The root microbiome: Community assembly and its contributions to plant fitness

B Bai, W Liu, X Qiu, J Zhang, J Zhang… - Journal of Integrative …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The root microbiome refers to the community of microbes living in association with a plant's
roots, and includes mutualists, pathogens, and commensals. Here we focus on recent …

Impacts of global change on the phyllosphere microbiome

YG Zhu, C Xiong, Z Wei, QL Chen, B Ma… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plants form complex interaction networks with diverse microbiomes in the environment, and
the intricate interplay between plants and their associated microbiomes can greatly …

Plant developmental stage drives the differentiation in ecological role of the maize microbiome

C Xiong, BK Singh, JZ He, YL Han, PP Li, LH Wan… - Microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Background Plants live with diverse microbial communities which profoundly affect multiple
facets of host performance, but if and how host development impacts the assembly, functions …

Disease-induced changes in plant microbiome assembly and functional adaptation

M Gao, C Xiong, C Gao, CKM Tsui, MM Wang, X Zhou… - Microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Background The plant microbiome is an integral part of the host and increasingly recognized
as playing fundamental roles in plant growth and health. Increasing evidence indicates that …

Plant microbiota dysbiosis and the Anna Karenina Principle

G Arnault, C Mony, P Vandenkoornhuyse - Trends in Plant Science, 2023 - cell.com
Microorganisms are associated with all plants, recently leading to the hologenome concept.
We reviewed the assembly processes of plant microbiota and analyzed its structure during …

Rare taxa maintain the stability of crop mycobiomes and ecosystem functions

C Xiong, JZ He, BK Singh, YG Zhu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plants harbour highly diverse mycobiomes which sustain essential functions for host health
and productivity. However, ecological processes that govern the plant–mycobiome …

The rhizosphere microbiome: Plant–microbial interactions for resource acquisition

HA Pantigoso, D Newberger… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
While horticulture tools and methods have been extensively developed to improve the
management of crops, systems to harness the rhizosphere microbiome to benefit plant crops …

Phyllosphere microorganisms: sources, drivers, and their interactions with plant hosts

N Xu, Q Zhao, Z Zhang, Q Zhang, Y Wang… - Journal of agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The leaves of plants are colonized by various microorganisms. In comparison to the
rhizosphere, less is known about the characteristics and ecological functions of …

Deep discovery informs difficult deployment in plant microbiome science

D Russ, CR Fitzpatrick, PJPL Teixeira, JL Dangl - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Plant-associated microbiota can extend plant immune system function, improve nutrient
acquisition and availability, and alleviate abiotic stresses. Thus, naturally beneficial …

Microbiomes in agroecosystem: diversity, function and assembly mechanisms

C Xiong, Y Lu - Environmental Microbiology Reports, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soils are a main repository of biodiversity harbouring immense diversity of microbial species
that plays a central role in fundamental ecological processes and acts as the seed bank for …