Microbiome-Mediated Protection against Pathogens in Woody Plants
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 m...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b7b367090c6f409f8a53c2ecc9c20b3c2023-11-24T14:46:03ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672023-11-0124221611810.3390/ijms242216118Microbiome-Mediated Protection against Pathogens in Woody PlantsQin Xiong0Jun Yang1Siyi Ni2Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Life Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaCo-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Life Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaCo-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Life Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaPathogens, 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.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/22/16118microbiomerhizospherephyllosphereendosphereplant immunitypathogen suppression |
| spellingShingle | Qin Xiong Jun Yang Siyi Ni Microbiome-Mediated Protection against Pathogens in Woody Plants International Journal of Molecular Sciences microbiome rhizosphere phyllosphere endosphere plant immunity pathogen suppression |
| title | Microbiome-Mediated Protection against Pathogens in Woody Plants |
| title_full | Microbiome-Mediated Protection against Pathogens in Woody Plants |
| title_fullStr | Microbiome-Mediated Protection against Pathogens in Woody Plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbiome-Mediated Protection against Pathogens in Woody Plants |
| title_short | Microbiome-Mediated Protection against Pathogens in Woody Plants |
| title_sort | microbiome mediated protection against pathogens in woody plants |
| topic | microbiome rhizosphere phyllosphere endosphere plant immunity pathogen suppression |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/22/16118 |
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