Plant microbiomes shape crop performance
Research gap analysis derived from 3 agriculture papers in our local library.
The gap
Plant microbiomes shape crop performance, but the mechanisms by which host-derived metabolites influence the recruitment and organisation of beneficial microbes-and how these affect crop yield-remain poorly understood.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2017 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 9 times in total.
Research trend
Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Metabolome-driven microbiome assembly in ginger (Zingiber officinale) enhances nutrient cycling and crop yield through keystone taxa (2025) · Communications Biology · cited 8× · doi
Plant microbiomes shape crop performance, but the mechanisms by which host-derived metabolites influence the recruitment and organisation of beneficial microbes-and how these affect crop yield-remain poorly understood.
generalabstractKeywords: crop plant microbiomes shape performance mechanisms host derived metabolites influence recruitment organisation beneficial microbes affect - Characteristics and assembly mechanisms of tobacco-associated bacteria in typical tobacco-planting regions across China (2026) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi
Introduction Plant-associated microbiota critically modulates host growth and environmental adaptation, yet assembly mechanisms, niche differentiation, and ecological strategies of bacterial communities inhabiting tobacco microhabitats remain poorly elucidated across geographical gradients.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: introduction plant associated microbiota critically modulates host growth environmental adaptation assembly mechanisms niche differentiation ecological - Genetic differentiation methods of microorganisms in the soil – plant system (2017) · Postępy Mikrobiologii - Advancements of Microbiology · cited 1× · doi
Phyllosphere bacteria have the potential to influence plant biogeography and ecosystem function through their influence on plant performance under different environmental conditions, but the drivers of variation in leaf-associated bacterial biodiversity among host plants are not well understood.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: influence plant phyllosphere bacteria potential biogeography ecosystem function performance different environmental conditions drivers variation leaf
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