Plants grow within a complex web of species that interact with each other and with the plant
1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 – 10 . These interactions are governed by a wide repertoire of …

Plants live in biogeochemically diverse soils with diverse microbiota. Plant organs associate
intimately with a subset of these microbes, and the structure of the microbial community can …

… Currently, the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) lists 174 products under the category
of ‘microbial inoculants’ and 274 products under the category ‘microbial products’, either …

Methodological advances over the past two decades have propelled plant microbiome
research, allowing the field to comprehensively test ideas proposed over a century ago and …

The leaf surfaces of Tamarix , a salt-secreting desert tree, harbor a diverse community of
microbial epiphytes. This ecosystem presents a unique combination of ecological …

Specific members of complex microbiota can influence host phenotypes, depending on both
the abiotic environment and the presence of other microorganisms. Therefore, it is …

Photochemical reaction centers and rhodopsins are the only phototrophic mechanisms
known to have evolved on Earth. The minimal cost of bearing a rhodopsin-based phototrophic …

Plants have an innate immune system to fight off potential invaders that is based on the
perception of nonself or modified-self molecules. Microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs…

Phosphate starvation response (PSR) in nonmycorrhizal plants comprises transcriptional
reprogramming resulting in severe physiological changes to the roots and shoots and …

Independently evolved pathogen effectors from three branches of life (ascomycete, eubacteria,
and oomycete) converge onto the Arabidopsis TCP14 transcription factor to manipulate …