Dominated “Inheritance” of Endophytes in Grapevines from Stock Plants via In Vitro-Cultured Plantlets: The Dawn of Plant Endophytic Modifications

We hypothesize herein the “inheritance” of endophytes in grapevines through vitro-culture plantlets (IVCPs) from a stock plant to established plants, and, subsequently, that can be modified at IVCP stage emphasize one or more those “heritable” later-developed plants. Using DNA amplicon sequencing approach, we investigated dynamic successions endophytic communities two taxonomically different varieties IVCPs (stage 1) plants later growth stages (stages 2–4). Despite great alterations sequence variants (ASVs) during development grapevines, our results demonstrated dominant preservation earlier-stage-acquired ASVs stages. More importantly, detected “inheritances” IVCP-borne ASVs, which succeeded grapevine throughout all with few these accounting for major relative abundance (RA: 35–76%) later-established grapevines. Notably, most dominantly “inherited” belong genera species have been frequently reported agricultural and horticultural importance. In addition, horizontally transmitted (HTE) are able dominate This work illustrates evolution later-growth The suggest strategy “breed” lines certain beneficial stage, has termed as “plant modification”.