Table 2.
Examples of the effects of the seed microbiome as a treatment for abiotic and biotic stresses
| Strain | Plant | Effect In Plant | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacillus sp. | Soybean | Biocontrol effect against Diaporthe eres and improvement of germination | [193] |
| Herbaspirillum sp. | Wheat | Promotion of root growth by alteration of the tryptophan metabolism | [194] |
| Pseudomonas sp. | Maize | Demonstrated the ability to promote growth under drought conditions | [104] |
| Barley | Improved growth, metal acquisition, photosynthesis, and oxidative stress tolerance in drought-stressed | [46] | |
| Soybean | Antagonistic activity against seed-borne pathogens | [196] | |
| Phomopsis sp. | Soybean | Antagonistic activity against seed-borne pathogens | [195] |
| Microbacterium sp. | Rice | Promotes vegetative growth under saline stress | [196] |
| Flavobacterium sp. | Rice | Promotes vegetative growth under saline stress | [196] |
| Paenibacillus sp. | Maize | Antagonistic activity against fungal pathogens | [197] |
| Lentil | Demonstrated the ability to promote growth under drought conditions | [198] | |
| Tobacco | Antagonistic activity against Ralstonia solanacearum | [188] | |
| Mongolian milkvetch | Enhanced seed germination and antagonistic activity against Fusarium solani | [108] | |
| Burkholderia sp. | Rice | Antagonistic activity against fungal pathogens (Marasmius graminum, Rhizoctonia solani) | [199] |
| Maize | Promotion of phosphorus acquisition by the host plant by colonizing the rhizosphere | [48] | |
| Curtobacterium sp. | Wheat | Demonstrated the ability to promote growth under drought conditions | [5] |
| Arthrobacter sp. | Wheat | Demonstrated the ability to promote growth under drought conditions | [5] |
| Pantoea sp. | Barley | Improved growth, metal acquisition, photosynthesis, and oxidative stress tolerance in drought-stressed barley | [46] |
| Rice | Antagonistic activity against fungal pathogens (Marasmius graminum and Rhizoctonia solani) | [199] | |
| Pichia kudriavzevii | Black gram | Improved the seed germination, physiological parameters and yield | [75] |
| Issatchenkia terricola | Black gram | Improved the seed germination, physiological parameters and yield | [75] |
| Stenotrophomonas sp. | Lentil | Demonstrated the ability to promote growth under drought conditions | [198] |
| Maize | [104] | ||
| Enterobacter sp. | Lentil | Demonstrated the ability to promote growth under drought conditions | [198] |