Rhizosphere microorganisms can influence the timing of plant flowering

[Background]: Plant phenology has crucial biological, physical, and chemical effects on the biosphere. Phenological drivers have largely been studied, but the role of plant microbiota, particularly rhizosphere microbiota, has not been considered.

Bibliographic Details
Authors: Lu, Tao, Ke, Mingjing, Lavoie, Michel, Jin, Yujian, Fan, Xiaoji, Zhang, Zhenyan, Fu, Zhengwei, Sun, Liwei, Gillings, Michael, Peñuelas, Josep, Qian, Haifeng, Zhu, Yong-Guan
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2018
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/173694
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/173694
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Rhizosphere
Microbiota
Root exudate
Nitrogen
Indole acetic acid
Arabidopsis
Flowering time
Description
Summary:[Background]: Plant phenology has crucial biological, physical, and chemical effects on the biosphere. Phenological drivers have largely been studied, but the role of plant microbiota, particularly rhizosphere microbiota, has not been considered.