Healthy plants host diverse but taxonomically structured communities of microorganisms, the
plant microbiota, that colonize every accessible plant tissue. Plant-associated microbiomes …

Plants are subjected to diverse biotic and abiotic stresses in life. These can induce changes
in transcriptomics and metabolomics, resulting in changes to root and leaf exudates and, in …

Mycorrhizas are among the most important biological interkingdom interactions, as they
involve~ 340,000 land plants and~ 50,000 taxa of soil fungi. In these mutually beneficial …

The rhizosphere is undoubtedly the most complex microhabitat, comprised of an integrated
network of plant roots, soil, and a diverse consortium of bacteria, fungi, eukaryotes, and …

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER• A “brilliant [and] entrancing”(The Guardian) journey into
the hidden lives of fungi—the great connectors of the living world—and their astonishing and …

Exposure to a variety of environmental factors such as salinity, drought, metal toxicity,
extreme temperature, air pollutants, ultraviolet‐B (UV‐B) radiation, pesticides, and pathogen …

Plant-associated microbiomes contribute to important ecosystem functions such as host
resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. The factors that determine such community …

The increasing impacts of global climate change on crop performance pose a significant
threat to global food security. The rhizosphere microbiomes intimately interact with the plant …

Plant pathogens represent a constant and major threat to global food production, with 20%–
30% global crop losses estimated, principally in food-deficit areas [1]. Pesticide use …

With continued climate changes, soil drought stress has become the main limiting factor for
crop growth in arid and semi‐arid regions. A typical characteristic of drought stress is the …