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Diversity and Plant Growth-Promoting Properties of Microbiomes Associated with Plants in Desert Soils

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Microbiology of Hot Deserts

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Plants inhabiting desert ecosystems, also known as xerophytes, exhibits morphological and physiological adaptations to resist the abiotic stresses, such as drought and salinity. They also exploit the ecological services provided by the microbial communities naturally associated with their organs and tissues. In this chapter, we provide a critical review of the bacterial and fungal communities associated with xerophytic plants living in hot desert ecosystems, as well as the plant-growth-promoting (PGP) microorganisms they include. We debate the composition, structure, and functionality of the microbial communities inferred by molecular analyses, along with the roles and potential exploitation of PGP microorganisms as demonstrated by studies that apply cultivation approaches. PGP microorganisms influence several aspects of the plant response to drought and salinity, inducing morphological, physiological, and biochemical changes associated to water uptake and reduction of water losses. A deeper understanding of the population dynamics and organismal interactions in the complex associations of desert plants and microorganisms may contribute to optimize the exploitation of the plant-microbial partnership. The implementation of sustainable biotechnological approaches for agriculture production in arid lands, based on the microbial resource, is also considered as a measure to counteract the constant reduction of crop land due to the ongoing climate change and land desertification.

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