Pea root rot characterisation by amplicon sequencing. Fungi in pea roots

Initially, amplicon sequencing was employed to characterise the fungal microbiome of diseased pea roots grown in the infested soil. The amplicon sequencing evidenced a diverse fungal community in the roots including pea pathogens Fusarium oxysporum, F. solani, Didymella sp. and Rhizoctonia solani and antagonists such as Clonostachys rosea and several mycorrhizal species.