Pathways to engineering the phyllosphere microbiome for sustainable crop production

C Zhan, H Matsumoto, Y Liu, M Wang - Nature Food, 2022 - nature.com
Current disease resistance breeding, which is largely dependent on the exploitation of
resistance genes in host plants, faces the serious challenges of rapidly evolving …

Harnessing biological nitrogen fixation in plant leaves

YG Zhu, J Peng, C Chen, C Xiong, S Li, A Ge… - Trends in Plant …, 2023 - cell.com
The importance of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in securing food production for the
growing world population with minimal environmental cost has been increasingly …

Mycorrhizal fungi alter root exudation to cultivate a beneficial microbiome for plant growth

Y Xu, Z Chen, X Li, J Tan, F Liu, J Wu - Functional Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi traditionally form symbioses with most plant species.
Although AM fungi have critical effects on microbial communities, the pathways showing …

Plant identity shapes phyllosphere microbiome structure and abundance of genes involved in nutrient cycling

J Li, MK Jin, R Neilson, SL Hu, YJ Tang, Z Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The phyllosphere is a fluctuant micro-environment habitat that harbors diverse microbial
communities that have the potential to influence plant growth through their effect on host …

[HTML][HTML] Insight into the Mechanism of Salt-Induced Oxidative Stress Tolerance in Soybean by the Application of Bacillus subtilis: Coordinated Actions of …

M Hasanuzzaman, MRH Raihan, F Nowroz, M Fujita - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Considering the growth-promoting potential and other regulatory roles of bacteria, we
investigated the possible mechanism of the role of Bacillus subtilis in conferring salt …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial heterogeneity of vegetation phenology caused by urbanization in China based on remote sensing

Y Chen, M Lin, T Lin, J Zhang, L Jones, X Yao… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vegetation phenology changes caused by urbanization could lead to shifts in ecosystem
services in urban areas and impact on human health. The characteristics of urbanization …

Comparing the Potential of Silicon Nanoparticles and Conventional Silicon for Salinity Stress Alleviation in Soybean (Glycine max L.): Growth and Physiological Traits …

P Wang, H Zhang, X Hu, L Xu, X An, T Jin… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this study, 20-day-old soybean plants were watered with 100 mL of 100 mM NaCl solution
and sprayed with silica nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs) or potassium silicate every 3 days over 15 …

Bacterial communities in the phyllosphere are distinct from those in root and soil, and sensitive to plant species changes in subtropical tree plantations

H Yang, Y Zheng, Z Yang, QC Wang… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Deciphering the local diversity and community composition of plant-associated
microorganisms is crucial to predict their ecological functions in forest ecosystems. The …

Ecosystem microbiome science

YG Zhu, D Zhu, MC Rillig, Y Yang, H Chu, QL Chen… - mLife, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The microbiome contributes to multiple ecosystem functions and services through its
interactions with a complex environment and other organisms. To date, however, most …

Chemical fumigants control apple replant disease: Microbial community structure-mediated inhibition of Fusarium and degradation of phenolic acids

W Jiang, R Chen, L Zhao, L Qin, H Fan, X Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fusarium and phenolic acids in apple replant soil have deleterious effects on soil, which
affects the growth of young replanted apple trees. Here, we studied the effects of different …