ReviewCurrent opinion in plant biology2017
Understanding and exploiting plant beneficial microbes.
Review in Current opinion in plant biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 260 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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260 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Bacillus drives functional states in synthetic plant root bacterial communities.Genome biology · 2025Pooled it
- Insights into conventional and recent technologies for arsenic bioremediation: A systematic review.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Pooled it
- Rational reduction of a sorghum SynCom that preserves growth promotion reveals flavonoid-mediated plant-microbe interactions.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- Use of beneficial microorganisms in bean cultivation: strategies employed to increase productivity.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2026Review
- Revisiting plant-microbe interaction mechanisms for developing efficient biostimulants.Folia microbiologica · 2026Review
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- Cotton Recruits Soil-Derived Delftia tsuruhatensis to Suppress Aphid Detoxification Via Salicylic Acid-Mediated Defense.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Melatonin-mediated dual regulation of physiological-biochemical traits and rhizosphere microbial communities alleviates drought stress in Bougainvillea.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial Secondary Metabolites From Rhizosphere-Associated Streptomyces Species in Northern Nigerian Agricultural Soils: Genomic Mining and Bioactivity Assessment.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Article
- Phyllosphere Keystone Beneficial Specialists Enhance Yield in Nutrient Deficiency-Resistant Sorghum Cultivars.Plant, cell & environment · 2026Article
- Isolation of Rhizospheric Fungi from Crocus sativus L. Rhizosphere and their Effects on Host-Growth Promotion.Current microbiology · 2026Article
- Rhizosphere Microbiome as an Underexplored Resource for Agroecosystem Sustainability: Insights From the Carrot Root Zone.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Review
- Rhizosphere and endophytic bacterial communities of the endangered alpine modest primrose and their plant growth-promoting potential.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Translational microbiomes in agriculture: microbial communities as tools to effect host and system health for improved crop production.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2026Review
- Targeted gene expression and associated metabolomic insights into Bacillus subtilis LBS5-mediated suppression of Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus in acid lime (Citrus aurantiifolia (christm.) swingle).World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Article
- Temporal and spatial shifts in the foliar fungal endophyte community of Norway spruce (Picea abies) over 150 years in Finland.Environmental microbiome · 2026Article
- Synthetic Biology of Plants and Microbes for Agriculture, Environment, and Future Applications.Chemical reviews · 2026Review
- Beach grass to Brassicas: A novel salt-tolerant endophyte finds new roots.Plant physiology · 2026Article
- Synthetic microbiomes in bioengineered rhizospheres: new frontiers for climate-resilient agriculture.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Live spatial validation of plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere with light-sheet fluorescence microscopy.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
200 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
After a century of incremental research, technological advances, coupled with a need for sustainable crop yield increases, have reinvigorated the study of beneficial plant-microbe interactions with attention focused on how microbiomes alter plant phenotypes. We review recent advances in plant microbiome research, and describe potential applications for increasing crop productivity. The phylogenetic diversity of plant microbiomes is increasingly well characterized, and their functional diversity is becoming more accessible. Large culture collections are available for controlled experimentation, with more to come. Genetic resources are being brought to bear on questions of microbiome function. We expect that microbial amendments of varying complexities will expose rules governing beneficial plant-microbe interactions contributing to plant growth promotion and disease resistance, enabling more sustainable agriculture.
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