Climate change is causing soil salinization, resulting in crop losses throughout the world.
The ability of plants to tolerate salt stress is determined by multiple biochemical and …

Plants growing in soil develop close associations with soil microorganisms, which inhabit
the areas around, on, and inside their roots. These microbial communities and their …

Plants do not grow as axenic organisms in nature, but host a diverse community of
microorganisms, termed the plant microbiota. There is an increasing awareness that the …

Sponges (phylum Porifera) are early-diverging metazoa renowned for establishing complex
microbial symbioses. Here we present a global Porifera microbiome survey, set out to …

The microbiome of plants plays a crucial role in both plant and ecosystem health. Rapid
advances in multi-omics tools are dramatically increasing access to the plant microbiome …

The importance of microbial root inhabitants for plant growth and health was recognized as
early as 100 years ago. Recent insights reveal a close symbiotic relationship between plants …

Soil salinization adversely affects plant growth and has become one of the major limiting
factors for crop productivity worldwide. The conventional approach, breeding salt-tolerant …

Rhizosphere microbiome which has been shown to enhance plant growth and yield are
modulated or influenced by a few environmental factors such as soil type, plant cultivar …

We face major agricultural challenges that remain a threat for global food security. Soil
microbes harbor enormous potentials to provide sustainable and economically favorable …

The root microbiota is critical for agricultural yield, with growth-promoting bacteria able to
solubilise phosphate, produce plant growth hormones, antagonise pathogens and fix N2 …