Fungi that promote plant growth in the rhizosphere boost crop growth

AA Adedayo, OO Babalola - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
The fungi species dwelling in the rhizosphere of crop plants, revealing functions that
endeavor sustainability of the plants, are commonly referred to as 'plant-growth-promoting …

Coevolutionary legacies for plant decomposition

JHC Cornelissen, WK Cornwell, GT Freschet… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Coevolution has driven speciation and evolutionary novelty in functional traits across the
Tree of Life. Classic coevolutionary syndromes such as plant–pollinator, plant–herbivore …

Changes in structure and assembly of a species-rich soil natural community with contrasting nutrient availability upon establishment of a plant-beneficial …

D Garrido-Sanz, S Čaušević, J Vacheron, CM Heiman… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Plant-beneficial bacterial inoculants are of great interest in agriculture as they
have the potential to promote plant growth and health. However, the inoculation of the …

Weevil carbohydrate intake triggers endosymbiont proliferation: a trade-off between host benefit and endosymbiont burden

E Dell'Aglio, V Lacotte, S Peignier, I Rahioui… - MBio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nutritional symbioses between insects and intracellular bacteria (endosymbionts) are a
major force of adaptation, allowing animals to colonize nutrient-poor ecological niches …

Exploring the connectivity between rhizosphere microbiomes and the plant genes: A way forward for sustainable increase in primary productivity

AE Fadiji, R Barmukh, RK Varshney… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The plant genome and its microbiome act together to enhance survival and promote host
growth under various stresses. Plant microbiome plays an important role in plant productivity …

Negotiating mutualism: A locus for exploitation by rhizobia has a broad effect size distribution and context‐dependent effects on legume hosts

CE Wendlandt, M Roberts, KT Nguyen… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In mutualisms, variation at genes determining partner fitness provides the raw material upon
which coevolutionary selection acts, setting the dynamics and pace of coevolution. However …

Scent of a symbiont: the personalized genetic relationships of Rhizobium—plant interaction

L Cangioli, F Vaccaro, M Fini, A Mengoni… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many molecular signals are exchanged between rhizobia and host legume plants, some of
which are crucial for symbiosis to take place, while others are modifiers of the interaction …

Integrated metabolomic and metagenomic strategies shed light on interactions among planting environments, rhizosphere microbiota, and metabolites of tobacco in …

R Liao, Z Liu, W Dongchen, X Deng, E Ma… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Changes in climatic factors and rhizosphere microbiota led plants to adjust their metabolic
strategies for survival under adverse environmental conditions. Changes in plant …

Evolution in agricultural systems: Moving toward the understanding of complexity

LR Rodrigues, M Montserrat… - Evolutionary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural fields are typically simplified ecosystems compared to natural sites, a
characteristic that has long‐attracted researchers in Ecology and Evolution. In recent years …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial symbiotic signaling in modulating plant-rhizobacterial interactions

A Tariq, A Ahmed - Symbiosis in Nature, 2023 - intechopen.com
Rhizosphere is the hub for microbial activities where microbes and plants interact with
complex signaling mechanisms. Plants release various metabolites in response to …