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📃Scientific paper: Beyond the surface: exploring the mycobiome of Norway spruce under drought stress and with Heterobasidion parviporum Abstract: The mycobiome, comprising fungi inhabiting plants, potentially plays a crucial role in tree health and survival amidst environmental stressors like climate change and pathogenic fungi. Understanding the intricate relationships between trees and their microbial communities is essential for developing effective strategies to bolster the resilience and well-being of forest ecosystems as we adopt more sustainable forest management practices. The mycobiome can be considered an integral aspect of a tree’s biology, closely linked to its genotype. To explore the influence of host genetics and environmental factors on fungal composition, we examined the mycobiome associated with phloem and roots of Norway spruce ( Picea abies (L.) Karst.) cuttings under varying watering conditions. To test the “mycobiome-associated-fitness” hypothesis, we compared seedlings artificially inoculated with Heterobasidion parviporum and control plants to evaluate mycobiome interaction on necrosis development. We aimed to 1) identify specific mycobiome species for the Norway spruce genotypes/families within the phloem and root tissues and their interactions with H. parviporum and 2) assess stability in the mycobiome species composition under abiotic disturbances (reduced water availability). The mycobiome was analyzed by sequencing the ribosomal ITS2 region. Our results revealed significant variations in the diversity and prevalence of the phloem mycobiome among different Norway spruce genotypes, ... Continued on ES/IODE ➡️ https://etcse.fr/Ti4 ------- If you find this interesting, feel free to follow, comment and share. We need your help to enhance our visibility, so that our platform continues to serve you.

📃Scientific paper: Beyond the surface: exploring the mycobiome of Norway spruce under drought stress and with Heterobasidion parviporum Abstract: The mycobiome, comprising fungi inhabiting plants, potentially plays a crucial role in tree health and survival amidst environmental stressors like climate change and pathogenic fungi. Understanding the intricate relationships between trees and their microbial communities is essential for developing effective strategies to bolster the resilience and well-being of forest ecosystems as we adopt more sustainable forest management practices. The mycobiome can be considered an integral aspect of a tree’s biology, closely linked to its genotype. To explore the influence of host genetics and environmental factors on fungal composition, we examined the mycobiome associated with phloem and roots of Norway spruce ( Picea abies (L.) Karst.) cuttings under varying watering conditions. To test the “mycobiome-associated-fitness” hypothesis, we compared seedlings artificially inoculated with Heterobasidion parviporum and control plants to evaluate mycobiome interaction on necrosis development. We aimed to 1) identify specific mycobiome species for the Norway spruce genotypes/families within the phloem and root tissues and their interactions with H. parviporum and 2) assess stability in the mycobiome species composition under abiotic disturbances (reduced water availability). The mycobiome was analyzed by sequencing the ribosomal ITS2 region. Our results revealed significant variations in the diversity and prevalence of the phloem mycobiome among different Norway spruce genotypes, ... Continued on ES/IODE ➡️ https://etcse.fr/Ti4 ------- If you find this interesting, feel free to follow, comment and share. We need your help to enhance our visibility, so that our platform continues to serve you.

📃Scientific paper: Impact of Parthenium hysterophorus L. invasion on soil fungal communities in the Yellow River Delta Abstract: Purpose As an invasive plant, Parthenium hysterophorus severely impacts the ecological environment of the Yellow River Delta and reduces biodiversity in the invaded areas. The effects of P. hysterophorus invasion on the local environment became increasingly critical, while few information was available for the effects of P. hysterophorus invasion on soil bacteria. The present study aimed to reveal the impacts of hysterophorus on the fungal communities in the Yellow River Delta. Methods Sixteen soil samples including four groups (ROOT group, YRR group, YNR group, and GBS group) were collected. High-throughput methods were used to explore the fungal composition of the P. hysterophorus -invaded surrounding environment and native plant-growed environment. Results Our results showed that the ACE (351.97) and Chao1 (351.95) values of the rhizosphere soils of P. hysterophorus (YRR group) were the highest among the four groups, whereas the non-rhizosphere soil samples of P. hysterophorus (YNR group) had the highest Shannon (7.188) and Simpson (0.984) values. The total number of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) obtained from the four groups was 1965, with 161 common OTUs among different groups. At the phylum level, both Ascomycota and Basidiomycota were the dominant fungi, with Ascomycota having the highest abundance. At the genus level, except for the endophytic fungi of P. hysterophorus roots (ROOT group), Fusarium , Mortierella , Comoclathris , and Cladosporium were the... Discover the rest of the scientific article on es/iode ➡️https://etcse.fr/J0h

New paper: the power of #CitizenScience to advance fungal #conservation, with a call for professional mycologists to engage with amateurs and local communities. It's an honour to be a co-author on this paper, collaborating with top mycologists from around the world who see the potential of citizen science to support conservation of this highly valuable, understudied group of organisms. 🍄👊👨👩👧👦👥🍄 #fungi #mushrooms #biodiversity

