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Genetically optimizing soybean nodulation improves yield and protein content
Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legume nodules requires substantial energy investment from host plants, and soybean (Glycine max (L.) supernodulation mutants show stunting and yield penalties due to overconsumptio...
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Release of a ubiquitin brake activates OsCERK1-triggered immunity in rice
Plant pattern-recognition receptors perceive microorganism-associated molecular patterns to activate immune signalling1,2. Activation of the pattern-recognition receptor kinase CERK1 is essential for immunity, bu...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Legume rhizodeposition promotes nitrogen fixation by soil microbiota under crop diversification
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Open AccessLegume rhizodeposition promotes nitrogen fixation by soil microbiota under crop diversification
Biological nitrogen fixation by free-living bacteria and rhizobial symbiosis with legumes plays a key role in sustainable crop production. Here, we study how different crop combinations influence the interacti...
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Exploitation of the microbiome for crop breeding
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 ...
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Open AccessDynamic root microbiome sustains soybean productivity under unbalanced fertilization
Root-associated microbiomes contribute to plant growth and health, and are dynamically affected by plant development and changes in the soil environment. However, how different fertilizer regimes affect quanti...
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Root microbiota confers rice resistance to aluminium toxicity and phosphorus deficiency in acidic soils
Aluminium (Al) toxicity impedes crop growth in acidic soils and is considered the second largest abiotic stress after drought for crops worldwide. Despite remarkable progress in understanding Al resistance in ...
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Single-nucleus transcriptomes reveal spatiotemporal symbiotic perception and early response in Medicago
Establishing legume–rhizobial symbiosis requires precise coordination of complex responses in a time- and cell type-specific manner. Encountering Rhizobium, rapid changes of gene expression levels in host plants ...
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Open AccessControl of arbuscule development by a transcriptional negative feedback loop in Medicago
Most terrestrial plants establish a symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which provide them with lipids and sugars in exchange for phosphorus and nitrogen. Nutrient exchange must be dynamically c...
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Phytophthora sojae boosts host trehalose accumulation to acquire carbon and initiate infection
Successful infection by pathogenic microbes requires effective acquisition of nutrients from their hosts. Root and stem rot caused by Phytophthora sojae is one of the most important diseases of soybean (Glycine m...
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Plant immunity in soybean: progress, strategies, and perspectives
Soybean (Glycine max) is one of the most important commercial crops worldwide. Soybean hosts diverse microbes, including pathogens that may cause diseases and symbionts that contribute to nitrogen fixation. Stud...
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Open AccessSoil conditions and the plant microbiome boost the accumulation of monoterpenes in the fruit of Citrus reticulata ‘Chachi’
The medicinal material quality of Citrus reticulata ‘Chachi’ differs depending on the bioactive components influenced by the planting area. Environmental factors, such as soil nutrients, the plant-associated micr...
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Open AccessGWAS, MWAS and mGWAS provide insights into precision agriculture based on genotype-dependent microbial effects in foxtail millet
Genetic and environmental factors collectively determine plant growth and yield. In the past 20 years, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been conducted on crops to decipher genetic loci that contribu...
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Open AccessThe Cycas genome and the early evolution of seed plants
Cycads represent one of the most ancient lineages of living seed plants. Identifying genomic features uniquely shared by cycads and other extant seed plants, but not non-seed-producing plants, may shed light o...
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NLRs guard metabolism to coordinate pattern- and effector-triggered immunity
Pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and effector-triggered immunity (ETI) in plants enable them to respond to pathogens by activating the production of defence metabolites that orchestrate immune responses1–4. How t...
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Open AccessAddendum: Poaceae-specific cell wall-derived oligosaccharides activate plant immunity via OsCERK1 during Magnaporthe oryzae infection in rice
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Open AccessPoaceae-specific cell wall-derived oligosaccharides activate plant immunity via OsCERK1 during Magnaporthe oryzae infection in rice
Many phytopathogens secrete cell wall degradation enzymes (CWDEs) to damage host cells and facilitate colonization. As the major components of the plant cell wall, cellulose and hemicellulose are the targets o...
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An SHR–SCR module specifies legume cortical cell fate to enable nodulation
Legumes, unlike other plants, have the ability to establish symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia. It has been theorized that a unique property of legume root cortical cells enabled the initial establishment...
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A plant genetic network for preventing dysbiosis in the phyllosphere
The aboveground parts of terrestrial plants, collectively called the phyllosphere, have a key role in the global balance of atmospheric carbon dioxide and oxygen. The phyllosphere represents one of the most ab...
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A cyclic nucleotide-gated channel mediates cytoplasmic calcium elevation and disease resistance in rice
The transient elevation of cytoplasmic calcium is essential for pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP)-triggered immunity (PTI). However, the calcium channels responsible for this process have remained u...
