Abstract
Rhizosphere microorganisms populate the soil near and under the influence of plant roots. In agriculture, the microbes interact with a particular crop plant, while in nature, the plant population is diverse. This leads to an almost un-countable number of possible interactions, but research has focused on some that are significant because of their contribution to plant nutrition and crop yield, as models for basic research, or agents of soilborne diseases. This includes symbioses with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia, and mycorrhizae. To introduce some of the concepts discussed in this volume, we emphasize these two examples, because the molecular signals from the plant and from the microbial symbiont are both known. The second focus of this chapter is to chart the types of interactions between plant and microbes and among the soil microbial populations. Finally, it is important to note the outlook for applications in agriculture, in particular where the microbes and their capacity for interaction can be engineered or selected to improve crop yield and suppress diseases.
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Horwitz, B.A., Mukherjee, P.K. (2022). Plant-Microbe Cross Talk in the Rhizosphere: Introductory Remarks. In: Horwitz, B.A., Mukherjee, P.K. (eds) Microbial Cross-talk in the Rhizosphere. Rhizosphere Biology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9507-0_1
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