Engineering the crop microbiota through host genetics

C Escudero-Martinez, D Bulgarelli - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The microbiota populating the plant–soil continuum defines an untapped resource for
sustainable crop production. The host plant is a driver for the taxonomic composition and …

Molecular concepts to explain heterosis in crops

F Hochholdinger, P Yu - Trends in Plant Science, 2024 - cell.com
Heterosis describes the superior performance of hybrid plants compared with their
genetically distinct parents and is a pillar of global food security. Here we review the current …

Plant-microbiome crosstalk and disease development

LB Pereira, DPT Thomazella, PJPL Teixeira - Current opinion in plant …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plants harbor a complex immune system to fight off invaders and prevent diseases. For
decades, the interactions between plants and pathogens have been investigated primarily …

Heritable microbiome variation is correlated with source environment in locally adapted maize varieties

X He, D Wang, Y Jiang, M Li, M Delgado-Baquerizo… - Nature Plants, 2024 - nature.com
Beneficial interactions with microorganisms are pivotal for crop performance and resilience.
However, it remains unclear how heritable the microbiome is with respect to the host plant …

Engineering agricultural soil microbiomes and predicting plant phenotypes

CA Berruto, GS Demirer - Trends in Microbiology, 2024 - cell.com
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can improve crop yields, nutrient use
efficiency, plant tolerance to stressors, and confer benefits to future generations of crops …

Nitrogen input differentially shapes the rhizosphere microbiome diversity and composition across diverse maize lines

H Mukhtar, J Hao, G Xu, E Bergmeyer, M Ulutas… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2025 - Springer
Despite the crucial role of microbial communities in agroecosystem functioning, a clear
picture of how nitrogen shapes rhizosphere microbial complexity and community structure …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding plant responsiveness to microbiome feedbacks

HJ van Rensburg, K Stengele, K Schlaeppi - Current Opinion in Plant …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant microbiome interactions are bidirectional with processes leading to microbiome
assembly and processes leading to effects on plants, so called microbiome feedbacks. With …

Dissection of rhizosphere microbiome and exploiting strategies for sustainable agriculture

W Xun, Y Liu, A Ma, H Yan, Y Miao, J Shao… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The rhizosphere microbiome plays critical roles in plant growth and provides promising
solutions for sustainable agriculture. While the rhizosphere microbiome frequently fluctuates …

Meta-analysis of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria interaction with host plants: implications for drought stress response gene expression

R Ferrante, C Campagni, C Vettori… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The molecular and physiological mechanisms activated in plants during drought
stress tolerance are regulated by several key genes with both metabolic and regulatory …

[HTML][HTML] Current, faltering, and future strategies for advancing microbiome-assisted sustainable agriculture and environmental resilience

AH Kabir, MZI Baki, B Ahmed, MG Mostofa - New Crops, 2024 - Elsevier
Establishing global sustainable agriculture emerges as the primary, indispensable strategy
to meet escalating food demands and address environmental preservation amidst the …