Effects of Plant-Microbe Interactions on Phyto- and Bio-Remediation Capacity
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2023) | Viewed by 1772
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bio-remediation; plant-microbe interaction; synthetic microbial community; rhizosphere microbiome; PGPR; environmental adaptation of plants
Interests: persistent organic pollutant; microbial remediation; synthetic microbial community; genome-scale metabolic model; plant-microbe interaction; microbial genome
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, plants and microorganisms have been increasingly synergistically applied in phyto- and bio-remediation. Microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) are able to directly degrade pollutants, improve plant nutrition, reduce plant stress, and promote the extraction or degradation of pollutants by plants. Root exudates also have serious effects on the microorganisms of the rhizosphere, which can promote colonization and the growth of plant growth-promoting or contaminant-degrading microbes during bioremediation. However, taking plant-beneficial microorganisms from discovery to bio-remediation remains challenging, as the effects and mechanisms underlying the interactions between beneficial strains and plants in native soils are still largely unknown.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the effect of plant–microbe (bacteria and fungi) interactions in phyto- and bio-remediation, and focuses on plant and microbial synergies. This issue will fully embrace inter- and trans-disciplinary studies from multiple disciplines (e.g., agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, and ecology), as well as those incorporating other knowledge systems (e.g., synthetic biology) in the co-construction of knowledge for plant–microbe interactions. We encourage studies on the isolation and characterization of bacteria, fungi and endophytes with plant growth-promoting features; the design of a synthetic microbiome to improve the efficiency of bioremediation; and the effects of soil pollutants and root exudates on rhizosphere microorganisms. Studies assessing the physiological and molecular mechanisms of plant–microbial interactions in bioremediation are also welcome. This Special Issue invites all types of articles, applying qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methodologies, as well as both empirical primary research and reviews, along with commentaries.
Dr. Chen Chen
Dr. Xihui Xu
Dr. Liang Shi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bio-remediation
- organic or inorganic pollutants
- plant–microbe interaction
- PGPR
- synthetic microbiome
- rhizosphere microbiome
- amplicon or metagenome sequencing
