Role of Microbes in Alleviating Crop Drought Stress: A Review
Drought stress is an annual global phenomenon that has devastating effects on crop production, so numerous studies have been conducted to improve crop drought resistance. Plant-associated microbiota play a crucial role in crop health and growth; however, we have a limited understanding of the key pr...
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| author | Zechen Gu Chengji Hu Yuxin Gan Jinyan Zhou Guangli Tian Limin Gao |
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| description | Drought stress is an annual global phenomenon that has devastating effects on crop production, so numerous studies have been conducted to improve crop drought resistance. Plant-associated microbiota play a crucial role in crop health and growth; however, we have a limited understanding of the key processes involved in microbiome-induced crop adaptation to drought stress. In this review, we summarize the adverse effects of drought stress on crop growth in terms of germination, photosynthesis, nutrient uptake, biomass, and yield, with a focus on the response of soil microbial communities to drought stress and plant-microbe interactions under drought stress. Moreover, we review the morpho-physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms underlying the mitigation effect of microbes on crop drought stress. Finally, we highlight future research directions, including the characterization of specific rhizosphere microbiome species with corresponding root exudates and the efficiency of rhizobacteria inoculants under drought conditions. Such research will advance our understanding of the complex interactions between crops and microbes and improve crop resistance to drought stress through the application of beneficial drought-adaptive microbes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5dcd235c369642e2946abe19015126f02024-02-09T15:20:17ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472024-01-0113338410.3390/plants13030384Role of Microbes in Alleviating Crop Drought Stress: A ReviewZechen Gu0Chengji Hu1Yuxin Gan2Jinyan Zhou3Guangli Tian4Limin Gao5Engineering and Technical Center for Modern Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, Jurong 212400, ChinaDepartment of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, Jurong 212400, ChinaDepartment of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, Jurong 212400, ChinaDepartment of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, Jurong 212400, ChinaDepartment of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, Jurong 212400, ChinaNanjing Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Hilly Area, Nanjing 210014, ChinaDrought stress is an annual global phenomenon that has devastating effects on crop production, so numerous studies have been conducted to improve crop drought resistance. Plant-associated microbiota play a crucial role in crop health and growth; however, we have a limited understanding of the key processes involved in microbiome-induced crop adaptation to drought stress. In this review, we summarize the adverse effects of drought stress on crop growth in terms of germination, photosynthesis, nutrient uptake, biomass, and yield, with a focus on the response of soil microbial communities to drought stress and plant-microbe interactions under drought stress. Moreover, we review the morpho-physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms underlying the mitigation effect of microbes on crop drought stress. Finally, we highlight future research directions, including the characterization of specific rhizosphere microbiome species with corresponding root exudates and the efficiency of rhizobacteria inoculants under drought conditions. Such research will advance our understanding of the complex interactions between crops and microbes and improve crop resistance to drought stress through the application of beneficial drought-adaptive microbes.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13/3/384drought stresscrop growthyieldmicrobial communitiesroot exudatemorpho-physiological alteration |
| spellingShingle | Zechen Gu Chengji Hu Yuxin Gan Jinyan Zhou Guangli Tian Limin Gao Role of Microbes in Alleviating Crop Drought Stress: A Review Plants drought stress crop growth yield microbial communities root exudate morpho-physiological alteration |
| title | Role of Microbes in Alleviating Crop Drought Stress: A Review |
| title_full | Role of Microbes in Alleviating Crop Drought Stress: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Role of Microbes in Alleviating Crop Drought Stress: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Role of Microbes in Alleviating Crop Drought Stress: A Review |
| title_short | Role of Microbes in Alleviating Crop Drought Stress: A Review |
| title_sort | role of microbes in alleviating crop drought stress a review |
| topic | drought stress crop growth yield microbial communities root exudate morpho-physiological alteration |
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