Botany One on Nostr: “Drought not only plays a major selective role in A. thaliana populations”, but ...

“Drought not only plays a major selective role in A. thaliana populations”, but it is also known to affect the ability of plants to withstand pathogen attack. An important question will be whether different background microbiomes in plants that are more likely to experience drought in the wild will help or hamper defense against pathogens.”