Drought response of the maize plant–soil–microbiome system is influenced by plant size and presence of root hairs
This interdisciplinary study assessed how a short drought stress manifested in a plant-soil-microbiome system. Water limitation altered microbial (fungal) diversity in distance from the root surface. Genotype-specific stress-induced increases in exudation rates modified microbial activity in root proximity, possibly pointing to root hair functions under water limitation. Less intense drought responses of rth3 were confirmed at all levels of investigation and may be due at least in part to its smaller plant size.
Authors
- Bunlong Yim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0852-1527)
- Patrick Bienert
- Bettina Hause (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9697-4990)
- Monika Wimmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7456-5667)
- Roman Paul Hartwig
- Michael Santangeli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0552-7173)
- Doris Vetterlein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2020-3262)
- Evgenia V. Blagodatskaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8284-4017)
- María Martín Roldán
- Henrike Würsig
- Kornelia Smalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7653-5560)
- Eva Oburger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3213-2588)
- Eva Lippold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0983-1196)
- Mika Tarkka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4630-351X)
- Ariel Tasca
Institutions
- University of Hohenheim (DE)
- Julius Kühn-Institut (DE)
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Tulln (AT)
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (DE)
- Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (DE)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2025-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf033
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.75
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn