Micronutrient-microbiome interplay: a critical regulator of soil-plant health

Muhammad Noman; Temoor Ahmed; Jiaoyu Wang; Jason C White

doi:10.1016/j.tim.2024.02.008

Micronutrient-microbiome interplay: a critical regulator of soil-plant health

Trends Microbiol. 2024 Apr;32(4):319-320. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2024.02.008. Epub 2024 Feb 22.

Authors

Muhammad Noman¹, Temoor Ahmed², Jiaoyu Wang³, Jason C White⁴

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
² Xianghu Laboratory, Hangzhou 311231, China; Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; MEU Research Unit, Middle East University, Amman, Jordan. Electronic address: temoorahmed@zju.edu.cn.
³ State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China. Electronic address: wangjiaoyu78@sina.com.
⁴ The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. Electronic address: Jason.White@ct.gov.

PMID: 38395702
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2024.02.008

Abstract

The delicate balance between soil micronutrients and the phytobeneficial microbiome is crucial for maintaining soil-plant health. Recently, Dai et al. established a correlation between elemental micronutrients and the soil microbiome that regulates plant quality and productivity, offering innovative and sustainable solutions to increase agricultural production in a changing climate.

Keywords: agriculture; micronutrients; plant health; plant nutrition; soil microbiome.

MeSH terms

Agriculture
Microbiota*
Micronutrients / analysis
Plants
Soil Microbiology
Soil*

Substances

Soil
Micronutrients