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 area are a field, a rangeland, a farm, a forest. [1]
Knowledge of the interactions within a phytobiome can be used to create tools for agriculture, crop management, increased health, preservation, productivity, and sustainability of cropping and forest systems.[2] [3]
The Phytobiomes Roadmap[4] is a document developed by a group of scientific societies, companies, research institutes, and governmental agencies.[which?] The Roadmap presents a strategic plan to study phytobiomes and proposes an action plan to apply phytobiome studies[5].
The 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.[6]
Phytobiomes is an open-access journal published by the American Phytopathological Society (APS).[7] The journal focuses on transdisciplinary research that impacts the entire plant ecosystem.[8]
References edit
- ^ http://www.phytobiomesalliance.org/about/Pages/Phytobiomes.aspx
- ^ "Studying interconnected communities of plants, microbes and other organisms in agriculture can unlock benefits for producers, consumers - News Service - Iowa State University". www.news.iastate.edu. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ http://www.southeastfarmpress.com/soybeans/can-knowing-more-about-soil-microbes-be-used-make-better-crop-yields
- ^ "Phytobiomes Roadmap" (PDF). www.phytobiomes.org. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ http://seedworld.com/roadmap-launched-for-phytobiomes-research/
- ^ "Phytobiomes". www.phytobiomesalliance.org. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to APS". www.apsnet.org. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "About Phytobiomes". www.phytobiomesjournal.org. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
External links edit
- Plant denizens get the big-science treatment, Nature, 6 July 2015. [1]
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