Effect of maize root exudate concentrations of jasmonic acid and total sugars on the belowground microbiomes

Understanding how the belowground microbiomes are shaped by root exudates is important to develop future microbial solutions for a more sustainable agriculture. In this study we analyzed the effects of varying root exudate concentrations of total sugars and jasmonic acid between 12 maize genotypes on the root endosphere, rhizosphere, soil within rows and soil between rows bacterial communities using 16S rRNA (V4 region) high-throughput amplicon sequencing.