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Exploitation of the microbiome for crop breeding

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Rhizosphere microbiomes are shaped by both the environment and the host. A recent study of the maize microbiome reveals how plants recruit a specific microbiome to alleviate abiotic stress, and provides clues for precision microbiome engineering in agriculture.

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  1. These authors contributed equally: Jiayong Shen, Mingxing Wang.

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  1. New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China

    Jiayong Shen, Mingxing Wang & Ertao Wang

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Shen, J., Wang, M. & Wang, E. Exploitation of the microbiome for crop breeding. Nat. Plants 10, 533–534 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01657-4

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