“…Plant-associated microbial communities are well known for their impact on the ecology and evolution of their host ( Trivedi et al, 2020 ; Malacrinò et al, 2022a ). The structure of plant microbiomes largely differentiate within the same plant (e.g., between roots, leaves, fruits, flowers, seeds), and within the same compartment (e.g., different tissues within the same organ; Abdelfattah et al, 2016 ; Dastogeer et al, 2020 ; Trivedi et al, 2020 ), and it is influenced by several factors, including soil ( Zarraonaindia et al, 2015 ; Malacrinò et al, 2021a ), herbivores ( French et al, 2021 ; Malacrinò et al, 2021a , b ; Frew, 2022 ), pathogens ( Ginnan et al, 2020 ; Wen et al, 2020 ; Ewing et al, 2021 ), and abiotic stresses ( Vescio et al, 2021 ; Yu et al, 2022 ). Despite the great deal of research in this field, we still know little about the rules that govern the assembly of plant microbiomes.…”