The rapid growth of the human population has significantly increased the demand for food,
leading to the intensification of agricultural practices that negatively impact the environment …

Legumes are essential to healthy agroecosystems, with a rich phytochemical content that
impacts overall human and animal well-being and environmental sustainability. While these …

Silicon (Si) supplementation can enhance symbiotic functions in some legumes (Fabaceae)
with their nitrogen‐fixing rhizobia, such as root nodulation and nitrogen fixation. However, it …

Soil microbial mutualists like rhizobia bacteria can promote the establishment of rare, late‐
successional legumes. Despite restoration efforts, these mutualists are often absent in the …

Successful plant growth requires plants to minimize harm from antagonists and maximize
benefit from mutualists. However, these outcomes may be difficult to achieve simultaneously …

Microorganisms associated with plant roots significantly impact the quality and quantity of
plant defences. However, the bottom-up effects of soil microbes on the aboveground …

Soil rhizobia promote nitrogen fixation in legume hosts, maximizing their tolerance to
different biotic stressors, plant biomass, crop growth, and yield. While the presence of soil …

The use of biological control agents is one of the best strategies available to combat the
plant diseases in an ecofriendly manner. Biocontrol bacteria capable of providing beneficial …

Viral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSRs) are proteins that interfere with anti-viral defense
mechanisms and promote infection. For plant viruses, VSRs can be encoded in viral …

The symbiosis between nitrogen-fixing rhizobia and plants is regarded as mutually
beneficial, but its indirect effects on other interacting organisms remain underexplored. This …