Seeds are reproductive structures able to carry and transfer microorganisms that play an
important role in plant fitness. Genetic and external factors are reported to be partly …

Symbiotic organisms may contribute to a host plant's success or failure to grow, its ability to
maintain viable populations, and potentially, its probability of establishment and spread …

Food loss and food waste are a global challenge as about one third of all food produced
around the globe is lost or wasted at some point in the food supply chain, from the farm to …

The rhizosphere and phyllosphere are the below-and above-ground microbial ecosystems
of plants. Interactions between the rhizosphere and phyllosphere shape the plant …

Plants produce an enormous diversity of secondary metabolites, but the evolutionary
mechanisms that maintain this diversity are still unclear. The interaction diversity hypothesis …

Seed are reproductive units that transfer genetic information to the next generation and
harbor microbial communities that may interact with a host plant at all stages of its …

Endophytic microbiomes of healthy seed form a symbiotic relationship with their host. Seed
and environment are sources of microbes that colonize the developing plant; however, the …

Endophytes within plants are known to be crucial for plant fitness, and while their presence
and functions in many compartments have been studied in depth, the research on seed …

Microbes are found in nearly every habitat and organism on the planet, where they are
critical to host health, fitness, and metabolism. In most organisms, few microbes are inherited …

Seeds play key roles in the acquisition of plant pioneer microbiota, including the
transmission of microbes from parent plants to offspring. However, the issues about seed …