Plant Microbiome

Get the latest Plant Microbiome news, research and developments covering the communities of bacteria, fungi, archaea and other microorganisms associated with plants and their role in crop health, nutrition, growth and stress resilience. This tag brings together developments in the rhizosphere, endosphere, phyllosphere and seed-associated microbial communities.

Coverage includes plant–microbe interactions, beneficial bacteria, mycorrhizal fungi, nitrogen fixation, nutrient acquisition, disease suppression, biostimulants, microbial consortia and microbiome engineering. Research is increasingly combining metagenomics, metabolomics, multi-omics, synthetic biology and artificial intelligence to understand microbial communities and identify organisms or combinations with useful agricultural functions.

Find news on microbial product development, biofertilizers, biological crop protection, stress tolerance, crop breeding, research partnerships and field applications. Recent research is examining synthetic microbial communities and precision engineering approaches that could improve nutrient use, disease resistance and resilience to drought, heat and other environmental stresses. Coverage also tracks efforts to translate microbiome research into practical technologies for sustainable crop production.