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Plant Sciences
Selma Cadot, Valentin Gfeller, Lingfei Hu, Nikhil Singh, Andrea Sanchez-Vallet, Gaetan Glauser, Daniel Croll, Matthias Erb, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden, Klaus Schlaeppi
Summary: Plant-soil feedbacks mediated by benzoxazinoids (BXs) were found to affect maize growth and insect resistance conservatively in two arable soils, but not in a more fertile grassland soil, indicating a soil-type dependence. Wheat also responded to BX-feedbacks, showing a negative growth response conserved between cereals, while insect resistance exhibited opposite patterns. Cultivar-specificity of BX-feedbacks was a key finding, suggesting the potential to optimize crops to avoid negative plant-soil feedbacks in rotations.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xingang Zhou, Jingyu Zhang, Muhammad Khashi U. Rahman, Danmei Gao, Zhong Wei, Fengzhi Wu, Francisco Dini-Andreote
Summary: Terrestrial plants can influence the recruitment of rhizosphere microbiome in adjacent plants through root exudates, potentially affecting their growth and health. This study demonstrated that intercropping with potatoonion can create a disease-suppressive rhizosphere microbiome that protects tomato plants against Verticillium wilt disease. The root exudates from potatoonion promoted the colonization of Bacillus sp., which inhibited the growth of the pathogen and induced resistance in tomato plants.
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Hugo A. Pantigoso, Derek Newberger, Jorge M. Vivanco
Summary: This paper summarizes the current research and perspectives on plant-microbial interactions for resource acquisition and discusses promising advances in manipulating rhizosphere microbiomes and root exudation.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Microbiology
Jingtao Li, Chenyang Wang, Wenxing Liang, Sihui Liu
Summary: Beneficial microbial communities in the rhizosphere play a crucial role in plant-pathogen interactions by acting as a barrier to pathogen invasion and inducing plant systemic resistance. Plants can manipulate and recruit beneficial microbes, shaping their rhizosphere microorganisms in response to pathogen invasion. This reciprocal symbiosis between plants and beneficial microbes helps increase plant growth and productivity while avoiding excessive immune responses.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Microbiology
Bingye Yang, Mingzi Zheng, Wenpan Dong, Peiling Xu, Ying Zheng, Wei Yang, Yuming Luo, Jianhua Guo, Dongdong Niu, Yiyang Yu, Chunhao Jiang
Summary: The environmentally friendly biological control strategy that relies on beneficial bacterial inoculants to improve plant disease resistance is promising. Through the regulation of plant signaling pathways, biocontrol treatments can change the composition of plant rhizosphere microbiota and root exudates, thus controlling the infection and spread of pathogens.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2023)
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Microbiology
Peng Wang, Yen Ning Chai, Rebecca Roston, Franck E. Dayan, Daniel P. Schachtman
Summary: The study found that sorgoleone can influence belowground microbial community structure in the field, as well as impact bacterial growth and nitrification, particularly in soil near roots and rhizosphere. Under greenhouse conditions, soil nitrogen content was a key factor in determining the effects of sorgoleone.
Review
Microbiology
Inmyoung Park, Young-Su Seo, Mohamed Mannaa
Summary: The viable community of microorganisms in the rhizosphere significantly affects plant development and vitality. This review discusses the factors that influence the composition and function of the rhizosphere microbiome and how they facilitate the recruitment of specific microbes by the host plant to support plant growth and resilience under stress. The review also explores current methods for manipulating the rhizosphere microbiome and highlights promising techniques and avenues for future research.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Agronomy
Marta Acin-Albiac, Beatriz Garcia-Jimenez, Candido Marin Garrido, Elisabet Borda Casas, Javier Velasco-Alvarez, Nuria Sierras Serra, Alberto Acedo
Summary: Maintenance of soil health is crucial for sustainable and increased crop productivity, which is necessary to meet the demands of a growing global population. Soil microbiome is receiving more attention as a regulator of soil health. A biostimulant called Terramin?R Pro is hypothesized to promote beneficial microorganisms in soil, leading to improvements in crop performance indicators. In lettuce cultivars, the application of Terramin (R) Pro stimulated the growth of Actinobacteria group in different soils and increased chlorophyll content in specific soils. Additionally, the product improved lettuce phenotype and potentially suppressed disease-related fungi in nematode-infested soils. Further research can explore Terramin (R) Pro as a prebiotic strategy for soil microbiota modulation and its application in other crops.
