaerts, Bram, Verhulst, Nele, Dendooven, Luc
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125985
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author Miranda Carrazco, Alejandra
Navarro Noya, Yendi E.
Govaerts, Bram
Verhulst, Nele
Dendooven, Luc
author_browse Dendooven, Luc
Govaerts, Bram
Miranda Carrazco, Alejandra
Navarro Noya, Yendi E.
Verhulst, Nele
author_facet Miranda Carrazco, Alejandra
Navarro Noya, Yendi E.
Govaerts, Bram
Verhulst, Nele
Dendooven, Luc
author_sort Miranda Carrazco, Alejandra
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description Plant-associated microorganisms that affect plant development, their composition, and their functionality are determined by the host, soil conditions, and agricultural practices. How agricultural practices affect the rhizosphere microbiome has been well studied, but less is known about how they might affect plant endophytes. In this study, the metagenomic DNA from the rhizosphere and endophyte communities of root and stem of maize plants was extracted and sequenced with the “diversity arrays technology sequencing,” while the bacterial community and functionality (organized by subsystems from general to specific functions) were investigated in crops cultivated with or without tillage and with or without N fertilizer application. Tillage had a small significant effect on the bacterial community in the rhizosphere, but N fertilizer had a highly significant effect on the roots, but not on the rhizosphere or stem. The relative abundance of many bacterial species was significantly different in the roots and stem of fertilized maize plants, but not in the unfertilized ones. The abundance of N cycle genes was affected by N fertilization application, most accentuated in the roots. How these changes in bacterial composition and N genes composition might affect plant development or crop yields has still to be unraveled.
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spelling CGSpace1259852025-11-06T13:06:48Z Nitrogen fertilizer application alters the root endophyte bacterial microbiome in maize plants, but not in the stem or rhizosphere Soil Miranda Carrazco, Alejandra Navarro Noya, Yendi E. Govaerts, Bram Verhulst, Nele Dendooven, Luc agricultural practices microbiomes maize genes nitrogen cycle Plant-associated microorganisms that affect plant development, their composition, and their functionality are determined by the host, soil conditions, and agricultural practices. How agricultural practices affect the rhizosphere microbiome has been well studied, but less is known about how they might affect plant endophytes. In this study, the metagenomic DNA from the rhizosphere and endophyte communities of root and stem of maize plants was extracted and sequenced with the “diversity arrays technology sequencing,” while the bacterial community and functionality (organized by subsystems from general to specific functions) were investigated in crops cultivated with or without tillage and with or without N fertilizer application. Tillage had a small significant effect on the bacterial community in the rhizosphere, but N fertilizer had a highly significant effect on the roots, but not on the rhizosphere or stem. The relative abundance of many bacterial species was significantly different in the roots and stem of fertilized maize plants, but not in the unfertilized ones. The abundance of N cycle genes was affected by N fertilization application, most accentuated in the roots. How these changes in bacterial composition and N genes composition might affect plant development or crop yields has still to be unraveled. 2022-12-21 2022-12-14T11:22:27Z 2022-12-14T11:22:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125985 en Open Access application/pdf American Society for Microbiology Miranda-Carrazco, A., Navarro-Noya, Y. E., Govaerts, B., Verhulst, N., & Dendooven, L. (2022). Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Alters the Root Endophyte Bacterial Microbiome in Maize Plants, but Not in the Stem or Rhizosphere Soil. Microbiology Spectrum, 10(6). https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01785-22
spellingShingle agricultural practices
microbiomes
maize
genes
nitrogen cycle
Miranda Carrazco, Alejandra
Navarro Noya, Yendi E.
Govaerts, Bram
Verhulst, Nele
Dendooven, Luc
Nitrogen fertilizer application alters the root endophyte bacterial microbiome in maize plants, but not in the stem or rhizosphere Soil
title Nitrogen fertilizer application alters the root endophyte bacterial microbiome in maize plants, but not in the stem or rhizosphere Soil
title_full Nitrogen fertilizer application alters the root endophyte bacterial microbiome in maize plants, but not in the stem or rhizosphere Soil
title_fullStr Nitrogen fertilizer application alters the root endophyte bacterial microbiome in maize plants, but not in the stem or rhizosphere Soil
title_full_unstemmed Nitrogen fertilizer application alters the root endophyte bacterial microbiome in maize plants, but not in the stem or rhizosphere Soil
title_short Nitrogen fertilizer application alters the root endophyte bacterial microbiome in maize plants, but not in the stem or rhizosphere Soil
title_sort nitrogen fertilizer application alters the root endophyte bacterial microbiome in maize plants but not in the stem or rhizosphere soil
topic agricultural practices
microbiomes
maize
genes
nitrogen cycle
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125985
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