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ReviewMicrobial biotechnology2026

Toward Sustainable Crop Production in a Changing Climate: Microbiomes, Pathogens, Biostimulants and Biocontrol Innovations.

Ashleigh Holmes, Miguel A Matilla

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Review in Microbial biotechnology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ashleigh HolmesDepartment of Cell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Dundee, Scotland, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3627-667X
Miguel A MatillaDepartment of Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8468-9604

Funding

Scottish Government Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Research Program JHI-A1-1Scottish Government Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Research Program JHI-A1-2Scottish Government Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Research Program JHI-D3-1Spanish Ministry for Science, Innovation and Universities PID2023-146281NB-I00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Climate change is recognised as one of the most pressing global challenges, with profound consequences for plant health, agricultural productivity, and food security worldwide. In this opinion article, we discuss recent advances in how climate change affects plant-microbe interactions, soil antibiotic resistance, and plant-associated microbiomes, including shifts in the distribution of plant pathogens. We also examine the influence of land-use practices, including integrated agricultural management, on the physicochemical and microbiological properties of soils under changing climatic conditions. In addition, we critically discuss emerging biological and biotechnological strategies aimed at enhancing plant health and resilience under climate change. These approaches include the rational design of synthetic microbial communities (SynComs), bacteriophage therapy, mycovirus-based biocontrol, antibiotic-producing microbial biocontrol agents, (nano-enabled) microbiome engineering, and extracellular vesicle-mediated RNA delivery systems. Challenges involved in translating laboratory-based discoveries into effective field applications are also discussed. Collectively, current advances highlight the growing potential of microbial biotechnology to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides and fertilisers, while supporting sustainable and integrated crop management under climate-change scenarios.

Indexed as

Climate ChangeCrop ProductionCrops, AgriculturalMicrobiotaAgricultureBiological Control AgentsBiotechnologyPlant DiseasesSoil MicrobiologyBiological Control Agents

Identifiers

PMID42764750
PMCPMC13591108

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