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Plant Sciences
Mengli Zhao, Jun Zhao, Jun Yuan, Lauren Hale, Tao Wen, Qiwei Huang, Jorge M. Vivanco, Jizhong Zhou, George A. Kowalchuk, Qirong Shen
Summary: This study investigated the effects of root exudates from different growth stages of Arabidopsis thaliana plants on soil bacterial communities, soil nutrients, and plant growth. The results showed that fast-growing stage root exudates had a significant impact on soil bacterial community structure, induced higher nutrient mineralization, and enhanced plant growth. Plants may adjust their exudation patterns during different growth phases to meet increased nutrient demands for faster growth.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Zhaoyu Kong, Hongguang Liu
Summary: Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) play a crucial role in promoting plant growth and health through various mechanisms, including modulating root zone microbial community and soil functionality. However, the underlying mechanisms of PGPR's positive effects are not well understood and further ecological research is needed.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Muhammad Noman, Temoor Ahmed, Usman Ijaz, Muhammad Shahid, Azizullah, Dayong Li, Irfan Manzoor, Fengming Song
Summary: Local microbial communities play a crucial role in enhancing plant health by providing nutrients, promoting growth, and enhancing resistance to diseases and stress. Microbiome engineering is an emerging biotechnological strategy that can improve crop yield and resilience, helping to address various environmental constraints.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Indrani Sharma, Sampurna Kashyap, Niraj Agarwala
Summary: Every organism interacts with its neighbors, and this includes plants with their surrounding microbes and neighboring plants. Plant root exudates play a crucial role as chemical signals in these interactions, influencing the composition of the rhizospheric microbial community. Biotic factors such as herbivores, microbes, and neighboring plants can alter the composition of root exudates, leading to either positive or negative interactions in the rhizosphere. Understanding these interactions can help engineer plant microbiomes to enhance plant adaptive capabilities in stressful environments.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Saskia Windisch, Anja Walter, Narges Moradtalab, Frank Walker, Birgit Hoeglinger, Abbas El-Hasan, Uwe Ludewig, Guenter Neumann, Rita Grosch
Summary: The study identified benzoic acid and lettucenin A as defense compounds against Rhizoctonia solani and Olpidium virulentus in lettuce. Benzoic acid was released as root exudate, inhibiting R. solani growth and mitigating growth suppression and root damage in lettuce. Lettucenin A acted as a phytoalexin, accumulating locally in affected plant tissues upon infection.
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Ecology
Mia M. Howard, Ethan Bass, Alexander Chauta, Daniel Mutyambai, Andre Kessler
Summary: The article discusses the integration of plant-to-plant communication and microbial ecology to understand the chemical ecology of plant-microbiome interactions, emphasizing the mechanistic knowledge gaps in plant VOC perception and providing recommendations to avoid common experimental errors.
Review
Plant Sciences
Anoop Kumar Srivastava, Ashis Kumar Das, Prasanth Tej Kumar Jagannadham, Popy Bora, Firoz Ahmad Ansari, Ruchi Bhate
Summary: Microorganisms play an essential role in plant health and productivity, and understanding the composition and function of the citrus microbiome has become an area of renewed interest. However, the translation of this knowledge into commercial products for field application is still a challenge.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Johanna Nelkner, Christian Henke, Timo Wentong Lin, Wiebke Paetzold, Julia Hassa, Sebastian Jaenicke, Rita Grosch, Alfred Puehler, Alexander Sczyrba, Andreas Schlueter
Article
Microbiology
Jasper Schierstaedt, Sven Jechalke, Joseph Nesme, Klaus Neuhaus, Soren J. Sorensen, Rita Grosch, Kornelia Smalla, Adam Schikora
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2020)
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Agronomy
R. Djalali Farahani-Kofoet, R. Duensing, F. Braendle, R. Grosch
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sneha Gulati, Max-Bernhard Ballhausen, Purva Kulkarni, Rita Grosch, Paolina Garbeva
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rita Zrenner, Franziska Genzel, Bart Verwaaijen, Daniel Wibberg, Rita Grosch
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
Article
Microbiology
Saskia Windisch, Loreen Sommermann, Doreen Babin, Soumitra Paul Chowdhury, Rita Grosch, Narges Moradtalab, Frank Walker, Birgit Hoeglinger, Abbas El-Hasan, Wolfgang Armbruster, Joseph Nesme, Soren Johannes Sorensen, Ingo Schellenberg, Joerg Geistlinger, Kornelia Smalla, Michael Rothballer, Uwe Ludewig, Guenter Neumann
Summary: Fertilization management has specific effects on rhizodeposition, rhizosphere microbiota, and plant performance. The study demonstrates a complex network of interactions among root exudates, site-specific factors and rhizosphere microbiota that modulate the impact of fertilization management on plant health and performance.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Tarek R. Elsayed, Rita Grosch, Kornelia Smalla
Summary: This study found that bacteria with antagonistic activity towards Ralstonia solanacearum were enriched in the rhizosphere and endophytic compartments of potato plants grown in different soil types, indicating the importance of plant sphere in shaping the proportion and diversity of antagonists.
