Salinity-alkalinity induced recruitment of a specific rhizosphere microorganisms that improves rice adaptation to salt and alkali stress

Soil microorganisms play an important role in improving plant adaptability to stress tolerance, however, the mechanisms associated with microbial synergistic plant tolerance to salinity are not clear. We investigated the composition and structures of bacterial and fungal communities in the rhizosphere of the saline-alkali tolerant (Oryza sativa var. Changbai-9) and sensitive (Oryza sativa var. Kitaake) rice grown under saline-alkali and non-saline stress.