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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Microbiol.
Sec. Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1439735

The response of microbiome assembly within different niches across four stages to the cultivation of glyphosate-tolerant and conventional soybean varieties

Provisionally accepted
Shengqian Chao Shengqian Chao 1Yu Sun Yu Sun 1YIN ZHANG YIN ZHANG 1Yifan Chen Yifan Chen 1Lili Song Lili Song 1XM Tang XM Tang 1Jingang Liang Jingang Liang 2Beibei Lv Beibei Lv 1*
  • 1 Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
  • 2 Development Center of Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, Beijing, China

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    Plants are inherently connected with the microbiome, which plays a crucial role in regulating various host plant biological processes, including immunity, nutrient acquisition, and resistance against abiotic and biotic stresses. Many factors affect the interaction between plants and microbiome. In this study, microbiome samples were collected from five niches (bulk soil, rhizoplane, root endosphere, phylloplane, and leaf endosphere) across four developmental stages (seedling, flowering, podding, and maturity) of various soybean varieties. Composition and structure of bacterial and fungal communities were analyzed using 16S rRNA gene and ITS (Internally Transcribed Spacer) region amplicon sequencing. It was observed that both niches and developmental stages significantly impact on the assembly and composition of soybean microbiome. However, variety, presence of a transgene, and glyphosate application had minimal effects on microbial communities. The dominant microbiome varied across the five niches, with most containing beneficial microbial communities capable of promoting plant growth or increasing disease resistance. Types and abundance of the dominant microbes affected network stability, potentially resulting in functional changes in different ecological niches. This study provides theoretical evidence for microbial protection of plants against diseases and demonstrates that systematic analysis of the composition and diversity of soybean microbiomes can contribute to the development of biological control technologies.

    Keywords: Developmental Stage, glyphosate, microbiome, niche, Soybean, transgene

    Received: 30 May 2024; Accepted: 04 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Chao, Sun, ZHANG, Chen, Song, Tang, Liang and Lv. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Beibei Lv, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China

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