We processed the samples in Taiwan to extract the endophytic microbial community and collect the rhizosphere microbiome," Kent said. The researchers used two types of DNA sequencing techniques in ...

Contrasting response of rice rhizosphere microbiomes to in situ cadmium-contaminated soil remediation. In this image, plot (a) showed that soil pH was the key factor affecting the proportion of ...

The "microbiome" is the population of microbes found in every organism. Scientists have now genetically altered that population in rice plants, making them more resistant to harmful bacteria. The ...

Root exudates and the rhizosphere microbiome play critical roles in controlling crown gall disease, but their roles in suppressing crown gall disease in grafted plants remain unclear. Phys.org ...