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Belowground Defence Strategies in Plants: Parallels Between Root Responses to Beneficial and Detrimental Microbes

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Belowground Defence Strategies in Plants

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Abstract

Plant roots, as underground structures, are hidden from view, difficult to work with and therefore typically understudied, especially in agricultural research. In addition to providing crucial support for aerial tissues and acquiring nutrients, roots engage with filamentous microorganisms in the soil. These interactions have outcomes ranging from positive to negative and therefore roots must respond appropriately to different microbes to ensure plant survival. While leaf responses to filamentous pathogens have been well researched, we lack comparative information from roots. Moreover, we lack knowledge on the extent of overlap of root responses to microbes that share similarities in morphology, biochemistry and colonisation strategy but that result in different outcomes. In this chapter, we highlight current knowledge on parallels in root responses to beneficial and detrimental filamentous microorganisms. We also emphasise the importance of root studies and advocate the development of new host systems that allow comparative root–microbe interaction research. Ultimately, understanding of this field at the molecular level could inform breeding for pathogen resistance in crops while promoting cooperative root interactions with other microbes.

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We thank The Gatsby Charitable Foundation (RG62472 to R.L.F and S.S.) and Royal Society (RG69135 to S. S.) for funding, Dario Fisher for assistance with the production of Fig. 1 and Dr. Féi Māo for motivational support.

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Le Fevre, R., Schornack, S. (2016). Belowground Defence Strategies in Plants: Parallels Between Root Responses to Beneficial and Detrimental Microbes. In: Vos, C., Kazan, K. (eds) Belowground Defence Strategies in Plants. Signaling and Communication in Plants. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42319-7_2

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