Mechanisms and Applications of Plant-Microbe Interactions
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2022) | Viewed by 3536
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant microbiome; replant disease; plant-soil feedback; rhizosphere ecology; bioinformatics
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Interests: soil microbiome; soil health; plant rhizosphere; microbial ecology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microbes occur nearly everywhere in nature and are fundamental to the existence and maintenance of life on Earth. It has become acknowledged that microbes can colonize the internal tissues and external surfaces of plants, as well as the surrounding soil. These plant- or soil-associated microbes comprise the plant microbiome. The plant microbiome, serving as the second genome of the plant, plays key roles in determining plant health and soil quality. Plant–microbe interactions have received substantial attention in recent years. Today, we know that plants can shape their root-associated microbiome by activating the secretion of metabolites that specifically stimulate or inhibit different community members. In turn, the root-associated microbiome can influence plant performance and fitness by modulating plant growth, nutrient uptake, and biotic stress tolerance. Moreover, the phyllosphere microbiome interacts with the host plant and determines plant health and responses to changing environmental factors.
The topics of this Special Issue include (but are not limited to) (1) the assembly, structure, function and dynamics of the root-associated microbiomes; (2) the roles of root exudates in plant–microbe interactions and plant–soil feedback; (3) rhizosphere engineering and management for improving soil nutrient availability, soil health and crop productivity; (4) the phyllosphere microbiome and its association with plant health and fitness; (5) new approaches to study the plant microbiome.
This Special Issue welcomes submissions of both original research and review articles dealing with the mechanism and application of plant–microbe interactions.
Dr. Linkun Wu
Prof. Dr. Xiaogang Li
Dr. Bao Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant microbiome
- root-associated microbial community
- phyllosphere microbiome
- plant-microbe interaction
- root exudates
- soil health
- rhizosphere engineering and management
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