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Unraveling the plant microbiome: looking back and future perspectives

Year: 2014

Type: review

Abstract: Most eukaryotes develop close interactions with microorganisms that are essential for their performance and survival. Thus, eukaryotes and prokaryotes in nature can be considered as meta-organisms or holobionts. Consequently, microorganisms that colonize different plant compartments contain the plant's second genome. In this respect, many studies in the last decades have shown that plant-microbe interactions are not only crucial for better understanding plant growth and health, but also for sustainable crop production in a changing world. This mini-review acting as editorial presents retrospectives and future perspectives for plant microbiome studies as well as information gaps in this emerging research field. In addition, the contribution of this research topic to the solution of various issues is discussed.

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology

DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00148

Authors: Gabriele Berg, Martin Grube, Michael Schloter, Kornelia Smalla

Institutions: Graz University of Technology, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (Austria), University of Graz, Helmholtz Munich, Julius Kühn-Institut

Language: English

Topic: Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801