Abiotic stresses, such as drought, salinity, and excessive heavy metal, affect plant growth in many parts of the world. These stresses, combined or individually, can adversely affect nutrient uptake and plant growth. It is known that colonization by beneficial microbes can enhance plant tolerance to abiotic stresses. Certain rhizosphere and phyllosphere microorganisms can enhance a plant’s access to water or nutrients and protect the plant from harmful effects caused by toxins in the environment.
Owing to the fast development of omic technologies, significant advances have been made over the past decade in understanding plant-microbe interactions under abiotic stresses. These complex interactions will continue to be unraveled and become predictable and manageable. Promoting acclimation of plants to abiotic stresses via managing plant-microbe interactions has tremendous potential in agricultural production, bioremediation, and ecosystem conservation.
The goal of this Research Topic is to reveal the contribution of microbes to plant resistance to abiotic stresses. This will involve both the physiological (morphology and anatomy) and molecular (gene expression and regulation) properties of plants, and microbial features (morphology, genetics, metabolic, and community).
We welcome submissions of different types of manuscripts, including original research papers, reviews, and methods, including but not limited to:
• Plant-microbe interactions in stressed environments
• Plant microbiome studies under abiotic stresses
• Promotion of plant resistance to abiotic stresses by beneficial microbes (e.g. PGPR and/or mycorrhizae)
• Microbe assisted phytoremediation
• Plant developmental responses to beneficial microbes
• Plant recruitment of microbes under abiotic stresses
Abiotic stresses, such as drought, salinity, and excessive heavy metal, affect plant growth in many parts of the world. These stresses, combined or individually, can adversely affect nutrient uptake and plant growth. It is known that colonization by beneficial microbes can enhance plant tolerance to abiotic stresses. Certain rhizosphere and phyllosphere microorganisms can enhance a plant’s access to water or nutrients and protect the plant from harmful effects caused by toxins in the environment.
Owing to the fast development of omic technologies, significant advances have been made over the past decade in understanding plant-microbe interactions under abiotic stresses. These complex interactions will continue to be unraveled and become predictable and manageable. Promoting acclimation of plants to abiotic stresses via managing plant-microbe interactions has tremendous potential in agricultural production, bioremediation, and ecosystem conservation.
The goal of this Research Topic is to reveal the contribution of microbes to plant resistance to abiotic stresses. This will involve both the physiological (morphology and anatomy) and molecular (gene expression and regulation) properties of plants, and microbial features (morphology, genetics, metabolic, and community).
We welcome submissions of different types of manuscripts, including original research papers, reviews, and methods, including but not limited to:
• Plant-microbe interactions in stressed environments
• Plant microbiome studies under abiotic stresses
• Promotion of plant resistance to abiotic stresses by beneficial microbes (e.g. PGPR and/or mycorrhizae)
• Microbe assisted phytoremediation
• Plant developmental responses to beneficial microbes
• Plant recruitment of microbes under abiotic stresses
