植物基因网络新发现 - 2020年04月13日

New research has revealed that, just like humans, plants have evolved a genetic network to regulate microbiome and maintain health.
Plants grow with various microbes such as bacteria, fungi and oomycetes (collectively called microbiome). Some are beneficial while some are harmful, but the roles of most other microbes to plants remains unknown.
Scientists from China and the US found that plants are smart enough to utilize a genetic network to maintain microbiome balance above ground, which ensures plant health. Like human beings, whose health conditions are linked to the gut microbiome, a disturbance in plant microbiome balance results in illness.