Claim · model-written summary
Flowering and senescence are key phases for microbial biomass accumulation and community diversification.
- Taxon
- Lavandula dentata
Lavandula dentatae0 - Organ / stage
- flowering and senescencee1
- Outcome
- microbial biomass accumulation and community diversificatione1
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Verbatim
e0“This study examined rhizospheric microbial community dynamics across developmental stages of wild Lavandula dentata L., a semi-arid species threatened with extinction in Morocco”
e1“flowering and senescence as key phases for microbial biomass accumulation and community diversification”
Title
Oumaima Akachoud; Julien Langrand; Hafida Bouamama; et al. Environmental Microbiology Reports 2026. doi:10.1111/1758-2229.70318
Other claims from this paper (12)
- Observation Total microbial biomass peaked at senescence, mainly due to increases in Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial biomass.
- Observation Gram-negative bacterial biomass was 25.02 μg/g at senescence.
- Observation Gram-positive bacterial biomass was 18.11 μg/g at senescence.
- Observation Actinobacteria were consistently dominant in the rhizosphere, with peaks during senescence and the vegetative phase.
- Observation Saprotrophic fungi biomass was 8.81 μg/g and peaked at flowering.
- Observation Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) biomass was 4.16 μg/g and peaked at flowering.
- Observation The fungal community was dominated by Ascomycota.
- Observation The fungal community showed no significant variation across developmental stages.
- Observation The AMF genus Glomus remained the most abundant taxon throughout development.
- Observation Senescence featured the most complex interkingdom interaction network.
- Observation Senescence showed high ecological niche heterogeneity, reflected by more negative associations.
- Recommendation Flowering and senescence stages are promising targets for developing biostimulant consortia.