Phytobiome

Phytobiome is a term that relates to a plant (phyto) in a specific ecological area (biome). It includes the plant itself, the environment and all micro- and macro-organisms living in, on, or around the plant. These organisms include microbes, animals and other plants. The environment includes the soil, air and climate. Examples of ecological areas are fields, rangelands, forests.[1]

Knowledge of the interactions within a phytobiome can be used to create tools for agriculture, crop management[2], increased health, preservation, productivity, and sustainability of cropping and forest systems.[3][4]

Research

In 2015 the American Phytopathological Society (APS) launched a research framework, the Phytobiomes Initiative, to facilitate the organization of research into phytobiome.[5] As part of this effort, in 2016 it launched Phytobiomes, an open-access journal. The journal focuses on transdisciplinary research that impacts the entire plant ecosystem.[6] An overall research strategy has been published in the Phytobiomes Roadmap, a document developed by a group of scientific societies, companies, research institutes, and governmental agencies. It is intended to present a strategic plan to study phytobiomes and propose an action plan to apply phytobiome studies.[7][8] The connected Phytobiomes Alliance is an international, nonprofit consortium of academic institutions, large and small companies, and governmental agencies coordinating public-private research projects on various aspects of agriculturally relevant phytobiomes.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Phytobiomes". Phytobiomes Alliance.
  2. ↑ Beans, Carolyn (2017-08-22). "Core Concept: Probing the phytobiome to advance agriculture". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114 (34): 8900–8902. doi:10.1073/pnas.1710176114. ISSN 0027-8424.
  3. ↑ "Studying interconnected communities of plants, microbes and other organisms in agriculture can unlock benefits for producers, consumers". Iowa State University - News Service. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Can knowing more about soil microbes be used to make better crop yields?". Southeast FarmPress.
  5. ↑ Heidi Ledford (6 July 2015). "Plant denizens get the big-science treatment". Nature News. doi:10.1038/523137a.
  6. ↑ "Phytobiomes - An Open Access Transdisciplinary Journal of Sustainable Plant Productivity". APS Journals. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Phytobiomes Roadmap" (PDF). www.phytobiomes.org. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Roadmap Launched for Phytobiomes Research". Seedworld.com.
  9. ↑ "Phytobiomes Alliance - Home". Phytobiomes Alliance. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  • "Phytobiomes". phytobiomes.org. 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
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