An intensive multilocation temporal dataset of fungal and bacterial communities in the root and rhizosphere of .

The plant microbiome has been recently recognized as a plant phenotype to help in the food security of the future population. However, global plant microbiome datasets are insufficient to be used effectively for breeding this new generation of crop plants. We surveyed the diversity and temporal composition of bacterial and fungal communities in the root and rhizosphere of , the world's second largest oilseed crop, weekly in eight diverse lines at one site and every three weeks in sixteen lines, at three sites in 2016 and 2017 in the Canadian Prairies.

An intensive multilocation temporal dataset of fungal communities in the root and rhizosphere of .

The plant microbiome has been recently recognized as a plant phenotype to help in the food security of the future population. However, global plant microbiome datasets are insufficient to be used effectively for breeding this new generation of crop plants. We surveyed the diversity and temporal composition of fungal communities in the root and rhizosphere of , the world's second largest oilseed crop, weekly in eight diverse lines at one site and every three weeks in sixteen lines, at three sites in 2016 and 2017 in the Canadian Prairies.

Core and Differentially Abundant Bacterial Taxa in the Rhizosphere of Field Grown Genotypes: Implications for Canola Breeding.

Modifying the rhizosphere microbiome through targeted plant breeding is key to harnessing positive plant-microbial interrelationships in cropping agroecosystems. Here, we examine the composition of rhizosphere bacterial communities of diverse genotypes to identify: (1) taxa that preferentially associate with genotypes, (2) core bacterial microbiota associated with , (3) heritable alpha diversity measures at flowering and whole growing season, and (4) correlation between microbial and plant genetic distance among canola genotypes at different growth stages. Our aim is to identify and describe signature microbiota with potential positive benefits that could be integrated in breeding and management strategies.