Mutualistic interactions between plants and microorganisms shape the continuous evolution
and adaptation of plants such as to the terrestrial environment that was a founding event of …

Evolutionarily, plant-microbe interactions range from beneficial symbioses to the molecular
arms race between pathogens and the immune systems of plants. Expanding our …

We present the concept of symbiogenetics defined as a branch of general genetics which
investigates the Super-Organism Genetic Systems (SOGS) formed due to functional …

Because of their photosynthesis, plants are the major primary producers in terrestrial
ecosystems and a precious source of organic carbon for all their microbial symbionts …

Throughout their lives, plants interact with a huge array of organisms, each with their own
agenda. These interactions take many forms, including close encounters with mobile …

With the growing human population and the impacts of climate change, agricultural and
bioenergy crops will need to be produced with reduced inputs of water, chemical fertilizers …

Plants colonize a wide range of habitats and must deal with a plethora of challenges in order
to survive. At any one time a plant will likely be responding to a range of environmental …

The last decades have recorded a substantial change in habitable environments. However,
for any profuse environment explored, a selection of microbes and plants has revealed that …

Symbiosis is a biological phenomenon that involves close association between two or more
organisms. Plant microbe symbiosis is one of the most intriguing relationships in the living …

Plants and animals have evolved ever since their appearance in a largely microbial world.
Their own cells are less numerous than the microorganisms that they host and with whom …