Harnessing the Power of Phytomicrobiome Interaction Involving Multi-Omics Techniques to Control Biotic Stresses

In agriculture, crop productivity and food security are continuously being threatened by various biotic stresses as imposed by pests and pathogens. Agricultural lands are getting polluted due to the injudicious application of agricultural chemicals, including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, fertilisers, etc. Concerns about environmental sustainability and food safety have been raised with the conventional methods used for managing pests and pathogens, which frequently rely on chemical interventions. There are many ways to boost crop yields, nutrient availability, and plant’s biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, but one of the more recent emerging approaches is to comprehend phytomicrobiome structure and associated chemical communications. The phytomicrobiome emphasises its function as a dynamic and intricate ecosystem of microorganisms living in plant tissues, including the endosphere, phyllosphere, and rhizosphere. These microorganisms are crucial in determining the health and resilience of plant biotic stress. The use of multi-omics approaches, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and/or metabolomics, as practical tools for decoding the molecular pathways behind phytomicrobiome interactions is at the core of this study. These methods provide a comprehensive understanding of the complex network of genetic, transcriptomic, and metabolic processes that plants use in response to biotic stresses and simultaneously make it easier to understand the ecological dynamics and functional roles of the phytomicrobiome.