Studying within-species variation has traditionally been limited to culturable bacterial
isolates and low-resolution microbial community fingerprinting. Metagenomic sequencing …

The aquatic Lemnaceae family, commonly called duckweed, comprises some of the smallest
and fastest growing angiosperms known on Earth. Their tiny size, rapid growth by clonal …

In macroecology, the concept of r‐and K‐strategy has been widely applied, yet, there have
been limited studies on microbial life‐history strategies in temperate grasslands using …

The community structure in the plant-associated microbiome depends collectively on host–
microbe, microbe–microbe and host–microbe–microbe interactions. The ensemble of …

Biological nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium-legume symbioses represents an environmentally
friendly and inexpensive alternative to the use of chemical nitrogen fertilizers in legume …

Advances in microbiome science require a better understanding of how beneficial microbes
adapt to hosts. We tested whether hosts select for more-cooperative microbial strains with a …

Background Understanding the genetic and environmental factors that structure plant
microbiomes is necessary for leveraging these interactions to address critical needs in …

Domestication has transformed hundreds of wild plant species into productive cultivars for
human utility. However, cultivation practices and intense artificial selection for yield may …

Symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) process makes legume crops self-sufficient in nitrogen (N)
in sharp contrast to cereal crops that require an external input by N-fertilizers. Since the latter …

The flowering phenology of early-blooming plants is largely determined by snowmelt timing
in high-latitude and high-altitude ecosystems. When the synchrony of flowering and …