Rewilding plant microbiomes: Microbiota of crop ancestors may offer a way to enhance sustainable food production

J.M. Raaijmakers; E. Toby  Kiers

doi:10.1126/science.abn6350

Rewilding plant microbiomes: Microbiota of crop ancestors may offer a way to enhance sustainable food production

J.M. Raaijmakers^* (Corresponding author), E. Toby Kiers

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Abstract

Microbiota of crop ancestors may offer a way to enhance sustainable food production Over the past decade, research has shown that microorganisms living on and inside eukaryotes—the microbiota—are drivers of host health. For plants, microbiota can greatly expand their genomic capabilities by enhancing immunity, nutrient acquisition, and tolerance to environmental stresses ( 1 ). More than ever, plant microbiota are being considered as a lever to increase the sustainability of food production under a changing climate. Emerging from this global interest to harness the largely unexplored functional potential of microbiota, the microbiome rewilding hypothesis posits that plant and animal health can be improved by reinstating key members of the diverse (ancestral) microbiota that were lost through domestication and industrialization processes, including changes in diet, plant and animal breeding, and the (over)use of antibiotics, pesticides, and fertilizers ( 2 – 4 ).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	599-600
Number of pages	2
Journal	Science
Volume	378
Issue number	6620
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abn6350
Publication status	Published - 2022

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