The holobiont concept has revolutionized our understanding of plant-associated
microbiomes and their significance for the development, fitness, growth and resilience of …

International research has devoted much effort to the study of the impacts caused to the soil
by different management practices applied to olive cultivation. Such management involves …

With increased population growth and suburban sprawl, anthropogenic landscapes such as
urban ecosystems are becoming increasingly abundant, with changes in land cover …

Mediterranean humid mountains are ecological hotspots with high water availability that
may accelerate their recovery after farmland abandonment, a widespread phenomenon in …

Soil health and root-associated microbiome are interconnected factors involved in plant
health. The use of manure amendment on agricultural fields exerts a direct benefit on soil …

Increasing temperatures along with severe droughts are factors that may jeopardize the
survival of the forests in the Mediterranean basin. In this region, Pinus pinaster is a common …

The connection between olive genetic responses to environmental and agro-climatic
conditions and the composition, structure and functioning of host-associated, belowground …

Strategies involving genes in the dehydration-responsive element binding (DREB) family,
which participates in drought stress regulation, and intercropping with legumes are …

Aims This study investigated the bacterial communities in the rhizosphere of two traditional
Portuguese olive cultivars, Cobrançosa and Negrinha de Freixo, in relation to soil …

El olivo es un cultivo de enorme relevancia para la sociedad, la cultura y economía de la
Cuenca Mediterránea. La producción de su aceite supone una importante fuente …