Plant–Microbe Interactions, a Strong Potential for Applications in Crop Health and Farming
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 275
Special Issue Editors
Interests: endophytic bacteria; rhizobia; bacterial diversity; plant–microbe interactions; bacterial plant probiotics; STEM education
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Interests: bacterial genomics; functional microbiota; rhizosphere microbiota; impact of plant domestication on microbiota; plant-disease-suppressive soils
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In response to the demand for sustainable and resilient agricultural practices for climate change, studies of the holobiont (plant–microbiome) and specifically, its beneficial microorganisms (plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria or fungi PGPR or PGPF) show promising results. These microorganisms, in addition to having a significant effect on the functioning of the target agro-ecosystem, can lead to changes in their functioning and in turn on plant physiology. Inoculation of PGPR can leave a functional legacy, whether they persist in the community. These effects include changes in the state of the plant which in turn modifies the rhizosphere microbiomes, resulting in changes in functional networks (microbial functional groups). Therefore, the current research fronts in the improvement of agrosystems start from deciphering the molecular interactions between a microorganism and its host plant (artificial system) to the functioning of the plant–microbiome holobiont through the deployment of multiscale analysis (multiomics) of high-performance.
This Special Issue aims to show the latest advances in the understanding of microorganism-host interactions both at the molecular level and among the microbiota itself as a solution to stimulate phytobeneficial microbiota and, consequently, crop yields that promote the development of alternative practices less dependent on agrochemicals and water to achieve sustainable agriculture.
Dr. Martha Helena Ramírez-Bahena
Dr. Daniel Muller
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant–microbe interactions
- plant probiotics
- PGPR/PGPF
- biofertilizers
- multi-omics
- agrobiotechnology
- plant holobiont
- microbiome
- soil legacies
- plant–soil feedback
- agricultural sustainability
