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The root's hidden ally: How the rhizosheath microbiome fortifies crops against drought.

Hassan Etesami, Amir Hosein Yadegari, Umarov Otabek, Bafayeva Zahro, Nafetdinov Shavakatullo, Avezov Tolqinjon

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Review in aBIOTECH, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Hassan EtesamiDepartment of Soil Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 11369, Iran.
Amir Hosein YadegariDepartment of Soil Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 11369, Iran.
Umarov OtabekDepartment of Agronomy and Soil Science, Bukhara State University, Bukhara 200100, Uzbekistan.
Bafayeva ZahroBiology Department, Bukhara State University, Bukhara 200100, Uzbekistan.
Nafetdinov ShavakatulloDepartment of Agronomy and Soil Science, Bukhara State University, Bukhara 200100, Uzbekistan.
Avezov TolqinjonDepartment of Agronomy and Soil Science, Bukhara State University, Bukhara 200100, Uzbekistan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drought stress poses a significant threat to global agriculture, necessitating innovative strategies to enhance plant resilience. This review highlights the rhizosheath-the soil layer tightly bound to roots by mucilage and microbial biofilms-as a critical but underexplored microbial niche for sustainable drought mitigation. Unlike the vulnerable rhizosphere, the rhizosheath has a cohesive structure that acts as a protective "mini-oasis," preserving moisture and sustaining microbial activity when water is scarce. We synthesize evidence showing that resident rhizosheath bacteria, including genera such as

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Climate resilienceDrought stress alleviationPlant–microbe interactionsRhizosheath microbiomeSustainable agriculture

Identifiers

PMID41940149
PMCPMC12973410

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