This study investigates the tripartite interaction between tomato plants, the pathogen *Fusarium oxysporum* f. sp. *lycopersici* (FOL), and rhizosphere microbiota. It explores differences in tomato genotype resistance to FOL linked to the recruitment of plant-protective rhizosphere taxa, demonstrates FOL's fusaric acid (FA) production triggering systemic rhizosphere microbiota changes, and elucidates how FOL and FA induce changes in tomato root exudation, directly affecting disease-suppressive taxa recruitment. The study unravels a mechanism mediating plant rhizosphere assembly and disease suppression by integrating plant physiological responses to microbial-mediated mechanisms.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Jun 15, 2024
Authors
Xue Jin, Huiting Jia, Lingyi Ran, Fengzhi Wu, Junjie Liu, Klaus Schlaeppi, Francisco Dini-Andreote, Zhong Wei, Xingang Zhou
Tags
tomato plants
Fusarium oxysporum
rhizosphere microbiota
disease resistance
root exudation
disease suppression
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