The Special Issue titled “Plant–Microbe Interactions in Diverse Ecosystems: Symbionts in Stress Management”, explores how plants across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems form complex symbiotic relationships with microorganisms, including endophytes, mycorrhizal fungi, rhizospheric microbes, and even gut-associated microbiota. These interactions play a crucial role in helping plants navigate environmental challenges.

Microbial recruitment is increasingly recognized as essential for mitigating both abiotic stresses, such as drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, and pollution, and biotic stresses like phytopathogens, all of which threaten global food security. Acting as “biological buffers,” these symbionts regulate plant physiological and molecular responses through dynamic, bidirectional interactions.

 

The Special Issue will also highlight the underlying molecular and physicochemical mechanisms driving these relationships, including phytohormone regulation, antioxidant defense, and enhanced nutrient acquisition. By integrating omics-based approaches, the issue aims to advance understanding of plant–microbe interactions as a “second genomei” that supports resilience, ecosystem stability, and sustainable agriculture in a changing climate.

 

Researchers working on plant–microbe symbiosis, stress biology, bioremediation, soil and aquatic microbiomes, and related molecular approaches are invited to submit original research articles and reviews.

 

 

 

Learn more and submit your manuscript: HERE