Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria from the perspectives of tea plantations and diseases

Thabah, Stevenson; Joshi, Samiksha

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“…Furthermore, some soil microorganisms colonizing the root of tea plants exhibit strong biocontrol activity against plant pathogens and pests (Bag et al, 2022). Plant growth promoting fungi such as Aspergillus, Fusarium, Trichoderma and bacteria such as Azotobacter, Azospirillum, Pseudomonas sp., have been shown to help increase tea plant growth and can help control soil-borne plant pathogens (Thabah and Joshi, 2022), as well as potentially improving tea plant resistance to diseases . For instance, bacterial Bacillus and fungal Trichoderma strains isolated from the tea rhizosphere have been shown to display high biocontrol efficacy against Phomopsis theae, a fungi pathogen causing stem canker in tea plants (Kolandasamy et al, 2023).…”

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Understanding and exploring the diversity of soil microorganisms in tea (Camellia sinensis) gardens: toward sustainable tea production

Jibola-Shittu,

Heng,

Keyhani

et al. 2024

Front. Microbiol.

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Leaves of Camellia sinensis plants are used to produce tea, one of the most consumed beverages worldwide, containing a wide variety of bioactive compounds that help to promote human health. Tea cultivation is economically important, and its sustainable production can have significant consequences in providing agricultural opportunities and lowering extreme poverty. Soil parameters are well known to affect the quality of the resultant leaves and consequently, the understanding of the diversity and functions of soil microorganisms in tea gardens will provide insight to harnessing soil microbial communities to improve tea yield and quality. Current analyses indicate that tea garden soils possess a rich composition of diverse microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) of which the bacterial Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Acidobacteria, Firmicutes and Chloroflexi and fungal Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Glomeromycota are the prominent groups. When optimized, these microbes’ function in keeping garden soil ecosystems balanced by acting on nutrient cycling processes, biofertilizers, biocontrol of pests and pathogens, and bioremediation of persistent organic chemicals. Here, we summarize research on the activities of (tea garden) soil microorganisms as biofertilizers, biological control agents and as bioremediators to improve soil health and consequently, tea yield and quality, focusing mainly on bacterial and fungal members. Recent advances in molecular techniques that characterize the diverse microorganisms in tea gardens are examined. In terms of viruses there is a paucity of information regarding any beneficial functions of soil viruses in tea gardens, although in some instances insect pathogenic viruses have been used to control tea pests. The potential of soil microorganisms is reported here, as well as recent techniques used to study microbial diversity and their genetic manipulation, aimed at improving the yield and quality of tea plants for sustainable production.

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Section: Mechanisms Of Actions Of Microbial Communities In Tea Garden...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding and exploring the diversity of soil microorganisms in tea (Camellia sinensis) gardens: toward sustainable tea production

Jibola-Shittu,

Heng,

Keyhani

et al. 2024

Front. Microbiol.

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Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria from the perspectives of tea plantations and diseases

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Understanding and exploring the diversity of soil microorganisms in tea (Camellia sinensis) gardens: toward sustainable tea production

Understanding and exploring the diversity of soil microorganisms in tea (Camellia sinensis) gardens: toward sustainable tea production

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