Bacterial microbiome associated with Common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris L., grown in Pacific Northwest in 2023

In this study, we evaluated 16 common bean cultivars spanning 77 years of breeding history to investigate how genotype, soil N availability, and environmental conditions affect plant growth, N fixation, and the composition of root-associated bacterial communities. Field trials were conducted over two consecutive growing seasons under differing soil fertility conditions, particularly N availability.