Synergy Between AMF and Accompanying Microbiome Enriched with PGPB Enhances Root Development and Microbiome Dynamics

Synergy between AMF and accompanying microbiome enriched with PGPB enhances root development and microbiome dynamics

Plant growth-promoting microbes (PGPM) are promising biostimulants to enhance plant growth and promote sustainable production practices. PGPM can be a single species or a mix of microbes. This study examined the effects of beneficial single bacterial species and a mix of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) plus their microbiome (AMFc) from a wild chrysanthemum relative on a commercial chrysanthemum cultivar. We tested the synergistic effect of co…

No Microbe Is an Island: The Power of Partnership in Agricultural Innovation

If you had told me 35 years ago, as I hunched over a microscope in a quiet University of Minnesota lab, that my work would someday touch the lives of every farmer, I might have laughed. Back then, my world revolved around the invisible-tiny microbes living in the soil and on plants, their lives unfolding in ways we were only just beginning to understand. My fascination began with simple questions: What do plant-associated microbes do? How do the…

Synergistic AMF and PGPB Boost Root Growth Dynamics

In an era where sustainable agriculture is becoming not only a preference but a necessity, the intricate relationships between plants and their microbiomes have ascended to the forefront of scientific research. A groundbreaking study published recently in npj Sustainable Agriculture unveils how the synergy between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) within the plant microbiome orchestrates significant en…