The interiors of plants are colonized by diverse microorganisms that are referred to as
endophytes. Endophytes have received much attention over the past few decades, yet many …

Under natural conditions, plants are always associated with a well-orchestrated community
of microbes—the phytomicrobiome. The nature and degree of microbial effect on the plant …

The microbiota populating the plant–soil continuum defines an untapped resource for
sustainable crop production. The host plant is a driver for the taxonomic composition and …

Background Root-knot nematodes (RKN) are among the most important root-damaging
plant-parasitic nematodes, causing severe crop losses worldwide. The plant rhizosphere …

The scientific community increasingly recognized that seed microbiomes are important for
plant growth and nutrition. The versatile roles and modulating properties that microbiomes …

The composition of the plant microbiota may be altered by ecological and evolutionary
changes in the host population. Seed-associated microbiota, expected to be largely …

Plant pathogens secrete effector proteins to support host colonization through a wide range
of molecular mechanisms, while plant immune systems evolved receptors to recognize …

Climate change, urbanization, and population increase limit food availability. To sustain
human existence, there is the need to increase food and agricultural production to mitigate …

Under natural conditions plants are not individual entities; they are associated with diverse
microbiota to form the plant holobiont. The concept of plant holobiont is being actively …

Plants rely on their microbiota for improving the nutritional status and environmental stress
tolerance. Previous studies mainly focused on bipartite interactions (a plant challenged by a …