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Exploring eco‐evolutionary and temporal patterns of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities colonizing Sorghum bicolor across sites of contrasting land use history and climate

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Sorghum bicolor is a globally important cereal crop with annual yields exceeding 50 million tons across more than 100 countries and can be grown on marginal lands where conventional agriculture is limited. We examined how eight genetically diverse sorghum genotypes shaped arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) community assembly across two contrasting ...
Philip Brailey‐Crane, Sedona M. Spann, Thomas H. Pendergast IV, Ben J. Long, Ashton K. Brinkley, Sarah R. Mondibrown, Nancy C. Johnson, Katrien M. Devos, Jeffrey L. Bennetzen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs impact the microbial community in three different soil types—a laboratory experiment

Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can enter the soil via several routes. However, there have been relatively few studies on the impact of NSAIDs on the soil microbiome.
Emoke Dalma Kovacs, Melinda Haydee Kovacs, Damia Barcelo, Pereira Paulo   +3 more
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Impact of plant breeding on the responsiveness of maize and wheat varieties to an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal symbiont

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Field inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) offers a promising route to improve sustainable agriculture and food production, yet results are often variable. We investigated the mycorrhizal growth response of maize and wheat varieties recommended for farmers and found substantial variation under greenhouse conditions.
Ido Rog, Marco Malinowski, Dylan Baumann, Raphaël Boussageon, Stefanie Lutz, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biotechnological innovations in soil health management: a systematic review of integrating microbiome engineering, bioinformatics, and sustainable practices

Cogent Food & Agriculture
Fertile soil nourishes plant, animal, and human life. However, soil exploitation is responsible for the majority of inefficient agricultural practices, forest loss, global warming, and surface erosion.
Tom Ongesa Nyamboga, Okechukwu Paul-Chima Ugwu, Jovita Nnenna Ugwu, Esther Ugo Alum, Val Hyginus Udoka Eze, Chinyere N. Ugwu, Fabian C. Ogenyi, Michael Ben Okon, Regina Idu Ejemot-Nwadiaro   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bacillus thuringiensis and its pest control potential as endophyte

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) systemically colonizes tomato plants as endophyte, inducing midgut damage, fitness reduction and immune suppression in Spodoptera littoralis larvae feeding on Bt‐colonized leaves. The immune suppression enhances the susceptibility to Bt treatments, allowing a synergistic dual use of Bt commercial formulations, by combined ...
Maria Giovanna De Luca, Giovanni Jesu, Daniele Bruno, Elia Russo, Andrea Becchimanzi, Gianluca Tettamanti, Maria Cristina Digilio, Ilaria Di Lelio, Francesco Pennacchio   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The invisible architects: microbial communities and their transformative role in soil health and global climate changes

Environmental Microbiome
During the last decades, substantial advancements have been made in identifying soil characteristics that impact the composition of the soil microbiome. However, the impacts of microorganisms on their respective soil habitats have received less attention,
Sajid Iqbal, Farida Begum, Benedictor Alexander Nguchu, Uzabakiriho Pierre Claver, Peter Shaw   +4 more
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Fungal disease management in cotton using plant protection products: An Australian perspective

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Cotton disease management requires evidence‐driven use of plant protection products. Progress hinges on integrating chemistry, diagnostics, stewardship and sustainability to build resilient production systems. Abstract Cotton production faces persistent challenges from pathogens that compromise plant establishment, yield, and fibre quality.
Noel L Knight, Linda J Smith, Sambasivam Periyannan, Levente Kiss   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tropical Forest Soil Microbiome Modulates Leaf Heat Tolerance More Strongly Under Warming Than Ambient Conditions

Ecology and Evolution
It is unclear how plants respond to increasing temperatures. Leaf heat tolerance (LHT) is often at its upper limit in tropical forests, suggesting that climate change might negatively impact these forests.
Gabriela Hernandes Villani, Iana F. Grullón‐Penkova, Parker Bartz, Joel Masanga, Jesse R. Lasky, Molly A. Cavaleri, Tana E. Wood, Benedicte Bachelot   +7 more
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Rhizobacteria regulate colonising Sitobion avenae aphid populations through induced host resistance and alter plant volatiles promoting early parasitoid recruitment on barley (Hordeum vulgare)

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Rhizobacterial inoculation of barley reduced Sitobion avenae populations by inducing plant resistance and modifying volatiles that attracted parasitoid wasps earlier, enhancing both bottom‐up and top‐down pest control. Abstract BACKGROUND Soil rhizobacteria can enhance crop resistance to insect herbivores and influence higher trophic interactions ...
Megan E Parker, Angharad M R Gatehouse, Sharon E Zytynska   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment of cotton with plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria consortium alters host location and oviposition of Spodoptera exigua

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Two plant‐growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) consortia (AU8 and TX1) induced a deterrence of host plant location and oviposition behavior of Spodoptera exigua females in both susceptible and resistant cotton plants. Most of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) increased in PGPR‐treated plants compared to untreated plants. # indicates treatments not
Pascal Mahukpe Ayelo, Basu D. Kafle, Caixing Xiong, Henry Y. Fadamiro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source