The interplay between microbial communities and soil properties

L Philippot, C Chenu, A Kappler, MC Rillig… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
In recent years, there has been considerable progress in determining the soil properties that
influence the structure of the soil microbiome. By contrast, the effects of microorganisms on …

Soil microbiomes and one health

S Banerjee, MGA Van Der Heijden - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
The concept of one health highlights that human health is not isolated but connected to the
health of animals, plants and environments. In this Review, we demonstrate that soils are a …

Mycorrhizal symbiosis in plant growth and stress adaptation: from genes to ecosystems

J Shi, X Wang, E Wang - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Plant roots associate with diverse microbes (including bacteria, fungi, archaea, protists, and
viruses) collectively called the root-associated microbiome. Among them, mycorrhizal fungi …

The soil plastisphere

MC Rillig, SW Kim, YG Zhu - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding the effects of plastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems is a priority in
environmental research. A central aspect of this suite of pollutants is that it entails particles …

Recent understanding of soil acidobacteria and their ecological significance: a critical review

S Kalam, A Basu, I Ahmad, RZ Sayyed… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Acidobacteria represents an underrepresented soil bacterial phylum whose members are
pervasive and copiously distributed across nearly all ecosystems. Acidobacterial sequences …

Host selection shapes crop microbiome assembly and network complexity

C **ong, YG Zhu, JT Wang, B Singh, LL Han… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plant microbiomes are essential to host health and productivity but the ecological processes
that govern crop microbiome assembly are not fully known. Here we examined bacterial …

Beneficial features of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for improving plant growth and health in challenging conditions: A methodical review

E Oleńska, W Małek, M Wójcik, I Swiecicka… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
New eco-friendly approaches are required to improve plant biomass production. Beneficial
plant growth-promoting (PGP) bacteria may be exploited as excellent and efficient …

A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements

GT Freschet, L Pagès, CM Iversen, LH Comas… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the context of a recent massive increase in research on plant root functions and their
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …

Rhizosphere engineering with plant growth-promoting microorganisms for agriculture and ecological sustainability

S Hakim, T Naqqash, MS Nawaz, I Laraib… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Harnessing the plant microbiome for sustainable crop production

S Compant, F Cassan, T Kostić, L Johnson… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Global research on the plant microbiome has enhanced our understanding of the complex
interactions between plants and microorganisms. The structure and functions of plant …