Yu et al. highlight root type identity and phosphate availability determine the community composition of colonizing fungi and shape the transcriptomic response of the maize root system.
Our findings suggest soil-nutrient dependent changes of functional niches within root systems, will provide new insights for understanding root-microbiota interactions of individual root types to environmental stimuli aiming to improve plant performance.
Yu P., Wang C., Baldauf J., Tai H., Gutjahr C., Hochholdinger F., Li C. (2017) Root type and soil phosphate determine the taxonomic landscape of colonizing fungi and the transcriptome of field-grown maize roots. New Phytol. in press.