The stress history of soil bacteria under organic farming enhances the growth of wheat seedlings

We collected soil from organic and conventional fields with different histories of climate conditions to extract microbes to inoculate wheat seeds. We showed that seeds inoculated with soil microbial extracts with a history of conventional farming and an ambient climate exhibited the highest and fastest germination rate. In contrast, microorganisms from organic farming and the future climate revealed the lowest and slower germination rate. We further showed that soil microbial extract from organic farming with experience of the future climate significantly enhanced above-ground biomass along with a diversity of bacterial community associated with the seedlings compared to conventional farming. These results would be of interest for the readership of a top journal in microbial ecology such as Frontiers.