Linking microbial community composition of three rootstock genotypes to apple replant disease susceptibility
Nils Orth, Nils Siefen, Jannika Staudt, Fatma M. Mahmoud, Sarah Benning, Silvia Gschwendtner, Tom P. Pielhop, Kristin Hauschild, Michael Schloter, Michaela Schmitz, Traud Winkelmann · 2026
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Description
Nils Orth and co-authors study the microbes around apple roots for clues to replant disease. Orchards planted where apples grew before often suffer stunted growth from this soil problem, whose exact cause is still unknown. Some rootstock types tolerate the soil better, and the team asked whether their root microbes explain why.
Three rootstocks were compared: two that resist the disease fairly well and one that suffers from it. DNA sequencing profiled the bacteria both around the roots and inside them, in sick soil and in disinfected soil. The disease changed the outer root community most, while rootstock type shaped the inner one more. The most tolerant rootstock carried a richer, more distinct set of microbes. The authors say microbes likely help tolerance, but other factors must also play a part.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nils Orth, Nils Siefen, Jannika Staudt, Fatma M. Mahmoud, Sarah Benning, Silvia Gschwendtner, Tom P. Pielhop, Kristin Hauschild, Michael Schloter, Michaela Schmitz, Traud Winkelmann |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 62 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |