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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Microbiol.
Sec. Microbial Symbioses
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1537846
This article is part of the Research Topic Plant Microbiome: Interactions, Mechanisms of Action, and Applications, Volume III View all 21 articles
Diversity of rhizosphere microbial communities in different rice varieties and their diverse adaptive responses to saline and alkaline stress
Provisionally accepted
Yu Zhong 1
Hai Chi 2
Tao Wu 1 Wenbo Fan 1 Haoyu Su 1 Ruoyu Li 1
Wenzhu Jiang 1 Xinglin Du 1*
Ziming Ma 3*- 1 Jilin University, Changchun, Hebei Province, China
- 2 Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
- 3 Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
The rhizosphere microbiota of rice plays a pivotal role in crop productivity and resistance to abiotic stresses. However, the specific impacts of soil salinity, alkalinity, and rice variety on the composition and function of rhizosphere microbial communities remain poorly understood in rice plant ecosystems. In this study, we employed a metagenomic approach to examine the composition and functional profiles of rhizosphere soil microbial communities associated with two rice varieties, Jida177 and Tongxi933, cultivated in soils with varying levels of salinity and alkalinity in Northeast China. Our findings reveal that the rhizospheres of Jida177 and Tongxi933 support distinct microbial communities, with differentiation occurring in response to both soil salinity-alkalinity and rice variety. Moreover, differences in rice yield and grain quality between the two varieties suggest that these variations may be linked to changes in the rhizosphere microbiome under different salinity conditions. These results provide valuable insights for improved soil management strategies and deepen understanding of the effects of soil salinization on the rice rhizosphere ecosystem.
Keywords: saline stress, Alkaline stress, rice, rhizosphere microbiota, Metagenomic analysis
Received: 01 Dec 2024; Accepted: 19 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Zhong, Chi, Wu, Fan, Su, Li, Jiang, Du and Ma. 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:
Xinglin Du, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, Hebei Province, China
Ziming Ma, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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