Microbial dynamics and interactions in the spermosphere

• Published in: Annual review of phytopathology Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 271 - 309
• Main Author: Nelson, E.B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Palo Alto, CA Annual Reviews 01.01.2004; Annual Reviews, Inc
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; Bacteria - metabolism; Bacteria - pathogenicity; Biochemistry and biology; Biological and medical sciences; Biological control; Chemical, physicochemical, biochemical and biological properties; community ecology; Control; Disease control; Ecosystem; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; fungal diseases of plants; Fungal plant pathogens; Fungi - metabolism; Fungi - pathogenicity; Fusarium; Host-Parasite Interactions; literature reviews; Microbial ecology; Microbiology; Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection; Plant growth; plant pathogenic fungi; population ecology; Pythium; Rhizosphere; seed exudates; seed germination; seeds; Seeds - microbiology; Seeds - physiology; Soil; soil bacteria; soil fungi; Soil Microbiology; soil microorganisms; Soil science; species diversity; Plant pathology; Seeds; plant-microbe interactions; Microbiology; Plant pathogen; Pythium; Cultivated soil; Phycomycetes; seed microbiology; Review; Fungi; Fusarium; Bacteria; Fungi Imperfecti; Cultivated plant; Thallophyta; seed exudation; Microorganism interrelationships; Ecology; Seed; Soil biology; Population dynamics; Exudation; Spermatophyta; Microorganism; Soil plant relation; Plant microorganism relation; Spermosphere

▪ Abstract  The spermosphere represents a short-lived, rapidly changing, and microbiologically dynamic zone of soil surrounding a germinating seed. It is analogous to the rhizosphere, being established largely by the carbon compounds released into the soil once the seed begins to hydrate. These seed...