Editorial: Unveiling the potential of beneficial microbes and their metabolites: a comprehensive approach to plant health
Yaqian Li, Yi Zhou, Yunpeng Chen, Bolin Zhang · 2026
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Yaqian Li and three colleagues introduce a set of 11 studies on helpful microbes and the chemicals they make for plant health. Farms need to keep yields high while using less chemical fertiliser and spray. Helpful microbes can feed plants, fight germs, and ease stress, but their effects hinge on the crop, the local microbes, and the weather.
The studies span new microbe finds, how they attack plant germs, and how products are made and tested in fields. One predatory bacterium harmed a wilt fungus and shielded cotton seedlings. A newfound species stopped a sugarcane smut fungus from mating by making its surroundings acidic. The editors stress that names alone do not predict what a microbe will do.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yaqian Li, Yi Zhou, Yunpeng Chen, Bolin Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |