Biomedical Letters

Soil microorganism impact on the native plant growth under single and co-invasion with invasive plants: Responses through plant-soil feedback

Rakhwe Kama 1*, Jianfan Sun 2, Muhammad Usman Afzal 3

1 School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China

2 Institute of Environment and Ecology, Academy of Environmental Health and Ecological Security, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China

3 Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Abstract

Plant invasion is a key element defining the community structure and dynamics and has become a major concern for the invasive plants to control the restoration of ecosystem diversity. In the same line of thought, soil microorganisms are also considered as a significant parameter of evolution and invasive plants' success. The variations usually overserved in the composition and structure of the soil microorganisms and the consequences of plant invasion. Therefore, understanding the concept of plant invasion and soil microorganism impact plant competition and plant-soil feedback would be a very important step forward in invasive plant control and ecosystem restoration. This review aims to provide a conceptual explanation of plant invasion, the role of soil microorganisms on plant growth and its effects on the native plant-soil feedback and also to demonstrate the importance of understanding the integrative soil microorganism impact on the competition between native and invasive plants along with its effects on plant-soil feedback.