Introduction A broad spectrum of rhizosphere bacteria and fungi were shown to play a
central role for health, fitness and productivity of their host plants. However, implications of …

Introduction Assembly and co-occurrence of the host co-evolved microbiota are essential
ecological and evolutionary processes, which is not only crucial for managing individual …

Plants recruit beneficial microbes to enhance their ability to fight pathogens. However, the
current understanding of microbial recruitment is largely limited to belowground systems …

The phyllosphere refers to the aboveground surface of plants colonized by diverse
microorganisms. Microbes inhabiting this environment play an important role in enhancing …

Plants rooted in soil have intimate associations with a diverse array of soil microorganisms.
While the microbial diversity of soil is enormous, the predominant bacterial phyla associated …

Current disease resistance breeding, which is largely dependent on the exploitation of
resistance genes in host plants, faces the serious challenges of rapidly evolving …

The phyllosphere is an ecologically and economically important ecosystem that hosts a
large and diverse microbial community. Phyllosphere microbiota play a critical role in …

Plants are colonized by various microorganisms in natural environments. While many
studies have demonstrated key roles of the rhizosphere microbiota in regulating biological …

Plants rely on their microbiome for a number of life-support functions including nutrient
acquisition and protection against (a) biotic stress factors. For crop plants, however, the …

Background Process and function that underlie the assembly of a rhizosphere microbial
community may be strongly linked to the maintenance of plant health. However, their …