Advances in the study on microbial ecology associated with Stellera chamaejasme expansion
The expansion of Stellera chamaejasme has become a significant issue in the management of degraded grasslands dominated by poisonous weeds,which poses a serious threat to the ecological secu-rity of grassland and the sustainable development of animal husbandry. Current research on the mecha-nism of expansion of S. chamaejasme in degraded grassland has attracted widespread attention among domestic scholars. With the rapid development of sequencing technology and bioinformatic analysis,the application of high-throughput sequencing technology over the past decade has significantly ad-vanced microorganism-associated research on S. chamaejasme. Exploring the interactions between S. chamaejasme and soil microorganisms,as well as with its own endophytes,has become a crucial aspect for revealing its successful expansion. In this paper,the research progress in the ecology of S. chamae-jasme-associated soil microorganisms and endophytes were reviewed,with an aim to understand the im-portance of plant-microbe interactions in this important poisonous weed. This paper also suggested the potential role of microorganisms in interspecific competition,litter decomposition,and plant-soil feed-back processes of S. chamaejasme,and discusses the prospects of using metagenomic techniques to ex-plore and utilize the functional microbiota of S. chamaejasme. Such work can provide a theoretical basis for the exploration of S. chamaejasme microbial resources and development of new approaches for eco-logical control of S. chamaejasme.