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{"title":"B-BOX PROTEINS (BBXs) transcription factors in plant: A comprehensive review of their growth, development, abiotic stress responses and phytohormone signals","authors":"Yaxuan Jiang ,&nbsp;Pei Lei ,&nbsp;Ximei Ji ,&nbsp;Jianxin Li ,&nbsp;Yong Zhao ,&nbsp;Mingquan Jiang ,&nbsp;Le Ma ,&nbsp;Xiyang Zhao ,&nbsp;Fanjuan Meng","doi":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101042","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101042","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Global climate change exacerbates the effects of environmental stressors, such as drought, temperatures, salinity. Over the past two decades, there have been many studies on B-BOX PROTEINS (BBXs) in plants, with much of the research concentrated on their roles in plant growth and development. Nevertheless, recent findings have revealed that BBXs are also required for environmental stressors. In this review, we survey recent advances in the characterization BBXs of molecular mechanisms in abiotic stress tolerance and plant growth. The interaction between BBXs transcription factor and related proteins and the binding to promoter elements of stress response related genes were emphatic discussed. In addition, we discuss the future challenges and opportunities for extend the BBXs knowledge model plant to other species, and provide a better understanding of plant growth and development in natural conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34736,"journal":{"name":"Plant Stress","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 101042"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145219953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Suitable light intensity stimulated polysaccharide biosynthesis in bletilla striata pseudobulbs through regulating starch and sucrose metabolism","authors":"Jiao Zhu ,&nbsp;Liuyan Yang ,&nbsp;Youming Cai ,&nbsp;Xinhua Zeng ,&nbsp;Yongchun Zhang ,&nbsp;Weichang Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101041","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101041","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Bletilla striata</em> is a famous medicinal plant, which medicinal function on polysaccharide. However, the effect of light intensity on polysaccharide accumulation in <em>B. striata</em> pseudobulbs is largely unknown. <em>B. striata</em> plants were exposed to three different light intensities: low light (5–20 μmol·<em>m</em>⁻²·s⁻¹; LP), middle light (200 μmol·<em>m</em>⁻²·s⁻¹; MP), and high light (400 μmol·<em>m</em>⁻²·s⁻¹; HP). The results indicated that polysaccharide content of new pseudobulbs significantly increased under MP, and enrichment in starch and sucrose metabolism with metabolomics and transcriptomics. More sucrose was produced in the leaves through photosynthesis and was efficiently distributed to the pseudobulbs, where it was hydrolyzed into key metabolites for polysaccharide biosynthesis function by <em>SUS</em> and <em>CSLA</em> genes. The key metabolites in the polysaccharide biosynthetic pathway, such as sucrose-6-phosphate, fructose, fructose-6-phosphate, glucose-6-phosphate, GDP-mannose, and uridine 5′-diphospho-<span>d</span>-glucose, were upregulated under MP. Furthermore, the expression of the <em>UGP2</em> gene involved in polysaccharide biosynthesis was significantly higher under MP than under LP and HP. Conversely, sucrose in leaves was minimally transported into pseudobulbs due to insufficient photosynthesis under LP and energy metabolism related to carbohydrate degradation and oxidation was hindered under HP. Thus, suitable light intensity effectively stimulated polysaccharide formation in <em>B. striata</em> pseudobulbs through starch and sucrose metabolism–mediated regulation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34736,"journal":{"name":"Plant Stress","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 101041"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145157663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Carbon ion beam-induced radiation hormesis in Bupleurum chinense DC.: Insights from growth, physiological, and metabolomic analyses for increased bioactive substances","authors":"Xiao Liu ,&nbsp;Man Wang ,&nbsp;Yuanmeng Wang ,&nbsp;Xuehu Li ,&nbsp;Fusheng Wang ,&nbsp;Zhijun Xin ,&nbsp;Xihong Lu ,&nbsp;Xiaochun Pan ,&nbsp;Li Li ,&nbsp;Yan Du ,&nbsp;Libin Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101037","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101037","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Bupleurum chinense</em> DC (<em>B. chinense</em>) is an important medicinal plant widely used in Asian countries. However, the efficacy of its medicinal components has medicinal components during the domestication process from wild to cultivated lines. Studies have shown that appropriate stress, such as ionizing radiation, can promote the accumulation of metabolites in medicinal plants. Nevertheless, the effects of ionizing radiation on <em>B. chinense</em> remains unclear. In this study, we systematically investigated the stimulatory effect of carbon ion beams (CIB) pretreatment on the growth, physiology, and accumulation of secondary metabolites in <em>B. chinense</em>. Although CIB irradiation inhibited the seed germination and survival rates, by the age of 4 months, the plant height and leaf area of the irradiated group had recovered to the levels comparable to the control. The enhanced growth performance during later developmental stages may be attributed to radiation hormesis and ROS-mediated regulation in antioxidant system and the photosynthetic system. One and two years after irradiation at doses of 50 and 100 Gy, no significant differences in root biomass were observed compared to the control group. Metabolically, the content of total flavonoid, saikosaponin a and saikosaponin c were significantly increased following 50 Gy irradiation. Further metabolomic