ReviewFrontiers in plant science2025
Engineering the plant microbiome: synthetic community approaches to enhance crop protection.
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 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Ecological Management of Crown Gall-Affected Soils: Pathogen Reservoirs, Disease-Suppressive Microbiomes, and Helper Consortia.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Bacterial Communities Associated withMicroorganisms · 2026Article
- Seed Biopriming for Climate Stress Resilience: Molecular, Physiological, and Epigenetic Mechanisms.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Soil as a Battlefield and a Reservoir: Linking Soil Components to the Epidemiology of Soilborne Plant Diseases.Microbial ecology · 2026Review
- Harnessing the plant microbiome: innovation towards sustainable agriculture and ecological resilience.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2026Review
- Endophyte-mediated pest resistance: mechanisms, evidence gaps, and translational opportunities.Frontiers in microbiomes · 2026Review
- Progress in understanding the infection mechanisms, soil microecological imbalance, and integrated control strategies of tobacco black shank.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
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Abstract
The plant microbiome is essential for plant health; in particular, synthetic microbial communities (SynComs) offer a scalable, sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides. The concept has moved beyond single-strain inoculants, with SynComs being rationally designed using ecological principles, computational tools, and an understanding of how plants shape their microbial niche through root exudates and chemotaxis. Indeed, effective SynCom design requires a mechanistic understanding of microbe-microbe and host-microbe interactions. In real field settings, SynComs have been shown to suppress diseases in tomato, rice, wheat, and maize while enhancing yield. Inconsistent field performance, instability in formulation, regulatory challenges, and farmer adoption are among the pressing issues related to SynComs. In the foreseeable future, the integration of machine learning and gene-editing tools is expected to enable SynCom formulation with greater precision and impact. Favorable labor division and mutualistic relationships within a SynCom make it a more controlled and ecologically informed tool for modern agriculture.
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