Plant Microbiome Engineering: Expected Benefits for Improved Crop Growth and Resilience

Plant-associated microbiomes can boost plant growth or control pathogens. Altering the microbiome by inoculation with a consortium of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can enhance plant development and mitigate against pathogens as well as abiotic stresses. Manipulating the plant holobiont...

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Published in:Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) 2020-12, Vol.38 (12), p.1385-1396
Main Authors: Arif, Inessa, Batool, Maria, Schenk, Peer M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abiotic stress
Agricultural management
Agricultural practices
Agricultural production
Algae
Bacteria
beneficial plant–microbe interactions
biocontrol
Biomass
Biopesticides
biostimulant
Biotechnology
Carbon
Commercialization
Consortia
Crop diseases
Crop growth
Crop residues
Crop resilience
Crop rotation
Crop yield
disease resistance
Farmers
Fertilizers
Genetic engineering
Inoculation
Internal Medicine
Legumes
Manures
microbial biofertilizer
microbial biopesticide
microbial community
Microbiomes
Microorganisms
Nutrients
Pathogens
Pesticides
Plant growth
plant growth promotion
Probiotics
Productivity
Regulatory approval
rhizosphere
Rice
Salinity
Soil amendment
soil conditioner
Soil fertility
soil microbiome engineering
Substrates
Traditional farming
Transplantation
Wheat
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Summary:Plant-associated microbiomes can boost plant growth or control pathogens. Altering the microbiome by inoculation with a consortium of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can enhance plant development and mitigate against pathogens as well as abiotic stresses. Manipulating the plant holobiont by microbiome engineering is an emerging biotechnological strategy to improve crop yields and resilience. Indirect approaches to microbiome engineering include the use of soil amendments or selective substrates, and direct approaches include inoculation with specific probiotic microbes, artificial microbial consortia, and microbiome breeding and transplantation. We highlight why and how microbiome services could be incorporated into traditional agricultural practices and the gaps in knowledge that must be answered before these approaches can be commercialized in field applications.
ISSN:0167-7799
1879-3096
DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.04.015