Frontiers in Plant Science | Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Original Research

Published on 26 Jan 2026

Deciphering the profiles of grapevine microbiomes from rhizosphere-to-leaf compartments using multi-omic analysis

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Bo Wang
Zhuangwei Wang
Zhenxiao Chen
Jing Zhang
Xicheng Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1734057

664 views

Review

Accepted on 23 Jan 2026

Synergism of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria in bioremediation and restoration of metal-stressed environments

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Hamid Amir
Linda Guentas
Thomas Crossay
Alexandre Bourles
Valérie Burtet-Sarramegna

Frontiers in Plant Science

306 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jan 2026

Nature’s pre-installed helpers: diverse seed endophytes enhance rice nitrogen use efficiency

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Ruimin Lao
Shaoxing Fang
Wenjun Fang
Zhiwei Zhao
Haiyan Li
Tao Li

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1709648

540 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jan 2026

Influence of root secretions of understory Chinese herbal medicines on the characterization of inter-root microbial communities

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Yuan Yang
Jianqiang Li
Bo Yang
Linling Wang
Wenqi Tang
Lianling Cha

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1697347

481 views

Original Research

Accepted on 19 Jan 2026

Nitrogen-fixing root nodules elicited by rhizobial potassium ion transporter Smkup1under suboptimal potassium supply: senescence and autophagy

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Maria G. Semenova
Teodoro Coba De La Peña
Aleksandra N. Petina
Tatiana Ivashina
Elena Erika Fedorova

Frontiers in Plant Science

182 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jan 2026

Restructuring of the epiphytic microbiome and recruitment of algicidal bacteria by Vallisneria natans for the suppression of Microcystis

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Yunni Gao
Ying Wei
Dahai Zeng
Jingxiao Zhang
Jing Dong
Xiaofei Gao
Huatao Yuan
Xuejun Li
Dongru Qiu
Michele Burford

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1731742

987 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Low spatial mobility of associated microbes along the hyphae limits organic nitrogen utilization in the arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphosphere

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Caroline Krug Vieira
Martin Rozmoš
Michala Kotianová
Hana Hršelová
Petra Bukovská
Jan Jansa

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1706684

1,000 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Nickel treatment of soybean seeds: evaluating optimal levels for Bradyrhizobium spp. survival, nitrogen fixation, physiological traits and grain yield

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Luiz Gustavo Moretti
Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol
Marco Antonio Nogueira
João William Bossolani
José Roberto Portugal
Mariangela Hungria

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1656956

1,315 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2026

Eukaryotic microalgae-bacteria synthetic consortia boost crop productivity and drought tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum)

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Celeste Molina-Favero
Lara Sanchez Rizza
Angie Melissa Gonzalez Olano
Guillermo Maroniche
Mauro Polizzi
Eduardo de Gerónimo
Cecilia Creus
Leonardo Curatti
Luciana Anabella Pagnussat

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1726084

1,082 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2026

Growth promotion and stress tolerance of soybean plants driven by seed treatment with synthetic bacterial community of soybean-associated beneficial bacteria

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Rosalie B. Calderon
Sandeep Gouli
Inderjit Barphagha
Jong Hyun Ham

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1729743

1,384 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2026

Genotype-specific responses of maize plants to Funneliformis mosseae under drought stress: phenomic and transcriptomic insights

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Eszter Virág
Zoltán Zombori
Miklós Hóvári
Géza Hegedűs
László Sass
Györgyi Ferenc
Dénes Dudits
Katalin Posta

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1723031

1,066 views

Perspective

Published on 06 Jan 2026

Microbial strategies for drought stress mitigation- a sustainable frontier in plant resilience

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Kumar D. Gahlot

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1740879

878 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2025

Endophyte community shifts in Rubus chingii during fruit ripening are associated with key metabolites

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Yin Xie
Di Dai
Huiting Zeng
Yingying Tian
Chao Zou
Yan Meng
Zhaoxiang Wu
Jing Li

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1727436

1,327 views

Editorial

Published on 11 Dec 2025

Editorial: Mechanisms behind stress tolerance induced by mycorrhizal symbioses

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Qiang-Sheng Wu
Qing Yao
Xiancan Zhu
Abeer Hashem
Bhoopander Giri

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1751899

895 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Dec 2025

Rotation of soybean and Corydalis yanhusuo enhances yield and active compounds of C. yanhusuo via soil nutrient optimisation and rhizosphere microbiome engineering

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Jia Liu
Qiang Yuan
Kejie Zhang
Xiaoxiao Sheng
Zixuan Zhu
Ning Sui
Hui Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1692138

1,043 views

Review

Published on 08 Dec 2025

Molecular translocation between parasitic plants and their hosts

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Yuchao Chen
Huilan Wu
Jie Cai
Shenghu Guo
Xiaoyan Gan
Xuan Liu
Jianguo Yang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1716304

1,506 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Dec 2025

Graphene oxide promotes soybean growth by reshaping the rhizosphere microbiome and enhancing soil fertility

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Jun Qiao
Lijia Shen
Jiahao Liu
Jiao Sun
Zijun Dai
Jianwen Hu
Changjian Du
JiaSheng Yang
Jingwei Li
Jianguo Zhao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1683882

