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Differential Effects of Phosphorus Fertilization on Plant Uptake and Rhizosphere Microbiome of Cultivated and Non-cultivated Potatoes

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There is evidence that shows that phosphorus (P) fertilization has a moderate effect on the rhizosphere microbial composition of cultivated crops. But how this effect is manifested on wild species of the same crop is not clear. This study compares the impact of phosphorus fertilization with rhizosphere bacterial community composition and its predicted functions, related to P-cycling genes, in both cultivated and non-cultivated potato (Solanum sp.) plants. It was found that the biomass of non-cultivated potatoes was more responsive to P fertilization as compared with cultivated plants. Differences in general bacterial community composition patterns under increasing P amendments were subtle for both potato groups. However, potato genotype significantly influenced community composition with several bacterial families being more abundant in the cultivated plants. In addition, the predicted phosphatases had lower abundances in modern cultivars compared with non-cultivated potatoes. In summary, despite higher accumulation of differentially abundant bacteria in the rhizosphere of cultivated plants, the responsiveness of these plants to increase P levels was lower than in non-cultivated plants.

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Special thanks to Dr. Steve Fonte and Dr. Ioannis Minas for reviewing the manuscript and for their valuable input.

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This research was financially supported by the Colorado State University Agricultural Experimental Station.

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  1. Center for Rhizosphere Biology Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523-1101, USA

    Hugo A. Pantigoso & Jorge M. Vivanco

  2. United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Services, Soil Management and Sugar Beet Research, Fort Collins, CO, 80526, USA

    Daniel K. Manter

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Pantigoso, H.A., Manter, D.K. & Vivanco, J.M. Differential Effects of Phosphorus Fertilization on Plant Uptake and Rhizosphere Microbiome of Cultivated and Non-cultivated Potatoes. Microb Ecol 80, 169–180 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-020-01486-w

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