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Biocontrol of plant diseases from a holobiont perspective: microbiome-mediated mechanisms and applications

Aug 2026 · Australasian Plant Pathology · Vol 55 · 0 citations · 160 references

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The holobiont perspective offers a more ecologically realistic framework for developing durable and sustainable crop protection strategies and will depend on integrating ecological theory, multi-omics approaches, and field-based validation to translate plant holobiont research into robust disease management applications.

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