Microbiome Network and Department of Agricultural Biology, Colorado State University, Ft Collins, CO, 80523-1177, USA.
Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Mount Vernon NWREC, 16650 State Route 536, Mount Vernon, WA, 98273, USA.
New Phytol. 2021 Jun;230(6):2129-2147. doi: 10.1111/nph.17319. Epub 2021 Apr 2.
Harnessing plant-associated microbiomes offers an invaluable strategy to help agricultural production become more sustainable while also meeting growing demands for food, feed and fiber. A plethora of interconnected interactions among the host, environment and microbes, occurring both above and below ground, drive recognition, recruitment and colonization of plant-associated microbes, resulting in activation of downstream host responses and functionality. Dissecting these complex interactions by integrating multiomic approaches, high-throughput culturing, and computational and synthetic biology advances is providing deeper understanding of the structure and function of native microbial communities. Such insights are paving the way towards development of microbial products as well as microbiomes engineered with synthetic microbial communities capable of delivering agronomic solutions. While there is a growing market for microbial-based solutions to improve crop productivity, challenges with commercialization of these products remain. The continued translation of plant-associated microbiome knowledge into real-world scenarios will require concerted transdisciplinary research, cross-training of a next generation of scientists, and targeted educational efforts to prime growers and the general public for successful adoption of these innovative technologies.
利用植物相关微生物组提供了一种宝贵的策略，可以帮助农业生产更加可持续，同时满足对食品、饲料和纤维不断增长的需求。在地上和地下，宿主、环境和微生物之间存在着大量相互关联的相互作用，这些相互作用驱动着植物相关微生物的识别、招募和定植，从而激活下游的宿主反应和功能。通过整合多组学方法、高通量培养以及计算和合成生物学的进步来剖析这些复杂的相互作用，为了解天然微生物群落的结构和功能提供了更深入的认识。这些见解为开发微生物产品以及能够提供农业解决方案的工程化合成微生物群落铺平了道路。虽然微生物解决方案在提高作物生产力方面的市场不断增长，但这些产品的商业化仍然存在挑战。要将植物相关微生物组知识转化为实际应用，需要开展协同跨学科研究，培养下一代科学家，并针对种植者和公众进行有针对性的教育，为成功采用这些创新技术做好准备。
