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Advances in understanding and exploiting the role of soil microbiomes in protecting crops against pathogens and pests

Code: 9781835454176
Publication date: 29/05/2025
Extent: 22 pages

Contributions by: Rekha Kandaswamy, Bhagyam Agri-Enclave Pvt. Ltd, India; Himani Datta, SGS North America Inc., USA; Niladri Chaudhry, Food Corporation of India, India; Anuradha Gautam, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India; and Vasvi Chaudhry, University of Tübingen, Germany

Chapter synopsis:

The soil microbiome has the potential to protect crop plants from biotic stress caused by pests and pathogens. Studies have, for example, shown the role of root exudates in recruiting and enriching beneficial bacteria to protect against pathogens and pests, paving the way for developing strategies for microbiome engineering. However, due to the complex and dynamic nature of soil microbiomes, designing microbiome-focused crop protection strategies remains a challenge. This chapter reviews different interactions between the microbiome components, microbe-induced plant-defense-response mechanisms, and strategies for engineering the soil microbiome to protect crop plants against pests and pathogens.



DOI: 10.19103/AS.2024.0136.23
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Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Protective interactions between plant root exudates and the soil microbiome
  • 3 Biomolecules with a protective function against pathogen and pest attack
  • 4 Microbiome-related defense mechanisms against pathogen and pest attack
  • 5 Engineering the soil microbiome for improved protection against pathogens and pests
  • 6 Conclusion
  • 7 Acknowledgments
  • 8 References

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