In a battle between the invasive Buckthorn vs the native fungus - SuperPurp... who would win? 🤼♂️ Abe Stone, along with professors Dr. Tara Bal and Dr. Sigrid Resh, have the answer. This team of researchers is finding alternatives to chemical management of invasive plants, Buckthorn in particular. When this woody plant is inoculated with the fungus Chondrostereum purpureum - otherwise known as SuperPurp - the buckthorn is weakened, allowing native species to gain a foothold and come out ahead of invasives. Read the full article and watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/gJY-3MsW

🦠𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐇𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 Cyanobacterial blooms threaten the quality of water bodies and drinking water resources as cyanobacteria can produce toxins and deprive water of oxygen and aquatic plants of light for photosynthesis. Cyanobacterial blooms are most common in nutrient-rich, "over-fertilized" waters in cold or warm environments. A recent study published in the Limnology and Oceanography Letters Journal provides evidence that cyanobacterial blooms can occur in relatively cold-water temperatures, including under ice cover. The study shows freshwater cold-water cyanobacterial blooms, reviews their abiotic drivers and physiological adaptations and offers a typology of these blooms. The authors suggest that further research is needed to understand the occurrence of these blooms under changing climate conditions. The study was completed by an international research network, including the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) ✍️𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓? ➡For the complete study 👉 https://bit.ly/3En5Wx4 ----------------- This was my #20MinRule for today! ✋If you're interested in similar posts, please follow me. #Cyanobacteria #AlgalBlooms #WaterQuality #WaterResources #EnvironmentalHealth #EcoSystem #ColdWater #ClimateChange #Toxicity #WaterMonitoring #AquaticPlants #AquaticLife #DrinkingWater #STEMresearch #FreshwaterEcology #Lakes #Rivers #Oceans https://bit.ly/3xDTvt2

Words cannot say enough to thank my friend, of more than 30 years, Andy Paterson for using discretionary funds to sequence and open publishing the first new world genomic sequence of Prosopis -an arid land, high temperature and salinity tolerant, nitrogen fixing, food producing tree. https://lnkd.in/d7_Qy4EF.  The tree from which the sequence was obtained, was an elite clone, which produced a 14 yearly average of 3.75 tons/ha of pods useful for human food. This clone was grown on soils that were too saline for traditional agriculture in a climate with frequent 43 C temperatures. The heat tolerance of Prosopis is exemplified by its presence in the California Mojave Desert, including Death Valley which is the hottest place on earth and where for the Indigenous Cahuilla, Chemehuevi and Shoshone people, Prosopis pods were the staple of life. Significantly a cross of a south American species (P. alba) with a north American species (P glandulosa) was fertile, and erect thornless trees had no damage from the 2022 worst Texas freeze in 30 years. These parental species, are only two of the approximately 30 species in the section Algarobia of the genus that range from cold winters in the Texas- Oklahoma panhandle to the hottest location in the world (Death Valley, California),through the hyper-arid coastal regions of Chile and Peru to 32 S latitude in Mendoza, Argentina where there are thornless Prosopis chilenses. This gene pool contained thornless, erect trees  with sweet aromatic pods useful for human food. Perhaps the most important aspect of Prosopis is the nitrogen fixation driven carbon sequestration to help counter global warming. After the 2 kg N/ha in annual rainfall is taken up, due to the plant’s C/N ratio of twelve, for every additional kg of N fixed it must also fix 12 times as much C. Indeed, in a study of 7 Texas sites, the largest trees had 17 ton more C/ha and 3.5 tons more N/ha under the canopy than outside the canopy. Prosopis genetic improvement can only be described as being in the pre-embryonic stage. Thanks to Andy, Wenqian and their incredible team, a wonderful road map is ready to guide future genetic improvement for high temperature, low fertility applications for some of the world’s poorest people.  

Soil estimated to be home to 90% of world’s fungi, 85% of plants and more than 50% of bacteria, making it the world’s most species-rich habitat 🔎🦠🌱 🌎 "Organisms in soil play an outweighed impact on the balance of our planet. Their biodiversity matters because soil life affects climate change feedbacks, global food security, and even human health." Check out the complete article: https://hubs.la/Q0275Bj80 #soil #biodiversity #soilhealth #soilbiology #microbemonday

This is a unique happiness when you publish a research article from a tough site, take a long time to process the samples, collect the data, and then analyze it in a very presentable manner. But the happiness increases if the article is in a #FEMS journal, presenting the work of Srijana Mukhia and Anil Kumar Chauhan (equal contribution) in FEMS Microbiology Ecology https://lnkd.in/guHfdCNB

New in The Innovation Life. Nontraditional biomanipulation: A powerful ecotechnology to combat cyanobacterial blooms in eutrophic freshwaters. Chen et al. focused on the validation of nontraditional biomanipulation, from long debates on digestability of #cyanobacteria in carp to experimental evidences from 42 case studies. Read more @InnovationLife https://lnkd.in/em-n_V9u #Review #research #Ecology #ecosystem #innovation