Biological control, or biocontrol, is the exploitation of living agents (incl. viruses) to combat
pestilential organisms (incl. pathogens, pests, and weeds) for diverse purposes to provide …

Plant microbiome (or phytomicrobiome) engineering (PME) is an anticipated untapped
alternative strategy that could be exploited for plant growth, health and productivity under …

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 …

Major losses of crop yield and quality caused by soil-borne plant diseases have long
threatened the ecology and economy of agriculture and forestry. Biological control using …

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 …

Soils suppressive to soilborne pathogens have been identified worldwide for almost 60
years and attributed mainly to suppressive or antagonistic microorganisms. Rather than …

Highlights•The cry-for-help model states that stressed plants assemble protective
rhizobiomes.•Plants attacked by pathogens or herbivores change their root exudation …

Crops lack genetic resistance to most necrotrophic pathogens. To compensate for this
disadvantage, plants recruit antagonistic members of the soil microbiome to defend their …

In the pursuit of higher food production and economic growth and increasing population, we
have often jeopardized natural resources such as soil, water, vegetation, and biodiversity at …

Wheat crops usually yield more when grown after another species than when grown after
wheat. Quantifying the yield increase and explaining the factors that affect the increase will …