Sustainable Agroecosystem: Interactions between Plants and Microorganisms
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2024 | Viewed by 1392
Special Issue Editors
Interests: saline water and reclaimed wastewater; plant environmental stress; ecophysiology; water use efficiency; plant water status indicators; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; plant growth-promoting bacteria; horticultural crops
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Interests: plant physiology; ornamental plants; horticultural and fruit crops; water relations; water stress; drought stress; salinity stress; wastewater; mycorrhizal fungi; photosynthesis; leaf gas exchange; plant nutrition; irrigation; horticulture; agronomy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microorganisms are the most numerous beings that exist on Earth; they are essential for the functioning of ecosystems and maintain continuous interaction with plants. Some microorganisms may improve the availability of phosphorus and other nutrients, thus contributing to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers. Other microorganisms are capable of synthesizing and degrading plant growth regulators that aid plant growth. Many of them form symbiosis with plants to cope with abiotic and biotic stresses, intervening in processes such as biochemical, molecular and physiological changes, which improve the plant water status, nutrient acquisition and photosynthetic efficiency. Therefore, these microorganisms are biotechnological alternatives with great importance in terms of promoting sustainable agriculture for the benefit of the environment. However, for these microorganisms to be used as effective and sustainable tools for agriculture, numerous factors must be taken into account. Furthermore, the applicability of the microorganism–plant association is determined by the source of both the microorganism and plant species. Aspects such as the evaluation of microorganisms under multiple stressors and the identification of specific combinations of microorganism plant strains/species should be considered to obtain the most effective responses. On the other hand, the molecular and genetic mechanisms which control the plant–microorganism interaction are still unclear.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcomed. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) recent advances related to the interaction between microbes and plants, including those performing symbiosis with the plant, and the effects of the application of microorganisms on plant physiology, crop production and quality under biotic and abiotic stresses. The role of individual or consortium microbes, the molecular mechanisms involved in the plant–microorganism interaction and the exploitation of new technological and sustainable approaches to understand the interactions between plant microbes are also welcomed.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. María José Gómez-Bellot
Dr. Beatriz Lorente Pagán
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mycorrhizae
- bacteria
- abiotic stress
- biotic stress
- plant physiology
