Plants regulate their microbiota to cope with diverse stresses. A recent study shows that rice maintains homeostasis of its phyllosphere microbiome through a secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene, which offers potential for harnessing microbiome-shaping genes in disease-resistance breeding.
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Zhan, C., Wang, M. Disease resistance through M genes. Nat. Plants 10, 352–353 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01644-9
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