Potato, faba bean and oat endophytic microbial community compositions

Glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) are among the most widely used pesticides, controlling weeds by inhibiting the shikimate pathway. However, effects of GBH on non-target organisms, such as shikimate pathway-containing microbes, are understudied, and the impact on crop microbiomes, crucial for agricultural productivity remain largely unknown. Furthermore, the complex interactions between GBH and fertilizers are difficult to predict. Hence, we investigated the effects of GBH and phosphate fertilizer, on the composition of endophytic bacterial communities of potato, faba bean and oat in a field study, during early and included plant growth in late summer.