Microbiome: What if the next green revolution is microbial?

IF 2.8 3区农林科学 Q2 PLANT SCIENCES

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology Pub Date : 2025-06-11 DOI:10.1016/j.pmpp.2025.102789

Shraddha Bhaskar Sawant , Debasis Mitra , Repudi Shalem Raju , Ingle Sagar Nandulal , S.R. Prabhukarthikeyan , Archana Dhole , Prachi Singh , Priya Bhargava , Devanshu Dev , Suresh Patil , A. Srinivasaraghvan , J.N. Srivastava , A.P. Bhagat

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Abstract

The manipulation of soil microbiomes has historically been integral to agriculture. Today, microbiomes are recognized as a foundation for the next green revolution, offering sustainable solutions to address rising food demands and environmental challenges. As global food demand continues to rise, there is an urgent need to enhance agricultural productivity through sustainable approaches that reduce dependence on agrochemicals. However, environmental stressors like drought, salinity, and extreme temperatures contribute to significant crop losses, threatening food security. The plant microbiome plays a critical yet often overlooked role in regulating plant health by influencing nutrient cycling, pathogen suppression, and stress tolerance. Advances in phytomicrobiome engineering (PME) and synthetic microbial communities (SynComs) offer innovative strategies to enhance plant-microbe interactions for improved crop resilience. Integrating multi-omics technologies, gene editing and microbiome manipulation have deepened our understanding of plant microbe dynamics, enabling microbiome-based solutions for biofortification and biological control towards sustainable agriculture. Despite significant progress, challenges remain in translating microbiome research into practical applications. However, by harnessing microbial diversity and engineering beneficial interactions, microbiome-driven agriculture holds the potential to revolutionize food production. This review highlights the hidden yet transformative role of plant microbiomes in shaping the future of sustainable farming, balancing productivity with environmental resilience.

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微生物组：如果下一次绿色革命是微生物革命呢？

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Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 生物-植物科学

CiteScore

4.30

自引率

7.40%

发文量

130

审稿时长

38 days

期刊介绍： Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology provides an International forum for original research papers, reviews, and commentaries on all aspects of the molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, histology and cytology, genetics and evolution of plant-microbe interactions. Papers on all kinds of infective pathogen, including viruses, prokaryotes, fungi, and nematodes, as well as mutualistic organisms such as Rhizobium and mycorrhyzal fungi, are acceptable as long as they have a bearing on the interaction between pathogen and plant.