Rui Zhu

Jul 10, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Rui Zhu |Grassland Agro-ecosystems |Wei Yan |Yajie Wang

INTRODUCTION Phyllosphere microbes are microorganisms inhabiting plant above-ground tissues and mainly comprise bacteria and fungi considered beneficial symbionts with antagonistic properties (Xu et al., 2022). Phyllosphere microbiota obtain nutrients from host plants, which provide them with favorable growth conditions, and in turn, stimulate physiological processes that contribute to plant health and productivity (Sohrabi et al., 2023).