Do plants remember their microbial partners?

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2025.07.005

Do plants remember their microbial partners?

2025-07-31

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Ângela Celis Almeida Lopes

Ademir Sérgio Ferreira de Araújo *

DOI：10.1016/j.tplants.2025.07.005

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Plants host dynamic microbiomes that are critical for stress resilience and productivity. Emerging evidence suggests that ‘microbiome memory’ enables plants to retain beneficial microbes via epigenetic mechanisms and vertical transmission. Understanding how ‘microbiome memory’ forms, persists, and influences plant adaptation is crucial for advancing resilient crop systems and sustainable agriculture.

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plant microbiome

microbiome memory

sustainable agriculture

Do plants remember their microbial partners?

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