Plant Microbe Interactions
A section of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607).
Section Information
Plants are affected by microbes that are ubiquitous in the environment and colonize plant tissues both externally and internally. In soils, microbes facilitate the nitrogen cycle and liberate nutrients that are then made available for absorption by plant roots. In soils, certain microbes may produce metabolites or colonize potential plant pathogens, resulting in reduced virulence of pathogens to plants. In colonizing plants, microbes may incite diseases that result in tissue damage or mortality. Understanding the various mechanisms used by microbes in the etiology or modulation of disease is important, and within the scope of this section. Microbes are also able to colonize plant tissues without any expression of disease. These microbes may be endophytes, inhabiting the interior tissues of plants, or they may be epiphytes, colonizing only surfaces of plants. Nonpathogenic or symbiotic microbes in plant tissues interact with plants in unknown ways during development, affecting how plants grow, frequently resulting in greater development with microbes present in tissues than where microbes are absent. Microbes that internally colonize plants also frequently result in increased biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in host plants, again by uncertain mechanisms. There are indications that certain microbes shuttle nutrients between soils and plant roots, and the mechanisms by which this occurs are relevant to this section. Further, any research or review articles that address the ecological or physiological interactions between microbes and plants or algae are topics relevant to this section of MDPI Microorganisms. The Editorial Board will review all manuscripts submitted for publication in this section. However, articles that seem to be outside the scope of the subject matter listed here may be referred to another section of Microorganisms.
Keywords
- disease protection;
- endophytes;
- endosymbiosis;
- epiphytes;
- lichens;
- mycorrhizae;
- nitrogen fixation;
- pathogens;
- pathogenesis;
- phosphate solubilization;
- rhizobacteria;
- rhizophagy cycle;
- stress tolerance;
- symbiosis.
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Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Bacteria Associated with and Causing Diseases in Plants (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Interaction of Plants and Endophytic Microorganisms: Community, Functions and Applications (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Endophytes for Managing Biotic and Abiotic Stress in Plants 2.0 (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Latest Review Papers in Plant Microbe Interactions 2023 (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- The Effect of Soil Microbes on Plant Growth and Crop Protection (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Microbial-Based Plant Biostimulants 2.0 (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and Biodegradation (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Interactions between Plant Beneficial Pseudomonas spp. and Their Host 2.0 (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Plant Microbiome and Host Tolerance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Phytoplasma Diseases of Trees and Shrubs (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Advances in Plant Viruses (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Interactions between Plant Pathogens and Insect Vectors (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Advanced Research on Biological Control of Plant Disease or Microbial Interactions 2.0 (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Molecular Analysis of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Microorganisms as Biocontrol Agents in Plant Pathology (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Growth-Promoting Microorganisms as Potential Biological Control Agents of Plant Pests and Diseases (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Microbes at the Root of Solutions for Anthropocene Challenges (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Research on Mycorrhizal Fungi (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Colletotrichum Pathogens in Plants (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Plant Pathogenic Fungi: Genetics and Genomics (Deadline: 15 March 2024)
- Plant-Associated Pseudomonads (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Harnessing Beneficial Microbiota for Plant Disease Management in a Changing Climate (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Interactions of Mycorrhizal Fungi and Other Soil Microorganisms with Plants (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Microbiomes in Crop Yield and Stress Biology (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Microbiomes and Mycobiomes in Crop Health and Disease 2.0 (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Plant-Microbe Interaction State-of-the-Art Research in China (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria and Plant-Soil Interactions in Harsh Environments 2.0 (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Use Microorganisms to Increasing Crop Productivity and Sustainability (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Plant Pathogens: Monitoring, Identification and Biological Control (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Phloem Localized Insect Transmitted Bacteria Associated with Plant Diseases (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Microbial Ecology of Soil Microorganisms, Networks with Plants and Ecosystem Services (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Microbial Biostimulants: From the Lab to the Field for a New Agriculture 3.0 (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Molecular Identification and Phylogeny of Crops Pathogenic Fungi (Deadline: 9 June 2025)