Abstract
The American quote “snug as a bug in a rug” (which means very comfortable and everyone has their own tastes) fits perfectly for the relation between plant and microbes with their associated interactions. Microbes interact at anthosphere, caulosphere, carposphere, phyllophane, rhizosphere, and spermosphere regions of the plants, and the plant-microbe interface acts as a medium of communication between these two diversified living systems. The interface is influenced by an extensive variety of biotic and abiotic determinants responsible for shaping plant-associated habitats, considerably modifying the active composition of the microbial communities, which alter themselves according to the environment for beneficial interactions. The microbiome of root and leaf interactions is most studied as evident from the availability of humongous literature; however, even a small microhabitat such as the anthosphere has its own group of associated microbes obtained from autochthonous or allochthonous. In addition, these microhabitats are contiguous with mutualistic pollinators, florivores, and nectar robbers, which alter the dynamic microbial inhabitants of these aromatic interfaces. To attain sustainability in plant conservation, food, and agriculture, an in-depth understanding of the entire plant-microbe environment is crucial. This chapter was written to provide an overview of the different interfaces, in particular, the anthosphere region of the phyllosphere.
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Arunkumar, N., Rakesh, S., Rajaram, K., Kumar, N.R., Durairajan, S.S.K. (2019). Anthosphere Microbiome and Their Associated Interactions at the Aromatic Interface. In: Varma, A., Tripathi, S., Prasad, R. (eds) Plant Microbe Interface. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19831-2_14
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