Assembly of the <i>Populus</i> Microbiome Is Temporally Dynamic and Determined by Selective and Stochastic Factors

Abstract

The initial assembly of the plant microbiome may establish the trajectory of forthcoming microbiome states, which could determine the overall future health of the plant. However, while much is known about the initial microbiome assembly of grasses and agricultural crops, less is known about the initial microbiome of long-lived trees, such as poplar ( Populus