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  "id": 17980884,
  "title": "Compost-associated microbiota modulates root transcriptional responses and enhances tomato drought resilience",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/compost-associated-microbiota-modulates-root-transcriptional",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.29.762138v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Compost is a promising sustainable alternative to mineral fertilization because it supplies nutrients and organic matter while hosting diverse microbial communities. However, even if its application to plants has been proven to alleviate different biotic and abiotic stresses, it remains unclear whether its benefits arise from its physico-chemical properties, its associated microbiota, or both. In…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}