1,689 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Dec 2025

Dihydrojasmone from antifungal bacterial endophytes as a biocontrol agent against leaf spot pathogens threatening the endangered Tertiary relict plant Parrotia subaequalis

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Mingmei Yang
Xingjian Liu
Wenhao Zhu
Zhanghua Quan
Jiahao Shen
Ren Wang
Jiayu Zhou

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1694888

1,415 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Dec 2025

Soil microbial load modulation improves plant–microbe interactions and bioinoculant efficacy in pathogen-stressed soils

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Yohannes Ebabuye Andargie
GyuDae Lee
Min-Ji Kim
Eskindir Getachew Fentie
Minsoo Jeong
Setu Bazie Tagele
Kyeongmo Lim
Ugur Azizoglu
Jae-Ho Shin

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1712997

2,507 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 01 Dec 2025

Manganese toxicity impairs soil nitrification and sugarcane nitrogen utilization by inhibiting rhizosphere ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Hanyu Zhu
Junchen Pan
Yuqi Qin
Yanyan Wei
Xiaofeng Li
Shu Yang
Baoshan Chen
Taolian Zhong
Tong Zhang
Xinlian Tang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1674405

1,778 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Nov 2025

AMF-mediated rhizospheric interactions by soil microbiota and metabolites in intercropping of tobacco and maize to regulate the soil nutrients

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Di Liu
Shulei Liu
Peiyan Zhao
Fuzhao Nian
Junying Li
Ningbo Han
Shanqin Yang
Jialong Yu
Xiaopeng Deng
Yating Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1683474

1,406 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Nov 2025

Phylogenetic affiliation of endophytic actinobacteria associated with red gum tree grown in salinity area and their plant growth promoting properties and suppression of phytopathogens, and genome data mining of selected strains

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Onuma Kaewkla
Kawintip Kiakhunthod
Sumalee Chookhampaeng
Busayarat Klinjantasorm
Piriya Klankeo
Winya Dungkaew

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1610327

2,244 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Combined application of biochar and halophyte intercropping enhances cucumber yield and quality by ameliorating soil properties in a continuous cropping system

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Songsong Shen
Yusheng Xu
Zhongpeng Liu
Yating Luo
Ruifang Wang
Guanlin Li
Yujing Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1711099

1,783 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Nitrogen-fixing symbiosis induces differential accumulation of Medicago truncatula leaf defence metabolites in response to pea aphid infestation

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Goodluck Benjamin
Marie Pacoud
Stéphanie Boutet
Gilles Clement
Renaud Brouquisse
Jean-Luc Gatti
Marylène Poirié
Pierre Frendo

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1670344

1,520 views

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Deciphering the profiles of grapevine microbiomes from rhizosphere-to-leaf compartments using multi-omic analysis

Synergism of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria in bioremediation and restoration of metal-stressed environments

Nature’s pre-installed helpers: diverse seed endophytes enhance rice nitrogen use efficiency

Influence of root secretions of understory Chinese herbal medicines on the characterization of inter-root microbial communities

Nitrogen-fixing root nodules elicited by rhizobial potassium ion transporter Smkup1under suboptimal potassium supply: senescence and autophagy

Restructuring of the epiphytic microbiome and recruitment of algicidal bacteria by Vallisneria natans for the suppression of Microcystis

Low spatial mobility of associated microbes along the hyphae limits organic nitrogen utilization in the arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphosphere

Nickel treatment of soybean seeds: evaluating optimal levels for Bradyrhizobium spp. survival, nitrogen fixation, physiological traits and grain yield

Eukaryotic microalgae-bacteria synthetic consortia boost crop productivity and drought tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Growth promotion and stress tolerance of soybean plants driven by seed treatment with synthetic bacterial community of soybean-associated beneficial bacteria

Genotype-specific responses of maize plants to Funneliformis mosseae under drought stress: phenomic and transcriptomic insights

Microbial strategies for drought stress mitigation- a sustainable frontier in plant resilience

Endophyte community shifts in Rubus chingii during fruit ripening are associated with key metabolites

Editorial: Mechanisms behind stress tolerance induced by mycorrhizal symbioses

Rotation of soybean and Corydalis yanhusuo enhances yield and active compounds of C. yanhusuo via soil nutrient optimisation and rhizosphere microbiome engineering

Molecular translocation between parasitic plants and their hosts

Graphene oxide promotes soybean growth by reshaping the rhizosphere microbiome and enhancing soil fertility

Dihydrojasmone from antifungal bacterial endophytes as a biocontrol agent against leaf spot pathogens threatening the endangered Tertiary relict plant Parrotia subaequalis

Soil microbial load modulation improves plant–microbe interactions and bioinoculant efficacy in pathogen-stressed soils

Manganese toxicity impairs soil nitrification and sugarcane nitrogen utilization by inhibiting rhizosphere ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms

AMF-mediated rhizospheric interactions by soil microbiota and metabolites in intercropping of tobacco and maize to regulate the soil nutrients

Phylogenetic affiliation of endophytic actinobacteria associated with red gum tree grown in salinity area and their plant growth promoting properties and suppression of phytopathogens, and genome data mining of selected strains

Combined application of biochar and halophyte intercropping enhances cucumber yield and quality by ameliorating soil properties in a continuous cropping system

Nitrogen-fixing symbiosis induces differential accumulation of Medicago truncatula leaf defence metabolites in response to pea aphid infestation