Plants are now recognized as metaorganisms which are composed of a host plant
associated with a multitude of microbes that provide the host plant with a variety of essential …

Soil-borne microbes are major ecological players in terrestrial environments since they cycle
organic matter, channel nutrients across trophic levels and influence plant growth and …

In nature, entangled webs of predator–prey interactions constitute the backbones of
ecosystems. Uncovering the network architecture of such trophic interactions has been …

The ability to grow safe, fresh food to supplement packaged foods of astronauts in space has
been an important goal for NASA. Food crops grown in space experience different …

Background Trees are associated with a broad range of microorganisms colonising the
diverse tissues of their host. However, the early dynamics of the microbiota assembly …

Plastic pollution is among the most urgent environmental and social challenges of the 21st
century, and their influxes in the environment have altered critical growth drivers in all …

Despite desert ecosystem being crucial to our understanding of natural geography, species
evolution and global climate change, there is limited information on the dynamics of their …

Background A major aim in plant microbiome research is determining the drivers of plant-
associated microbial communities. While soil characteristics and host plant identity present …

Fungi contribute to plant mineral nutrition through diverse symbiotic mycorrhizal
associations. Although historically most attention has been put on Glomeromycotina fungi …

Plants shape and interact continuously with their rhizospheric microbiota, which play a key
role in plant health and resilience. However, plant-associated microbial community can be …