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Plant–archaea relationships: a potential means to improve crop production in arid and semi-arid regions

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology volume 36, Article number: 133 (2020) Cite this article

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Crop production in arid and semi-arid regions of the world is limited by several abiotic factors, including water stress, temperature extremes, low soil fertility, high soil pH, low soil water-holding capacity, and low soil organic matter. Moreover, arid and semi-arid areas experience low levels of rainfall with high spatial and temporal variability. Also, the indiscriminate use of chemicals, a practice that characterizes current agricultural practice, promotes crop and soil pollution potentially resulting in serious human health and environmental hazards. A reliable and sustainable alternative to current farming practice is, therefore, a necessity. One such option includes the use of plant growth-promoting microbes that can help to ameliorate some of the adverse effects of these multiple stresses. In this regard, archaea, functional components of the plant microbiome that are found both in the rhizosphere and the endosphere may contribute to the promotion of plant growth. Archaea can survive in extreme habitats such as areas with high temperatures and hypersaline water. No cases of archaea pathogenicity towards plants have been reported. Archaea appear to have the potential to promote plant growth, improve nutrient supply and protect plants against various abiotic stresses. A better understanding of recent developments in archaea functional diversity, plant colonizing ability, and modes of action could facilitate their eventual usage as reliable components of sustainable agricultural systems. The research discussed herein, therefore, addresses the potential role of archaea to improve sustainable crop production in arid and semi-arid areas.

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North-West University granted ETA and OCE Post-doctoral support. BRG and OOB would like to thank the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and National Research Foundation, South Africa for Grant (Unique Grant No: 123634), respectively, for funds that have supported research in their labs.

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    Elizabeth Temitope Alori

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    Obianuju Chiamaka Emmanuel & Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

  3. Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada

    Bernard R. Glick

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Alori, E.T., Emmanuel, O.C., Glick, B.R. et al. Plant–archaea relationships: a potential means to improve crop production in arid and semi-arid regions. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 36, 133 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-020-02910-6

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Keywords

  • Archaea
  • Plant growth promoting microorganisms
  • Syntrophy
  • Crenarchaea
  • Euryarchaea