A pathway to improve seaweed aquaculture through microbiota manipulation

J Li, F Weinberger, R de Nys, T Thomas, S Egan - Trends in Biotechnology, 2023 - cell.com
Eukaryotic hosts are associated with microbial communities that are critical to their function.
Microbiota manipulation using beneficial microorganisms, for example, in the form of animal …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial eco-evolutionary dynamics in the plant rhizosphere

B Fields, VP Friman - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Rhizosphere microbiota is important for plant health and productivity•In addition
to ecology, microbial benefits are shaped by their rapid evolution•Evolution can change the …

Acidic amelioration of soil amendments improves soil health by impacting rhizosphere microbial assemblies

D Chen, X Wang, VJ Carrion, S Yin, Z Yue… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Intensive cultivation with accompanying nitrogen fertilization leads to soil acidification in
croplands of southern China, which in turn, imperils soil health, restricting the sustainability …

[HTML][HTML] Uncovering new insights and misconceptions on the effectiveness of phosphate solubilizing rhizobacteria in plants: a meta-analysis

N De Zutter, M Ameye, B Bekaert… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As the awareness on the ecological impact of chemical phosphate fertilizers grows, research
turns to sustainable alternatives such as the implementation of phosphate solubilizing …

Biological disease control by beneficial (micro) organisms: Selected breakthroughs in the past 50 years

S Sarrocco - Phytopathology®, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
Biological control of plant disease by beneficial (micro) organisms is one of the main tools
available to preserve plant health within the wider context of One Health and in line with the …

[HTML][HTML] A culturomics-based bacterial synthetic community for improving resilience towards arsenic and heavy metals in the nutraceutical plant Mesembryanthemum …

NJ Flores-Duarte, E Pajuelo, E Mateos-Naranjo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) help plants thrive in polluted environments and
increase crops yield using fewer inputs. Therefore, the design of tailored biofertilizers is of …

Towards integrative plant pathology

T Ruiz-Bedoya, KJ McTavish, TV Av-Shalom… - Current Opinion in Plant …, 2023 - Elsevier
The field of plant pathology has revealed many of the mechanisms underlying the arms race,
providing crucial knowledge and genetic resources for improving plant health. Although the …

Combating biotic stresses in plants by synthetic microbial communities: Principles, applications and challenges

S Pradhan, R Tyagi, S Sharma - Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Presently, agriculture worldwide is facing the major challenge of feeding the increasing
population sustainably. The conventional practices have not only failed to meet the …

[HTML][HTML] The Arabidopsis holobiont: a (re) source of insights to understand the amazing world of plant–microbe interactions

MJ Poupin, T Ledger, R Roselló-Móra… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
As holobiont, a plant is intrinsically connected to its microbiomes. However, some
characteristics of these microbiomes, such as their taxonomic composition, biological and …

[HTML][HTML] Soil variables driven by host plant and growth season affect soil microbial composition and metabolism in extremely arid desert ecosystems

Y Zuo, C He, D Zhang, L Zhao, X He, X Sun - Microbiological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Assessment changes of soil microbial community structure and function is important in
understanding the response to desert ecosystem management. In present study, variations …