HEИндивидуална стипендия2025–2027

AlgaeSphere · Unlocking the hidden role of Algae in the plant rhizoSphere

„Хоризонт Европа“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2025-04-01 → 2027-03-31
Финансиране от ЕС: 209 915 €
Участници: 1
Схема: HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF

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Накратко на български

Микроводорослите в почвата около корените на растенията и взаимодействието им с бактериите се анализират за подобряване на растежа на културите. Това помага за развитието на методи за устойчиво земеделие и намаляване на зависимостта от торове.

Този кратък обзор е генериран от изкуствен интелект

Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.

Резултати накратко

Unlocking the hidden role of Algae in the plant rhizoSphere

Modern agriculture must increase productivity while reducing environmental impacts such as soil degradation and nutrient runoff. A major opportunity lies in improving plant health through the rhizosphere microbiome, the community of microorganisms living around plant roots. While research has mainly focused on bacteria and fungi, recent evidence indicates that microalgae are also common members of plant-associated microbiomes and may enhance plant growth and resilience. However, the ecological roles of algae in root microbial communities remain poorly understood. The AlgaeSphere project aimed to uncover how algae interact with bacteria in the plant rhizosphere and how these interactions could be harnessed to support sustainable agriculture. The project pathway to impact was based on (i) identifying and isolating algae associated with crop roots, (ii) evaluating their influence on plant growth and microbial community structure, and (iii) using this knowledge to enable the design of stable algal-bacterial communities with potential biotechnological applications. Ultimately, AlgaeSphere contributes to the long-term development of microbial solutions that may reduce fertiliser dependence and support environmentally friendly crop production.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

In the face of climate change, biodiversity loss and a rapidly growing population, global food security relies on improving agriculture production. However, it is equally crucial to limit or mitigate the environmental impact by developing sustainable and regenerative practices. Plant health strongly depends on plant-associated microbial communities, known as the microbiome, which can increase plant nutrient acquisition, tolerance to environmental stress, and resistance to diseases. Whereas most studies have focused exclusively on bacteria and, to a lesser extent, fungi, other plant-associated microbes like algae remain largely underappreciated in the plant microbiome. However, recent reports support that algae are ubiquitous in plant microbiomes and that (living) algae can improve plant fitness by promoting growth and increasing resistance against pathogens and abiotic stress. However, the underlying mechanisms of beneficial algal-plant interactions remain mostly unknown. Land plants evolved from a green algal ancestor and both, plants and algae, have co-evolved with interacting bacteria using similar mechanisms. Thus, algae, through their interactions with plant-associated bacteria, have the potential to influence the assembly and function of the microbiome itself. The AlgaeSphere project aims to uncover the overlooked potential of algal-bacterial interactions within the plant microbiome to improve plant growth in a circular bioeconomy model. By understanding the underpinnings of algal-bacterial interactions within the context of the plant microbiome, this project aims to reveal new players and emergent functions to improve the design of stable and higher-performing microbial consortia for sustainable agriculture and biotechnological applications for biofuel production and wastewater bioremediation.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

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