Editorial for special issue “Microorganisms and food security under climate change scenarios: from taxonomy to host–microbe interactions”
Highlights • Climate change and environmental stressors are major drivers affecting global food security and agricultural sustainability. • Microbial communities play a central role in nutrient cycling, plant health, and ecosystem resilience. • Climate variability alters microbial diversity, functions, and plant–microbe interactions. • Beneficial microorganisms enhance crop tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. • Microbiome-based strategies offer sustainable alternatives to chemical inputs in agriculture. • Advances in microbial genomics enable the exploration and application of microbial diversity. • Biological control agents represent eco-friendly solutions for plant disease management. • Integrating microbial taxonomy, ecology, and biotechnology is key to climate-resilient food systems.