analysis revealed that intermediate metabolites in the flavonoid and terpenoid biosynthetic pathways were significantly up-regulated in the 50 Gy irradiation group. Compounds with pharmacological activity also accumulated in large quantities after irradiation. These results suggest that pretreatment with 50 Gy CIB irradiation could serve as a potential method to promote the accumulation of secondary metabolites in <em>B. chinense</em>. This finding provides strong support for the application of physical radiation technology to enhance the production of secondary metabolites in medicinal plants, offering new avenues for the cultivation of high-quality Chinese herbal medicines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34736,"journal":{"name":"Plant Stress","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 101037"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145157661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Metabolic reconfiguration and proline-mediated responses enhance citrus tolerance to combined water, light and heat stress","authors":"Damián Balfagón,&nbsp;Clara Segarra-Medina,&nbsp;José L. Rambla,&nbsp;Aurelio Gómez-Cadenas","doi":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101039","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101039","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The co-occurrence of multiple abiotic stress factors has become increasingly common in agricultural systems, largely driven by the intensification of climate change. These overlapping stressors not only occur more frequently but also with greater intensity, posing complex challenges to crop resilience and overall productivity. In this context, the ability of plants to adjust their metabolism plays a pivotal role in facilitating acclimation to such multifaceted environmental pressures. The present study explores how two citrus rootstocks with differing stress tolerance profiles—Carrizo citrange and Cleopatra mandarin—reconfigure their primary metabolism when simultaneously exposed to water limitation, high light exposure, and elevated temperatures. Our results demonstrate that Carrizo exhibits distinct metabolic alterations under high temperature stress, whereas Cleopatra remains largely unaffected, suggesting an inherently lower heat tolerance in Cleopatra. Furthermore, Carrizo plants accumulate proline in response to the triple stress combination, while Cleopatra instead accumulates γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Remarkably, treatment with exogenous proline enhances stress tolerance in both genotypes by increasing antioxidant enzyme activities and activating autophagy-related stress response pathways. While previous studies have explored plant responses to individual stress factors, our research reveals that metabolic reconfiguration and proline accumulation are key to coping with the combined effects of water deficit, high irradiance, and extreme temperatures in citrus. These findings underscore the pivotal role of proline metabolism in mitigating the detrimental effects of complex abiotic stresses and point to potential strategies for improving citrus adaptation through metabolic modulation. Overall, our study provides valuable insights into the mechanisms driving plant responses to environmental challenges, which are essential for developing sustainable agricultural practices in the face of climate change.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34736,"journal":{"name":"Plant Stress","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 101039"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145118558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Transcriptional Insights into Soybean Genotypes Under Prolonged Heat Stress: Identification of Key Genes and Soil Influences for Enhanced Tolerance","authors":"Liza Van der Laan ,&nbsp;Dinakaran Elango ,&nbsp;Antonella Ferela ,&nbsp;Jamie A. O’Rourke ,&nbsp;Asheesh K. Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101038","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101038","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Heat stress is increasingly a problem in global agriculture production, both in occurrences and durations. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of soybean heat stress response is essential for breeding heat tolerant soybeans. Soybean heat stress studies have primarily focused on response to short periods of stress, however soybean growing regions are consistently exposed to longer and more frequent heat stress events. Additionally, the role of soil-based microbial communities on heat stress tolerance is poorly understood. We used RNA-seq to measure the transcriptional responses in four soybean genotypes exposed to two temperature regimes (control and high heat) and grown in two soil conditions (native soils and autoclaved soils). We hypothesize that the different genotypes will have different heat stress responses and that altered microbial composition or nutrient availability from autoclaved soils impacts soybean response to long-term heat stress exposure. Improving abiotic stress tolerance has been identified as a major topic of importance by the soybean research community as it is paramount for growers to ensure they have successful seasons. This study has identified multiple genes of interest that could be important in developing improving soybean heat stress tolerant varieties. Potential markers were also identified for use in selection of heat tolerant soybeans in breeding programs</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34736,"journal":{"name":"Plant Stress","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 101038"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145220014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Decoding the shading effect in cigar tobacco leaf development through transcriptomic and physiological insights","authors":"Huajun Gao ,&nbsp;Zhaoliang Geng ,&nbsp;Shixin Zhao ,&nbsp;Abdullah Khan ,&nbsp;Keling Chen ,&nbsp;Yuan He ,&nbsp;Chuanxi Peng ,&nbsp;Xinghua Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101036","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101036","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Shading or low light is a key agronomic practice affecting the growth, physiology, and quality of cigar tobacco wrapper leaves, yet the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying shading responses remain poorly characterized. This study investigated the physiological, transcriptomic, and agronomic responses of the cultivar QX103 under three light regimes: full light (CT), moderate shading (MT, 70–80 % transmittance), and heavy shading (LT, 50–60 % transmittance). Shading significantly enhanced wrapper yield (LT&gt;MT&gt;CT), with moderate shading promoting optimal plant height, leaf expansion, SPAD values, and photosynthetic efficiency. Transcriptome analysis revealed distinct gene expression changes, with MT upregulating <em>AMY, UGP2, TREH, WAXY</em>, and <em>SPS</em> genes to enhance starch degradation and sucrose synthesis, whereas LT upregulated <em>TPS, GN1_2_3</em>, and <em>ISA</em>, indicating starch catabolism under low light. Circadian genes (<em>PRR5, CO, CDF1</em>) were activated under MT, while LT disrupted clock entrainment (<em>TOC1, LHY, CRY1/2, COP1</em>). Hormone profiling validated that MT enhanced ICAId and TZR, supporting growth, whereas, LT increased IAA, GA1, GA7, and IPA while reducing SAG, DHJA, and SA, indicating stress. qRT-PCR confirmed that MT promoted primary metabolism, while LT altered hormonal profiles driving a shade-avoidance-like response mediated by altered IAA/GA and JA/SA dynamics. Collectively, these results demonstrate that moderate shading balances growth, metabolism, and stress responses, improving wrapper leaf quality and yield, providing a mechanistic basis for precision shading in cigar tobacco cultivation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34736,"journal":{"name":"Plant Stress","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 101036"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145105307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Auxin metabolism and signaling: Integrating independent mechanisms and crosstalk in plant abiotic stress responses","authors":"Elshan Musazade ,&nbsp;Isack Ibrahim Mrisho ,&nbsp;Xianzhong Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101034","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101034","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Plants encounter various abiotic stresses that substantially impact their growth, development, and productivity. As immobile organisms, plants rely on sophisticated stress sensing, signaling, and regulation mechanisms to adapt and survive under challenging conditions. Auxin, a major plant growth regulator, plays a central role in modulating these responses by influencing various molecular, biochemical, and physiological processes. It is synthesized through multiple biosynthetic pathways and tightly regulated via metabolism, transport, and signal transduction. Auxin directly governs stress responses through distinct, stress-specific mechanisms that operate independently of other hormones, as supported by recent studies on auxin-regulated gene expression and signaling modules under individual stress conditions. In parallel, auxin acts as a central integrator in hormonal crosstalk networks, interacting with abscisic acid (ABA), brassinosteroids (BRs), cytokinin (CK), ethylene (ET), jasmonic acid (JA), melatonin (Mel), and salicylic acid (SA) to fine-tune adaptive responses. This review delves into the dual aspects of auxin's role by first analyzing its stress-specific, independent mechanisms and then exploring its integrative functions through hormonal crosstalk during abiotic stress conditions. By shedding light on these distinct regulatory frameworks, this review emphasizes auxin's multifaceted role in enhancing plant resilience and explores potential agricultural strategies for improving stress tolerance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34736,"journal":{"name":"Plant Stress","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 101034"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145105305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Appropriate calcium supply improves photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency by improving nitrogen distribution and leaf ultrastructure in apple rootstock leaves","authors":"Xinxiang Xu ,&nbsp;Yan Tang ,&nbsp;Daliang Liu ,&nbsp;Xueyong Zhang ,&nbsp;Shuo Zhang ,&nbsp;Yuxia Wang ,&nbsp;Yanju Li ,&nbsp;Xiubo Xia ,&nbsp;Laiqing Song ,&nbsp;Yanxia Sun ,&nbsp;Fen Wang ,&nbsp;Lingling Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101035","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101035","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The photosynthetic nitrogen (N) use efficiency (PNUE) of apple leaves varies under different calcium (Ca) levels, but the underlying physiological mechanism remains unclear. This study systematically elucidated the synergistic regulatory mechanisms of Ca levels on N uptake, allocation, and photosynthetic performance in apple rootstock by integrating a leaf photosynthetic N allocation model, photosynthetic limiting factor analysis, and microstructural observations. Ca stress (low Ca: 0.1 mM Ca²⁺; high Ca: 15 mM Ca²⁺) significantly suppressed nitrate transporter gene (<em>NRT</em>) expression and reduced the net NO₃⁻ influx rate of root surfaces, thereby hindering N uptake and translocation to shoots. Low Ca treatment increased stomatal and biochemical limitations by inducing stomatal closure and reducing the maximum carboxylation rate (<em>V</em>ₘₐₓ). By contrast, high Ca treatment increased mesophyll conductance limitation by increasing cell wall thickness, leaf thickness, and leaf Ca oxalate content, and by decreasing Ca and N availability. Both low and high Ca treatments disrupted leaf N allocation, characterized by increased proportions of non-protein and storage N and decreased allocation to photosynthetic N components, such as carboxylate system N and electron transport N. Together, these changes reduced the leaf PNUE. By contrast, optimal Ca treatment (5 mM Ca²⁺) significantly improved the leaf net photosynthetic rate and PNUE by optimising photosynthetic N allocation, improving leaf structural integrity and reducing starch grain accumulation. This study provides a theoretical basis for precise Ca management in apple orchards.