Nutrient availability is a determining factor for crop yield and quality. While fertilization is a
major approach for improving plant nutrition, its efficacy can be limited and the production …

Plants greatly rely on their root microbiome for uptake of nutrients and protection against
stresses. Recent studies have uncovered the involvement of plant stress responses in the …

In their natural environment, plants are part of a rich ecosystem including numerous and
diverse microorganisms in the soil. It has been long recognized that some of these microbes …

Recent work has shown that the rhizospheric and phyllospheric microbiomes of plants are
composed of highly diverse microbial species. Though the information pertaining to the …

A major challenge facing agriculture in the 21st century is the need to increase the
productivity of cultivated land while reducing the environmentally harmful consequences of …

Plant–microbiome interactions are significant determinant for plant growth, fitness and
productivity. Depending upon the specific habitat, plants' microbial communities are …

Highlights•Soil microbiomes induce reproducible plant phenotypes.•Large collections of
plant-associated microbes are available for research.•Plant growth promoting microbial …

While horticulture tools and methods have been extensively developed to improve the
management of crops, systems to harness the rhizosphere microbiome to benefit plant crops …

Plant roots host numerous microorganisms around and inside their roots, forming a
community known as the root microbiome. An increasing bulk of research is underlining the …

Over the last decade we have come to appreciate that there are close relationships between
all “higher” organisms and communities of microbes. The human microbiome and its role in …