Leaf fungal microbiomes can be fundamental drivers of host plant success, as they contain
pathogens that devastate crop plants and taxa that enhance nutrient uptake, discourage …

Many oomycetes are important plant pathogens that cause devastating diseases in
agricultural fields, orchards, urban areas, and natural ecosystems. Limitations and difficulties …

Truffle growers devote great efforts to improve black truffle productivity, developing
agronomic practices such as 'truffle nests'(peat amendments that are supplemented with …

Microbiomes from maize and soybean were characterized in a long-term three-crop rotation
research site, under four different land management strategies, to begin unraveling the …

Soil-borne oomycetes include devastating plant pathogens that cause substantial losses in
the agricultural sector. To better manage this important group of pathogens, it is critical to …

In this review, we explore how ecological concepts may help assist with applying microbial
biocontrol agents to oomycete pathogens. Oomycetes cause a variety of agricultural …

Kiwifruit vine decline syndrome (KVDS) is characterized by severe root system impairment,
which leads to irreversible wilting of the canopy. Plants usually collapse rapidly from the …

Soil archives are an important resource in agronomic and ecosystem sciences. If microbial
communities could be reconstructed from archived soil DNA, as prehistoric plant …

Pythium spp. is one of the major groups of pathogens that cause seedling diseases on
soybean, leading to both preemergence and postemergence damping-off and root rot. More …

The process of fermenting tofu extends back thousands of years and is an indispensable
part of Chinese culture. Despite a cultural resurgence in fermented foods and interest in …