Citrus Rhizosphere Microbiome
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Fruit Production Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2021) | Viewed by 4825
Special Issue Editor
Interests: molecular basis of plant-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi interaction; identification and functional analysis of citrus rhizosphere microbiome; acclimation mechanism of citrus plants to nutrient deficiency
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Huge progress has been made in recent decades in the citrus research area, by using physiological, biochemical, genetic, and high-throughput “omics” technologies. Recently, scientists have come to realize that, besides the intrinsic genetic factors, surrounding factors, especially the rhizosphere microbiome (a microbe community), could also profoundly affect plant growth, development, and even fruit quality formation. Therefore, the microbiome is called “the second genome of an organism” regarding its important role in shaping phenotypes. In citrus, the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi has been largely investigated, and attempted developments of fungi fertilizers have also been performed, though the unculturable character of mycorrhizal fungi makes the application difficult. Therefore, it is urgent and necessary to explore more beneficial microbes and study the activating mechanism, which should facilitate the research and application towards sustainable cultivation technologies in the citrus industry.
The proposed Special Issue titled “Citrus Rhizosphere Microbiome” aims to present recent advances in the identification and characterization of the role of citrus rhizosphere microbes in citrus plant growth, development, and fruit quality formation, as well as the associated biofertilizer innovation and application in citrus cultivation. We look forward to receiving your manuscripts and sharing the achievements at the cutting edge of citrus microbiome progress.
Dr. Zhiyong Pan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- citrus
- rhizosphere microbes
- arbuscular mycorrhizal
- plant growth
- fruit quality
- mineral nutrients
- abiotic stress
- disease
- biofertilizer
