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Le microbiote des semences : diversité, assemblage et transmission / The seed microbiota: diversity, assembly and transmission

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Plants are associated with vast communities of micro-organisms, or microbiota, which contribute to their adaptive value. It is usually acknowledged that most members of the microbiota originate from a local reservoir of diversity, such as the soil. However, a multitude of microbial species use the seed as a dissemination vector. This transmission of micro-organisms via seeds ensures plant microbiota inheritance from one plant generation to the next. Here, we review seed microbiota with a particular emphasis on (1) its diversity, (2) the origin of its members, (3) the processes involved in its assembly, (4) its dynamics during the early stages of crop establishment, (5) its functional role and (6) its potential for microbial engineering in agriculture.

Source: Notes Académiques de l Académie d agriculture de France / Academic Notes of the French Academy of Agriculture

DOI: 10.58630/pubac.not.a451081

Author: Matthieu Barret

Institutions: Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, French Academy of Agriculture

Language: English

Topic: Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4413530518

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