ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2026
Synthetic microbiomes in bioengineered rhizospheres: new frontiers for climate-resilient agriculture.
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- Toward Sustainable Crop Production in a Changing Climate: Microbiomes, Pathogens, Biostimulants and Biocontrol Innovations.Microbial biotechnology · 2026Review
- Hydrogel-encapsulated microalgae-bacteria consortia for resilient saline agriculture.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Engineering Plant-Associated Soil Microbiomes for Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Agriculture: Mechanisms, Technologies, and Applications.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Multi-Trait Screening Identifies Cold-Adapted Soybean Rhizobia from Northeastern China as Candidate Inoculant Strains.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Deciphering Stress Resilience in Black Pepper (International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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Abstract
Climate change poses significant threats to global agricultural productivity, necessitating innovative strategies to ensure food security and ecological sustainability. One promising avenue lies in the deliberate design and deployment of synthetic microbiomes and engineered rhizospheres to enhance plant resilience under environmental stress. This review places particular emphasis on multi-kingdom microbial interactions including bacteria, fungi, protists, and archaea and their potential for tailored, stress-specific applications within engineered rhizosphere systems. By integrating knowledge from microbial ecology, genomics, and systems biology, researchers have begun to unravel the complex interactions between plants and their associated microbial communities. Engineered microbial assemblies tailored to specific host plants and environmental conditions have shown potential in stabilizing crop performance during drought, salinity, and nutrient limitations. Moreover, the manipulation of root exudation patterns and soil physicochemical properties can be harnessed to recruit beneficial microbes and suppress harmful ones. The review also examines the role of synthetic biology tools, such as CRISPR-based genome editing and metabolic pathway engineering, in optimizing microbial traits for enhanced plant support. However, knowledge gaps remain in understanding multi-kingdom dynamics, optimizing SynComs for specific environmental contexts, and translating laboratory successes to reliable, field-scale applications. Additionally, advances in high-throughput screening, machine learning, and metagenomic profiling are accelerating the identification of key microbial taxa and functions relevant to plant health. Despite these promising developments, challenges remain in scaling these approaches for field applications and ensuring their ecological safety and consistency. This review explores the need for interdisciplinary efforts to translate laboratory insights into field-ready technologies, ultimately contributing to the development of climate-resilient and sustainable agricultural systems.
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