Healthy plants host diverse but taxonomically structured communities of microorganisms, the
plant microbiota, that colonize every accessible plant tissue. Plant-associated microbiomes …

Plants form complex interaction networks with diverse microbiomes in the environment, and
the intricate interplay between plants and their associated microbiomes can greatly …

Plant microbiomes are essential to host health and productivity but the ecological processes
that govern crop microbiome assembly are not fully known. Here we examined bacterial …

Cereal crop production is severely affected by seed-borne bacterial diseases across the
world. Locally occurring disease resistance in various crops remains elusive. Here, we have …

Despite evidence that the microbiome extends host genetic and phenotypic traits,
information on how the microbiome is transmitted and maintained across generations …

The plant endosphere is colonized by complex microbial communities and microorganisms,
which colonize the plant interior at least part of their lifetime and are termed endophytes …

Methodological advances over the past two decades have propelled plant microbiome
research, allowing the field to comprehensively test ideas proposed over a century ago and …

Microorganisms colonizing plant surfaces and internal tissues provide a number of life-
support functions for their host. Despite increasing recognition of the vast functional …

The plant endosphere contains a diverse group of microbial communities. There is general
consensus that these microbial communities make significant contributions to plant health …

The plant microbiomes play important role in plant growth promotion and soil fertility for
sustainable agriculture. Plant and soil are valuable natural resource harbouring hotspots of …