Juan Castro-Severyn, Jonathan Fortt, Mariela Sierralta, Paola Alegria, Gabriel Donoso, Alessandra Choque, Andrea M Avellaneda, Coral Pardo-Esté, Claudia P Saavedra, Alexandra Stoll, Francisco Remonsellez
The Atacama Desert is the oldest and driest desert on Earth, encompassing great temperature variations, high ultraviolet radiation, drought, and high salinity, making it ideal for studying the limits of life and resistance strategies. It is also known for harboring a great biodiversity of adapted life forms. While desertification is increasing as a result of climate change and human activities, it is necessary to optimize soil and water usage, where stress-resistant crops are possible solutions. As many studies have revealed the great impact of the rhizobiome on plant growth efficiency and resistance to abiotic stress, we set up to explore the rhizospheric soils of Suaeda foliosa and Distichlis spicata desert plants...
April 30, 2024: Microbiology Spectrum