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Contribution of seed-endophytic bacteria to drought tolerance in early developmental stages of native maize landraces from arid milpas

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PLANT AND SOIL
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DOI: 10.1007/s11104-023-06195-0

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Milpa agroecosystems; Maize landraces; Drought tolerance; Seed endophytes; Beneficial plant-microbe interactions; Germination

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Milpas in rural areas of Mexico have greater microbial diversity and abundance compared to modern crops. Maize landraces from arid milpas exhibit increased drought tolerance due to the presence of seed-endophytic bacteria such as Pseudomonas spp. and Brachybacterium spp.
AimsMilpas are traditional agroecosystems found in rural areas of Mexico, where low input practices favor the presence of microbial associates with greater abundance and diversity than modern crops. Milpas can be found in a wide range of climates, but the beneficial functions of microbes are yet to be explored across biotic and abiotic conditions. In semi-arid regions of Hidalgo, Mexico, maize landraces have been selected to grow in milpas despite low rainfall and we hypothesized that associated bacteria contribute to the drought tolerance of these plants.MethodsWe collected maize seeds from arid and tropical milpas, as well as hybrid varieties from modern crops to test their responses to drought during germination and early vegetative growth; next, we studied the role of seed endophytic bacteria for this trait.ResultsLandraces from arid milpas displayed decreased phenotypic responses to drought (i.e. increased tolerance), and elimination of seed-endophytic bacteria from these landraces reduced germination in drought. Next, 16 S amplicon sequencing revealed that drought-tolerant landraces harbor Pseudomonas spp., Brachybacterium spp., and strains from the Bacilli class that were not found in drought-sensitive varieties; likewise, culturing methods allowed the isolation of these bacterial groups. Finally, inoculation of Pseudomonas spp. and Brachybacterium sp. strains improved the germination of a drought-sensitive variety.ConclusionsOur results indicate that seed-endophytic bacteria associated to maize landraces from arid milpas contribute to drought tolerance in early developmental stages and support that ancestral practices manifest in the microbial ecology of milpas, selecting beneficial microbes to cope with local conditions.

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