Exploiting microbial competition to promote plant health

• Published in: Trends in plant science Vol. 29; no. 10; pp. 1056 - 1058
• Main Authors: Li, Pengfa, Dini-Andreote, Francisco, Jiang, Jiandong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01-10-2024
• Subjects: microbial competition; nutrient blocking; plant health; rhizosphere microbiota; rhizosphere microbiota; plant health; microbial competition; nutrient blocking
• ISSN: 1360-1385; 1878-4372; 1878-4372
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2024.05.003

The host-associated microbiota can promote colonization resistance against pathogens via a mechanism termed ‘nutrient blocking’, as highlighted in a recent article by Spragge et al. This implies that greater metabolic overlap between commensal taxa and pathogens leads to disease suppression. Here, we discuss future avenues for how this principle can be exploited in the rhizosphere microbiota to promote plant health.
The host-associated microbiota can promote colonization resistance against pathogens via a mechanism termed ‘nutrient blocking’, as highlighted in a recent article by Spragge et al. This implies that greater metabolic overlap between commensal taxa and pathogens leads to disease suppression. Here, we discuss future avenues for how this principle can be exploited in the rhizosphere microbiota to promote plant health.