Musa rhizosphere and soil microbiome
Plant genetic variation affects root phenotype, exudate composition and thus is a pivotal factor of host specific rhizosphere effect. Here we compare the rhizosphere microbiome of banana (Musa spp.) diploid cultivars (AA and BB) and triploid cultivars that derived from genome hybridizations into autotriploid cultivars (AAA) and various allotriploid cultivars (AAB and ABB) grown in field conditions to assess the influence of genome and subgenome types on the rhizosphere microbial community.