Background The development and dispersal of seeds as well as their transition to seedlings
represent perhaps the most critical stages of a plant's life cycle. The endophytic and …

In the pursuit of higher food production and economic growth and increasing population, we
have often jeopardized natural resources such as soil, water, vegetation, and biodiversity at …

Plants grown in distinct soils typically harbor distinct microbial communities, but the degree
of the soil microbiome influence on plant microbiome assembly remains largely …

Rhizosphere microorganisms have two faces, like Janus the Roman god of gates and doors
who symbolizes changes and transitions, from one condition to another. One face looks at …

In recent years, environmental-friendly measures have been developed for managing crop
diseases as alternative to chemical pesticides, including the use of natural compounds such …

Following a request from EFSA, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues
developed an opinion on the science behind the risk assessment of plant protection …

The incorporation of rice residues into paddy fields strongly enhances methane production
and emissions. Although the decomposition processes of plant residues in rice field soil has …

ABSTRACT A long-term experiment on the effect of chitin addition to soil on the suppression
of soilborne pathogens was set up and monitored for 8 years in an experimental field …

Plant roots create specific microbial habitat in the soil–the rhizosphere. In this study, we
characterized the rhizosphere microbiome of four host plant species to get insight into the …

The seed microbial community constitutes an initial inoculum for plant microbiota assembly.
Still, the persistence of seed microbiota when seeds encounter soil during plant emergence …