The concept of soil health refers to specific soil properties and the ability to support and
sustain crop growth and productivity, while maintaining long-term environmental quality. The …

Wheat is one of the world's most important crops, but its production relies heavily on
agrochemical inputs which can be harmful to the environment when used excessively. It is …

The full potential of managing microbial communities to support plant health is yet-
unrealized, in part because it remains difficult to ascertain which members are most …

Increasing evidence suggests that the plant rhizosphere may recruit beneficial microbes to
suppress soil-borne pathogens, but microbiome assembly due to foliar pathogen infection …

Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) is an invasive plant introduced into Mexico's Sonoran
desert for cattle grazing and has converted large areas of native thorn scrub. One of the …

Accurately predicting soil-borne fungal diseases linked to plant diseases through the
analysis of soil microbial communities is advantageous for early disease detection and …

Microbial volatiles have beneficial roles in the agricultural ecological system, enhancing
plant growth and inducing systemic resistance against plant pathogens without being …

Rhizosphere microbiomes are influenced by abiotic stresses, but we know a little about their
response to combinations of stresses. In this study we tested:(i) if drought and heat stress …

The relationship between soil microbial communities and enzymes on the nutrient dynamics
in phosphorus (P) deficient grassland ecosystem soils of KwaZulu-Natal province, South …

Recent omics approaches have revealed the prevalent microbial taxa that constitute the
microbiome of various plant species. Across global scales and environmental conditions …