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ReviewPlant communications2026

Seed-microbiome interactions: Mechanistic insights and utilization toward seed performance for sustainable agriculture.

Xin-Yue Xu, Cheng-Liang Wang, Jia-Yan Xu, Chen-Jia-Hui Dong, Cong Tan, Yu-Xi He, Hang-Wei Hu, Kai Shu, Chuan-Chao Dai, Zhong-Hua Chen and 1 more

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Review in Plant communications, 2026. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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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

11 authors.

Xin-Yue XuJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pathogens and Ecosystems, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Industrialization of Microbial Resources, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Cheng-Liang WangCollege of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 233100, China. Electronic address: clwang@ahnu.edu.cn.
Jia-Yan XuJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pathogens and Ecosystems, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Industrialization of Microbial Resources, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Chen-Jia-Hui DongJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pathogens and Ecosystems, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Industrialization of Microbial Resources, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Cong TanBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, Guangdong, China.
Yu-Xi HeJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pathogens and Ecosystems, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Industrialization of Microbial Resources, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Hang-Wei HuSchool of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Kai ShuSchool of Life Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China.
Chuan-Chao DaiJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pathogens and Ecosystems, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Industrialization of Microbial Resources, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China. Electronic address: daichuanchao@njnu.edu.cn.
Zhong-Hua ChenSchool of Agriculture, Food & Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia. Electronic address: zhong-hua.chen@adelaide.edu.au.
Kai SunJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pathogens and Ecosystems, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Industrialization of Microbial Resources, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China. Electronic address: kaisun@njnu.edu.cn.

Funding

Non-US Government Research Support type
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Global climate change poses increasing threats to seed production and, consequently, global food security. The seed microbiome plays an essential role in regulating the entire seed life cycle. Specific seed endophytes and spermosphere microorganisms orchestrate the maintenance and release of dormancy, thereby synchronizing germination plasticity with agricultural demands. In this review, we summarize recent advances linking seed-microbiome interactions with seed developmental processes. We review the origins of seed microbiomes and their physiological roles in regulating dormancy and germination in response to environmental changes, with a focus on phytohormone crosstalk. We also discuss the molecular mechanisms through which seed-microbe interactions influence seed fate. Finally, we explore emerging precision applications of microbiomes in the seed industry by integrating cutting-edge technologies, such as microbial seed coatings and artificial intelligence (AI), into seed science and technology. In conclusion, harnessing microbiome-based strategies to manipulate the seed life cycle holds immense promise for sustainable food production in a changing global climate.

Indexed as

AgricultureMicrobiotaSeedsClimate ChangeGerminationPlant DormancyPlant Growth RegulatorsPlant Growth Regulatorsartificial intelligenceenvironmental stressesphytohormonesseed biologyseed microbiomesustainable agriculture

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PMID41530974
PMCPMC12983271

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