Chemical exchange often serves as the first step in plant–microbe interactions and
exchanges of various signals, nutrients, and metabolites continue throughout the interaction …

Microbial communities associated with roots confer specific functions to their hosts, thereby
modulating plant growth, health, and productivity. Yet, seminal questions remain largely …

Plants nourish rhizospheric microbes via provision of carbon substrates, and the
composition of the microbiome is strongly influenced by metabolic phenomena such as …

The rhizosphere is densely populated with a variety of organisms. Interactions between
roots and rhizosphere community members are mostly achieved via chemical …

By changing soil properties, plants can modify their growth environment. Although the soil
microbiota is known to play a key role in the resulting plant-soil feedbacks, the proximal …

The last decade brought great progress in describing the repertoire of microbes associated
with plants and identifying principles of their interactions. Metabolites exuded by plant roots …

Plants share their natural environment with numerous microorganisms, commensal as well
as harmful. Plant fitness and performance are thus dependent on an efficient communication …

Root exudates play a key role in mediating plant–plant and plant–rhizomicrobiome
interactions, including regulating biochemical/physiological aspects of plant-associated …

The study of the interactions between plants and their microbial communities in the
rhizosphere is important for developing sustainable management practices and agricultural …

BStretching the interface of life^ was the motto of the international Rhizosphere 4
Conference in Maastricht in June 2015. This motto reflects the key position that the …