Agriculture plays an important role in a country's economy. The sector is challenged by
many stresses, which led to huge loss in plant productivity worldwide. The ever-increasing …

Free-living bacteria that actively colonize plant roots and provide positive effects on plant
development are called plant-growth promoting. Plant growth-promoting bacteria can …

The timing of flowering is determined by endogenous genetic components as well as
various environmental factors, such as day length, temperature, and stress. The genetic …

The microbial component of healthy seeds–the seed microbiome–appears to be inherited
between plant generations and can dynamically influence germination, plant performance …

The rhizosphere is arguably the most complex microbial habitat on earth, comprising an
integrated network of plant roots, soil and a diverse microbial consortium of bacteria …

Evolutionary success in plants is largely dependent on the successful transition from
vegetative to reproductive growth. In the lifetime of a plant, flowering is not only an essential …

For decades, rhizobia were thought to be the only nitrogen-fixing inhabitants of legume
nodules, and biases in culture techniques prolonged this belief. However, other bacteria …

During the entire developmental phase of plants, there exists an alliance among the soil,
plant and microorganisms. This association is developed when the microbial community in …

Factors that drive continental-scale variation in root microbiota and plant adaptation are
poorly understood. We monitored root-associated microbial communities in Arabidopsis …

Microorganisms associated with roots are thought to be part of the so-called extended plant
phenotypes with roles in the acquisition of nutrients, production of growth hormones, and …