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Microbiome-Mediated Protection against Pathogens in Woody Plants
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: Received: 17 September 2023 / Approved: 18 September 2023 / Online: 18 September 2023 (10:55:23 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 7 November 2023 / Approved: 7 November 2023 / Online: 7 November 2023 (10:45:08 CET)
Version 2 : Received: 7 November 2023 / Approved: 7 November 2023 / Online: 7 November 2023 (10:45:08 CET)
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Xiong, Q.; Yang, J.; Ni, S. Microbiome-Mediated Protection against Pathogens in Woody Plants. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 16118. Xiong, Q.; Yang, J.; Ni, S. Microbiome-Mediated Protection against Pathogens in Woody Plants. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 16118.
Abstract
Pathogens, especially invasive species, have caused significant global ecological, economic, and social losses in forests. Plant disease research has traditionally focused on direct interactions between plants and pathogens in an appropriate environment. However, recent research indicates that the microbiome can interact with the plant host and pathogens to modulate plant resistance or pathogen pathogenicity, thereby altering the outcome of plant–pathogen interactions. Thus, this presents new opportunities for studying the microbial management of forest diseases. Compared to parallel studies on human and crop microbiomes, research into the forest tree microbiome and its critical role in forest disease progression has lagged. The rapid development of microbiome sequencing and analysis technologies has resulted in the rapid accumulation of a large body of evidence regarding the association between forest microbiomes and diseases. These data will aid the development of innovative, effective, and environmentally sustainable methods for the microbial management of forest diseases. Herein, we summarize the most recent findings on the dynamic structure and composition of forest tree microbiomes in belowground and aboveground plant tissues (i.e., rhizosphere, endosphere, and phyllosphere), as well as their pleiotropic impact on plant immunity and pathogen pathogenicity, highlighting representative examples of biological control agents used to modulate relevant tree microbiomes. Lastly, we discuss the potential application of forest tree microbiomes in disease control as well as their future prospects and challenges.
Keywords
microbiome; rhizosphere; phyllosphere; endosphere; plant immunity; pathogen suppression; biological control agents; woody plants
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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