Effects of Abiotic Stress on Soil Microbiome

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences 2021-08, Vol.22 (16), p.9036
• Main Authors: Abdul Rahman, Nur Sabrina Natasha, Abdul Hamid, Nur Wahida, Nadarajah, Kalaivani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Abiotic stress; Agricultural ecosystems; Agricultural practices; Agricultural production; Bacteria; beneficial microbes; Biogeochemistry; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Crop diseases; Drought; Fertilizers; Floods; Food security; Fungi; Genotypes; Host plants; Influence; Legumes; microbial population; Microbiomes; Microorganisms; Moisture content; Nitrogen; Organisms; Pathogens; Physiology; Plant communities; Plant growth; Precipitation; Productivity; Review; rhizosphere; Soil chemistry; Soil conditions; soil microbiome; Soil microorganisms; Soil moisture; Soil stresses; Soil structure; Soil temperature; Submergence; Sulfur; Sustainable agriculture; Toxicity
• ISSN: 1422-0067; 1661-6596; 1422-0067
• DOI: 10.3390/ijms22169036

Rhizospheric organisms have a unique manner of existence since many factors can influence the shape of the microbiome. As we all know, harnessing the interaction between soil microbes and plants is critical for sustainable agriculture and ecosystems. We can achieve sustainable agricultural practice by incorporating plant-microbiome interaction as a positive technology. The contribution of this interaction has piqued the interest of experts, who plan to do more research using beneficial microorganism in order to accomplish this vision. Plants engage in a wide range of interrelationship with soil microorganism, spanning the entire spectrum of ecological potential which can be mutualistic, commensal, neutral, exploitative, or competitive. Mutualistic microorganism found in plant-associated microbial communities assist their host in a number of ways. Many studies have demonstrated that the soil microbiome may provide significant advantages to the host plant. However, various soil conditions (pH, temperature, oxygen, physics-chemistry and moisture), soil environments (drought, submergence, metal toxicity and salinity), plant types/genotype, and agricultural practices may result in distinct microbial composition and characteristics, as well as its mechanism to promote plant development and defence against all these stressors. In this paper, we provide an in-depth overview of how the above factors are able to affect the soil microbial structure and communities and change above and below ground interactions. Future prospects will also be discussed.