ReviewThe New phytologist2025
Microbial drivers of root plasticity.
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- Nanopore sequencing reveals coordinated host and microbiome responses across barley genotypes.BMC biology · 2026Article
- Integrating soil imaging with spatial omics to uncover root-soil interactions.Plant communications · 2026Review
- Differential responses of citrus root systems to biostimulants: the role of γ-aminobutyric acid in root promotion, phytohormones, and rhizosphere microbiology.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Rhizosphere Functional Plasticity and the Keystone TaxonPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparative Metabolomic Analysis of Different Organs of Understory-Transplanted and WildMetabolites · 2026Article
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- Plant Functional Traits or Microbiomes Associated with Diseases, Pests, Human Activities and Climate Change.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Farming system shapes rhizosphere microbiota and root gene expression in common bean.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Genetic Basis of Nitrogen-Deficiency-Induced Root Cortical Aerenchyma in Maize Revealed by GWAS and Transcriptome Analysis.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Soils are highly heterogeneous and dynamic systems, experiencing a constant flow of plant root exudates and moisture fluctuations that affect nutrient distribution, soil physicochemical properties, and microbial metabolisms. Plant roots adjust their development within the soil matrix (growth, branching, root angle, and anatomical features) by integrating local environmental conditions with physiologically informed signals. These physiological responses and the adaptability of roots are commonly defined as plasticity. Although genetically determined, root plasticity is modulated by local fluctuations in water and nutrient availability, environmental changes, and soil properties as well as by the root-associated microbiota. Roots and their vicinity are colonized by taxonomically and functionally diverse microbial species. Specific members within these communities can establish chemical communication with plants via root-derived signals, thereby tapping into the plant's hormonal and developmental network, influencing root plasticity. Given that most root traits associated with plasticity have been discovered under axenic conditions, our knowledge of the multiple potential mechanisms by which members of the root-associated microbiota modulate root plastic responses is still limited. In this review, we explore the recent progress in this field and identify specific avenues for future research toward advancing molecular and ecological understanding of microbial-mediated root plasticity in terrestrial systems.
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