Microbiota de Musa AAA. y Theobroma cacao: diversidad, funciones y potencial uso como agendes de control biologicos

Abstract

Plants live in association with microorganisms, called the central nucleus, they fulfill a specific function in it. Diversity and abundance that varies from one plant species to another and many of the associated species have shown a potential mechanism as Biological Control Agents. The crops where there is the greatest interest in knowing the microbiome are those of economic importance, including bananas and cocoa. With this background, the present review aims to compile information on the beneficial microbiota associated with bananas and cocoa, perennial crops of economic importance in the equator. The information in relation to the banana and cocoa microbiota is greater in other countries, therefore, it began with a general bibliographic review and then specifically what was done in Ecuador. Although the diversity and abundance of the microbiome varies between the species under study, the majority is present in these, allowing us to infer that there is a central microbiome in each plant species.