Soil microbiota as game-changers in restoration of degraded lands

O Coban, GB De Deyn, M van der Ploeg - Science, 2022 - science.org
Land degradation reduces soil functioning and, consequently, the services that soil
provides. Soil hydrological functions are critical to combat soil degradation and promote soil …

Improving crop nitrogen use efficiency toward sustainable green revolution

Q Liu, K Wu, W Song, N Zhong, Y Wu… - Annual review of plant …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The Green Revolution of the 1960s improved crop yields in part through the widespread
cultivation of semidwarf plant varieties, which resist lodging but require a high-nitrogen (N) …

Plant flavones enrich rhizosphere Oxalobacteraceae to improve maize performance under nitrogen deprivation

P Yu, X He, M Baer, S Beirinckx, T Tian, YAT Moya… - Nature plants, 2021 - nature.com
Beneficial interactions between plant roots and rhizosphere microorganisms are pivotal for
plant fitness. Nevertheless, the molecular mechanisms controlling the feedback between …

A phosphate starvation response-centered network regulates mycorrhizal symbiosis

J Shi, B Zhao, S Zheng, X Zhang, X Wang, W Dong… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
To secure phosphorus (P) from soil, most land plants use a direct phosphate uptake
pathway via root hairs and epidermis and an indirect phosphate uptake pathway via …

Phosphorylation of SWEET sucrose transporters regulates plant root: shoot ratio under drought

Q Chen, T Hu, X Li, CP Song, JK Zhu, L Chen, Y Zhao - Nature Plants, 2022 - nature.com
The root: shoot ratio has long been known to be enhanced in plants under drought stress.
Here we discovered that osmotic stress enhances long-distance sucrose transport to …

Plant phosphorus-acquisition and-use strategies affect soil carbon cycling

W Ding, WF Cong, H Lambers - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2021 - cell.com
Increased anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition is driving N-limited ecosystems towards
phosphorus (P) limitation. Plants have evolved strategies to respond to P limitation which …

Plant adaptation to low phosphorus availability: Core signaling, crosstalks, and applied implications

J Paz-Ares, MI Puga, M Rojas-Triana, I Martinez-Hevia… - Molecular Plant, 2022 - cell.com
Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for plant growth and reproduction. Plants
preferentially absorb P as orthophosphate (Pi), an ion that displays low solubility and that is …

A meta-analysis of biostimulant yield effectiveness in field trials

J Li, T Van Gerrewey, D Geelen - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Today's agriculture faces many concerns in maintaining crop yield while adapting to climate
change and transitioning to more sustainable cultivation practices. The application of plant …

A critical review on communication mechanism within plant-endophytic fungi interactions to cope with biotic and abiotic stresses

H Lu, T Wei, H Lou, X Shu, Q Chen - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Endophytic fungi infect plant tissues by evading the immune response, potentially
stimulating stress-tolerant plant growth. The plant selectively allows microbial colonization to …

The strigolactone pathway plays a crucial role in integrating metabolic and nutritional signals in plants

F Barbier, F Fichtner, C Beveridge - Nature Plants, 2023 - nature.com
Strigolactones are rhizosphere signals and phytohormones that play crucial roles in plant
development. They are also well known for their role in integrating nitrate and phosphate …