Avocado rhizosphere community profiling: white root rot and its impact on microbial composition.

Phinda Magagula, Velushka Swart, Arista Fourie, Alicia Vermeulen, Johannes Harold Nelson, Zelda van Rooyen, Noëlani van den Berg

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Phinda MagagulaDepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

Velushka SwartHans Merensky Chair in Avocado Research, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

Arista FourieTheoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biology, Science for Life, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Alicia VermeulenHans Merensky Chair in Avocado Research, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

Johannes Harold NelsonHans Merensky Chair in Avocado Research, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

Zelda van RooyenWestfalia iTeam, Westfalia Fruit, Tzaneen, South Africa.

Noëlani van den BergHans Merensky Chair in Avocado Research, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

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Introduction: The avocado rhizosphere supports diverse microbial communities essential for plant health and defence against pathogens. This study aimed to investigate the impact of Methods: ITS and 16S metabarcoding was used to compare the composition and diversity of the rhizosphere microbiome. Soil physicochemical properties were also assessed, and culturable bacterial and fungal isolates from the rhizosphere were screened for antagonistic activity against Results: We found that Discussion: These findings underscore the complexity of the avocado rhizosphere and its role in managing WRR, offering a foundation for developing integrated disease management strategies to enhance avocado productivity.

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Dematophora necatrixmetabarcodingmicrobiomePersea americanasoil physicochemical properties

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DOI10.3389/fmicb.2025.1583797

PMCPMC12141342

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