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

Plants growing in soil develop close associations with soil microorganisms, which inhabit
the areas around, on, and inside their roots. These microbial communities and their …

Drought is a major threat to crop productivity and causes decreased plant growth, poor
yields, and crop failure. Nevertheless, the frequency of droughts is expected to increase in …

Plants rooted in soil have intimate associations with a diverse array of soil microorganisms.
While the microbial diversity of soil is enormous, the predominant bacterial phyla associated …

Plant microbiomes represent dynamic entities, influenced by the environmental stimuli and
stresses in the surrounding conditions. Studies have suggested the benefits of commensal …

With a growing world population and increasing frequency of climate disturbance events, we
are in dire need of methods to improve plant productivity, resilience, and resistance to both …

Populus trichocarpa is an ecologically important tree species and economically important
biofeedstock. Belowground, P. trichocarpa interacts with diverse microorganisms in the …

Trees depend on beneficial interactions between roots and soil microbes for their nutrition
and protection against stresses. The soil microbiome provides the main reservoir of …

Understanding belowground plant-microbial interactions is important for biodiversity
maintenance, community assembly and ecosystem functioning of forest ecosystems …

Plants face numerous challenges in novel and harsh environments, including altered
precipitation regimes, salinity, extreme temperatures, increased atmospheric CO2, nutrient …