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34736,"journal":{"name":"Plant Stress","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 101035"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145105304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Phytohormonal regulation of α-tocopherol in plants","authors":"András Kukri ,&nbsp;Magdalena Rossi ,&nbsp;Luciano Freschi ,&nbsp;Zalán Czékus ,&nbsp;Péter Poór","doi":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101032","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101032","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Alpha-tocopherol (α-tocopherol), a major member of the tocochromanol family, plays a crucial role in scavenging reactive oxygen species generated during photosynthesis. Recent studies have revealed additional roles of α-tocopherol in metabolic processes, development, and stress responses, indicating its complex interaction with plant phytohormones. However, the metabolism and hormonal regulation of α-tocopherol under normal or stressful conditions has not been thoroughly investigated. Furthermore, the molecular and biochemical regulation of α-tocopherol in different plant organs in response to biotic or abiotic stress, and its hormonal regulation, have received less attention. The aim of this review is to assess and summarize the existing literature in order to better understand the biosynthesis and role of α-tocopherol mediated by phytohormones. Based on these data, the amount of α-tocopherol changes not only in photosynthesising leaves, but also during fruit ripening and in roots, seed development and germination (in the dark), which is influenced by many hormones such as auxin, cytokinins, abscisic acid and ethylene. In addition, the levels of defense hormones such as salicylic acid, ethylene or abscisic acid are higher in several <em>vte</em> mutants, further demonstrating the close relationship between the regulation of tocopherol metabolism and phytohormones. These interactions have the potential to influence key biological processes such as growth, development and various stress responses. By summarising current knowledge, this review highlights the multiple roles of α-tocopherol and provides evidence linking α-tocopherol metabolism and phytohormone signaling. Understanding these interactions may provide alternative ways to enhance plant defense responses and productivity through biotechnology and agricultural practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34736,"journal":{"name":"Plant Stress","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 101032"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145105310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Harnessing the plant-associated microbiome: a sustainable solution for enhancing crop resilience to abiotic stresses and problematic soils","authors":"Swati Tripathi ,&nbsp;Surbhi Dabral ,&nbsp;Sayanta Kundu ,&nbsp;Dinesh Kumar Saini ,&nbsp;Hafiza Jamal ,&nbsp;Rajesh Kumar Meena ,&nbsp;Impa Somayanda ,&nbsp;Ajit Varma ,&nbsp;Rajeev Nayan Bahuguna ,&nbsp;S.V. Krishna Jagadish","doi":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101033","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stress.2025.101033","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, and heavy metal toxicity pose significant threats to sustainable crop production and global food security. Although modern cultivars perform well under optimal conditions, they often lack the resilience needed to withstand environmental stresses. Emerging evidence highlights the critical role of plant-associated microbial communities, including plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), endophytes, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), in enhancing plant resilience to abiotic stresses and restoring soil health. This review assesses how intensive agricultural practices and abiotic stresses disrupt rhizospheric microbial diversity and function. It then explores promising strategies to restore and engineer beneficial microbial populations, such as sustainable agricultural practices, seed biopriming, selective microbial recruitment, nanotechnology, and precision microbiome engineering. Recent advances in microbial interventions that improve plant growth and productivity in problematic soils are synthesized, emphasizing mitigation of stress impacts via morpho-physiological, biochemical, and molecular pathways. A focused case study on <em>Serendipita indica</em> illustrates its broad-spectrum efficacy in enhancing plant resilience under diverse stress conditions. Finally, current challenges and knowledge gaps that hinder large-scale application of microbial technologies in heterogeneous field environments are critically evaluated, along with proposed future research directions aimed at tailoring microbial solutions to specific stress scenarios. Collectively, these insights position microbiome-based strategies as powerful tools for enhancing crop resilience and soil health, paving the way for a more sustainable agricultural future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34736,"journal":{"name":"Plant Stress","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 101033"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145105308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}