Interaction of plant-derived metabolites and rhizobiome functions enhances drought stress tolerance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plants have evolved alongside microbes, enabling plants to better cope with abiotic and biotic stress. Interactions between plant roots and local soil microbes are critical for environmental adaptation and plant health. Plants actively regulate the microbial community composition in their rhizospheres to recruit specific microorganisms that enhance their fitness in the ecosystem they inhabit. This study builds on prior research suggesting that plants exhibit a "home field advantage" by preferentially recruiting microbes unique to their native environments, likely through mutual recognition and selective recruitment mechanisms.

Results

Using gene- and genome-centric approaches, we assess the functional potential of root-associated microbes and profile their host me

SUBMITTER: Kazarina A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12476043 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature