Journal Article
The abundant fraction of soil microbiomes regulates the rhizosphere function in crop wild progenitors
Miguel de Celis; María José Fernández‐Alonso; Ignacio Belda; Carlos García; Raúl Ochoa‐Hueso; Javier Palomino; Brajesh K. Singh; Yue Yin; Jun‐Tao Wang; Luis Abdala‐Roberts; Fernando D. Alfaro; Diego Angulo‐Pérez; Manoj‐Kumar Arthikala; Jason Corwin; Duan Gui‐Lan; Antonio Hernandez‐Lopez; Kalpana Nanjareddy; Babak Pasari; Teresa Quijano‐Medina; Daniela S. Rivera; Salar Shaaf; Pankaj Trivedi; Qingwen Yang; Eli Zaady; Yong‐Guan Zhu; Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo; Rubén Milla; Pablo García‐Palacios
Ecology Letters · Vol. 27, Issue 6 · 2024
Abstract
The rhizosphere influence on the soil microbiome and function of crop wild progenitors (CWPs) remains virtually unknown, despite its relevance to develop microbiome‐oriented tools in sustainable agriculture. Here, we quantified the rhizosphere influence—a comparison between rhizosphere and bulk soil samples—on bacterial, fungal, protists and invertebrate communities and on soil multifunctionality across nine CWPs at their sites of origin. Overall, rhizosphere influence was higher for abundant taxa across the four microbial groups and had a positive influence on rhizosphere soil organic C and nutrient contents compared to bulk soils. The rhizosphere influence on abundant soil microbiomes was more important for soil multifunctionality than rare taxa and environmental conditions. Our results are a starting point towards the use of CWPs for rhizosphere engineering in modern crops.