The switchgrass microbiome: a review of structure, function, and taxonomic distribution

R Hestrin, MR Lee, BK Whitaker… - Phytobiomes …, 2021 - Am Phytopath Society
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) has been championed as a promising bioenergy crop
due to its high productivity across a wide environmental range. The switchgrass microbiome …

The Boechera model system for evolutionary ecology

CA Rushworth, MR Wagner… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Model systems in biology expand the research capacity of individuals and the
community. Closely related to Arabidopsis, the genus Boechera has emerged as an …

Microbe‐mediated adaptation in plants

RH Petipas, MA Geber, JA Lau - Ecology letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions with microbial symbionts have yielded great macroevolutionary innovations
across the tree of life, like the origins of chloroplasts and the mitochondrial powerhouses of …

The evolution of functional traits in plants: is the giant still slee**?

CM Caruso, CM Mason… - International Journal of …, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
In the field of plant ecophysiology, the term “functional trait” has multiple overlap**
definitions (table 1). However, functional traits are generally considered aspects of plant …

Intraspecific variability in root traits and edaphic conditions influence soil microbiomes across 12 switchgrass cultivars

TC Ulbrich, ML Friesen, SS Roley… - Phytobiomes …, 2021 - Am Phytopath Society
Microbial communities help plants access nutrients and tolerate stress. Some microbiomes
are specific to plant genotypes and, therefore, may contribute to intraspecific differences in …

Evolutionary effects of nitrogen are not easily predicted from ecological responses

J Waterton, M Hammond, JA Lau - American Journal of Botany, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) addition alters the abiotic and biotic environment,
potentially leading to changes in patterns of natural selection (ie, trait–fitness relationships) …

Teosinte populations exhibit weak local adaptation to their rhizosphere biota despite strong effects of biota source on teosinte fitness and traits

AM O'Brien, RJH Sawers, J Gasca-Pineda, I Baxter… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
While biotic interactions often impose selection, species and populations vary in whether
they are locally adapted to biotic interactions. Evolutionary theory predicts that …

When the neighborhood matters: contextual selection on seedling traits in native and non-native California grasses

J Waterton, SJ Mazer, EE Cleland - Evolution, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Plants interact extensively with their neighbors, but the evolutionary consequences of
variation in neighbor identity are not well understood. Seedling traits are likely to experience …

An exploration of how plant and soil characteristics shape the Hypericum perforatum microbiome in three habitats

RH Petipas, SA Higgins, C Koechli, SJ Debenport… - Plant Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Saint John's wort, Hypericum perforatum, is a medicinally and ecologically
important perennial plant species that has a broad global distribution. Despite the species' …

Nutrient dynamics in switchgrass as a function of time

J Massey, J Antonangelo, H Zhang - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
There are wide variations in fertilizer recommendations for switchgrass (Panicum virgatum
L.) as biofuel feedstock or forage. Inconsistent yield responses to fertilization are common …