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Cross-kingdom synthetic microbial communities outperform single-kingdom consortia in promoting potato growth under continuous cropping.

Frontiers in microbiology | 2026

This study evaluated the efficacy of single- and cross-kingdom synthetic microbial communities (SynComs) in alleviating continuous cropping obstacles in potato. The bacteria-fungal mixed consortium (SBF) demonstrated the strongest growth-promoting effects, significantly enhancing plant height, root length, stem diameter, and overall biomass. The findings show that cross-kingdom SynComs effectively restructure the rhizosphere microbiota to improve potato productivity under continuous cropping conditions.