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2026 · External reference
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10.1186/s40168-024-01814-z · 2024 · External reference
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10.1186/s40168-021-01169-9 · 2021 · External reference
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10.1038/s43016-023-00848-0 · 2023 · External reference
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10.1038/s41467-022-31113-w · 2022 · External reference
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10.1038/s41396-022-01238-3 · 2022 · External reference
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10.1186/s40168-026-02350-8 · 2026 · External reference
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10.1111/nph.19676 · 2024 · External reference
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2023 · External reference
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2023 · External reference
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10.1111/nph.14340 · 2017 · External reference
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2026 · External reference
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10.1111/gcb.17133 · 2024 · External reference
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10.1186/s40168-023-01684-x · 2023 · External reference
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A global atlas of the dominant bacteria found in soil
10.1126/science.aap9516 · 2018 · External reference
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Assembly, network and functional compensation of specialists and generalists in poplar rhizosphere under salt stress
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10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117383 · 2025 · External reference
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2025 · External reference
Soil microbiota as game-changers in restoration of degraded lands
10.1126/science.abe0725 · 2022 · External reference
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Microbial ecology of hot desert edaphic systems
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Use of mycorrhizal seedlings on recovery of mined dunes in northeastern Brazil
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2008 · External reference
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2026 · External reference
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10.1111/gcb.70697 · 2026 · External reference
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10.1111/gcb.70723 · 2026 · External reference
A hybrid cellulose nano-crystals cyanobacterial living material improves soil crust rehabilitation
10.1016/j.eti.2025.104501 · 2025 · External reference
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2023 · External reference
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10.1007/s11427-025-3112-x · 2026 · External reference
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The mechanisms of plant-associated microbes in regulating plant drought adaptation
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10.1038/s41396-020-00803-y · 2021 · External reference
Atmospheric chemosynthesis is phylogenetically and geographically widespread and contributes significantly to carbon fixation throughout cold deserts
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Two PGPR strains from the rhizosphere of haloxylon ammodendron promoted growth and enhanced drought tolerance of ryegrass
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance drought stress tolerance by regulating osmotic balance, the antioxidant system, and the expression of drought-responsive genes in Vitis vinifera L
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Microbial inoculants modulate the rhizosphere microbiome, alleviate plant stress responses, and enhance maize growth at field scale
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Rhizosphere microbes from Populus euphratica conferred salt stress resistance to Populus alba × Populus glandulosa
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Drought-tolerant rhizobacteria boost crop resilience
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Drought-induced plant microbiome and metabolic enrichments improve drought resistance
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2025 · External reference
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2025 · External reference
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2021 · External reference
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2024 · External reference
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2024 · External reference
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