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Saskia Windisch, Anja Walter, Narges Moradtalab, Frank Walker, Birgit Hoeglinger, Abbas El-Hasan, Uwe Ludewig, Guenter Neumann, Rita Grosch
Summary: The study identified benzoic acid and lettucenin A as defense compounds against Rhizoctonia solani and Olpidium virulentus in lettuce. Benzoic acid was released as root exudate, inhibiting R. solani growth and mitigating growth suppression and root damage in lettuce. Lettucenin A acted as a phytoalexin, accumulating locally in affected plant tissues upon infection.
Article
Microbiology
Daniel Wibberg, Franziska Genzel, Bart Verwaaijen, Jochen Blom, Oliver Rupp, Alexander Goesmann, Rita Zrenner, Rita Grosch, Alfred Puehler, Andreas Schlueter
Summary: The study compared the genome sequences of two less aggressive Rhizoctonia solani isolates with a highly aggressive isolate, revealing potential gene differences that may explain the varying levels of aggressiveness.
Article
Agronomy
Jan Graefe, Rita Grosch, Michael Bitterlich
Summary: The study focused on the efficiency of heat and mass exchange between leaves and their environment under low wind speed conditions. Through numerical simulations, a new model of natural convection relationships was derived for different inclinations and elliptical shapes of leaves, with a predicted heat flux error of only 4% for temperature differences of 1-12K.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Loreen Sommermann, Doreen Babin, Jan Helge Behr, Soumitra Paul Chowdhury, Martin Sandmann, Saskia Windisch, Guenter Neumann, Joseph Nesme, Soren J. Sorensen, Ingo Schellenberg, Michael Rothballer, Joerg Geistlinger, Kornelia Smalla, Rita Grosch
Summary: The long-term effects of agricultural management on soil microbiota and suppressiveness against plant pathogens were studied. Organic fertilization history supported the spread of soil-borne pathogens, and fertilization strategy affected bacterial and fungal community composition in the root-associated soil. Enhanced defense responses resulted in retarded plant growth.
Article
Microbiology
Kenneth Dumack, Kai Feng, Sebastian Flues, Melanie Sapp, Susanne Schreiter, Rita Grosch, Laura E. Rose, Ye Deng, Kornelia Smalla, Michael Bonkowski
Summary: An experiment in the field examined the effects of soil type and plant species on the assembly of soil protist communities. The results confirmed the presence of plant species-specific protist communities and identified mechanisms of self-organization.
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Engineering, Environmental
Nikola Major, Sven Jechalke, Joseph Nesme, Smiljana Goreta Ban, Marko Cerne, Soren J. Sorensen, Dean Ban, Rita Grosch, Adam Schikora, Jasper Schierstaedt
Summary: Municipal sewage sludge and other biosolids have high potential as organic fertilizers in agriculture, but their use is limited by the presence of heavy metal and organic compound pollutants. This study investigated the impact of stabilization method and wastewater treatment plant size on microbial community structure and gene abundance, finding antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements in all samples. The presence of certain heavy metals correlated with the presence of antibiotic resistance genes. It is important to assess pollutants and long-term effects before considering the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer.
Article
Plant Sciences
Burkhardt Flemer, Sneha Gulati, Alessandro Bergna, Manuela Raendler, Tomislav Cernava, Katja Witzel, Gabriele Berg, Rita Grosch
Summary: This study aimed to assess the impact of abiotic and biotic stress factors on tomato plant growth and root bacterial composition. The results showed that tomato growth and photosynthetic activity were reduced under all stress conditions. The microbiota structure and function changed, and stressor-specific enrichments of beneficial bacteria in the roots were discovered.
PHYTOBIOMES JOURNAL
(2022)
Review
Microbiology
Jasper Schierstaedt, Rita Grosch, Adam Schikora
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS
(2019)
