Sowing success: ecological insights into seedling microbial colonisation for robust plant microbiota engineering

O Joubert, G Arnault, M Barret, M Simonin - Trends in Plant Science, 2024 - cell.com
Manipulating the seedling microbiota through seed or soil inoculations has the potential to
improve plant health. Mixed in-field results have been attributed to a lack of consideration for …

Microbes in porous environments: from active interactions to emergent feedback

C Jin, A Sengupta - Biophysical Reviews, 2024 - Springer
Microbes thrive in diverse porous environments—from soil and riverbeds to human lungs
and cancer tissues—spanning multiple scales and conditions. Short-to long-term …

Superiority of native soil core microbiomes in supporting plant growth

Y Zhou, D Liu, F Li, Y Dong, Z Jin, Y Liao, X Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Native core microbiomes represent a unique opportunity to support food provision and plant-
based industries. Yet, these microbiomes are often neglected when developing synthetic …

Soil organic carbon increases with decreasing microbial carbon use efficiency during vegetation restoration

J Shi, L Deng, J Wu, E Bai, J Chen… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial carbon (C) use efficiency (CUE) describes the proportion of organic C used by
microorganisms for anabolic processes, which increases with soil organic C (SOC) content …

Intrinsic microbial temperature sensitivity and soil organic carbon decomposition in response to climate change

S Li, M Delgado‐Baquerizo, J Ding, H Hu… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soil microbes are essential for regulating carbon stocks under climate change. However, the
uncertainty surrounding how microbial temperature responses control carbon losses under …

Natural plant disease suppressiveness in soils extends to insect pest control

N Harmsen, P Vesga, G Glauser, F Klötzli, CM Heiman… - Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Background Since the 1980s, soils in a 22-km2 area near Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland
have been recognized for their innate ability to suppress the black root rot plant disease …

The Phosphorus-Iron Nexus: Decoding the Nutrients Interaction in Soil and Plant

X Yang, C Liu, C Liang, T Wang, J Tian - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Phosphorus (P) and iron (Fe) are two essential mineral nutrients in plant growth. It is widely
observed that interactions of P and Fe could influence their availability in soils and affect …

Roots of synthetic ecology: microbes that foster plant resilience in the changing climate

E Kozaeva, AA Eida, EF Gunady, JL Dangl… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
HighlightsInfluences of abiotic stresses on assembly and function of rhizo-microbiomeHow
ecology shapes plant and microbial stress resilienceExamples in which microbial abiotic …

Activating Biocake Communities Retards Jumps of Transmembrane Pressure in Membrane Bioreactors

J Qi, T Gao, Q Zhou, S Huang, J Lin, R Xu… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Sudden jump of transmembrane pressure (TMP) in membrane bioreactors (MBRs),
associated with abrupt aggravation of membrane fouling, limits practical applications of …

Improving crop salt tolerance through soil legacy effects

Y Ma, C Zheng, Y Bo, C Song, F Zhu - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Soil salinization poses a critical problem, adversely affecting plant development and
sustainable agriculture. Plants can produce soil legacy effects through interactions with the …