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ReviewFrontiers in plant science2025

Whispers beneath the soil: soybean-microbe communication pathways in the rhizosphere.

Sau-Shan Cheng, Carolina A Contador, Feng Zhang, Yun-Lam Ho, Hon-Ming Lam

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Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sau-Shan Cheng *School of Life Sciences and Centre for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Carolina A Contador *School of Life Sciences and Centre for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Feng ZhangSchool of Life Sciences and Centre for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yun-Lam HoSchool of Life Sciences and Centre for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Hon-Ming LamSchool of Life Sciences and Centre for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rhizosphere is a dynamic ecosystem that hosts diverse microbial communities, essential for nutrient cycling, and promoting plant health and resistance to environmental stresses and pathogens. Understanding the communication strategies between plant roots and these microbial communities is vital for sustainable agriculture, as these interactions can enhance crop resilience and productivity while reducing the need for chemical fertilizers. Extensive research has focused on how soybean plants shape the rhizosphere microbiota and the signaling processes that promote these interactions; however, many influencing factors, particularly environmental stresses, remain unexplored. Key elements, including soybean genetics, growth development stages, soil properties, agricultural practices, and environmental conditions, all play crucial roles in shaping microbial symbioses. This review examines the intricate interactions between soybean and their rhizospheric microbiota, emphasizing how various stresses affect these relationships. It also discusses the role of secondary metabolites from both microbes and soybean in facilitating communication, alongside other factors that significantly influence these microbial interactions and soybean productivity.

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environmental stressesmicrobiota assemblyrhizospheric microbiotasecondary metabolitessoybeansustainable agriculture

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PMID41200480
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