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Rhizosphere microbiome assembly (full-length 16S rRNA\/ITS sequencing) and metabolomic shifts were assessed to elucidate mechanisms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The SynCom significantly suppressed WCR and promoted wheat growth under pathogen pressure, improving biomass, chlorophyll content, and yield-related traits. SynCom inoculation remodeled the rhizosphere microbiome by enriching beneficial taxa (e.g., Mortierella) and reducing pathogen-associated fungi, and it enhanced rhizosphere enzyme activities and nutrient availability. Metabolomics revealed accumulation of growth-promoting and defense-related metabolites, supporting coordinated microbiome\u2013metabolome regulation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A minimal cross-kingdom SynCom can establish a disease-suppressive and growth-promoting rhizosphere through coordinated restructuring of microbial communities and metabolites, highlighting its potential as an eco-friendly strategy for WCR management.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpls.2026.1758273","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,25]],"date-time":"2026-02-25T14:15:03Z","timestamp":1772028903000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["A minimal cross-kingdom SynCom promotes plant growth and suppresses wheat crown rot via coordinated rhizosphere microbiome remodeling"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Qian","family":"Zhou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Life and Geography Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Ecology of Pamirs Plateau in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Modern Agriculture, The Center for Biotechnology Breeding and Intelligent Cultivation of Crops in South Xinjiang, Kashi University","place":["Kashi, China"]},{"name":"Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Special Species Conservation and Regulatory Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Normal University","place":["Urumqi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuzhou","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Life and Geography Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Ecology of Pamirs Plateau in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Modern Agriculture, The Center for Biotechnology Breeding and Intelligent Cultivation of Crops in South Xinjiang, Kashi University","place":["Kashi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tingting","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Plant Protection, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Academy of Agricultural Sciences","place":["Urumqi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kaidiriye","family":"Yusupu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Life and Geography Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Ecology of Pamirs Plateau in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Modern Agriculture, The Center for Biotechnology Breeding and Intelligent Cultivation of Crops in South Xinjiang, Kashi University","place":["Kashi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dan","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Huixin","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Special Species Conservation and Regulatory Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Normal University","place":["Urumqi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Liufeng","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Life and Geography Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Ecology of Pamirs Plateau in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Modern Agriculture, The Center for Biotechnology Breeding and Intelligent Cultivation of Crops in South Xinjiang, Kashi University","place":["Kashi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1496","DOI":"10.1038\/s41396-018-0093-1","article-title":"Disease-induced assemblage of a plant-beneficial bacterial consortium","volume":"12","author":"Berendsen","year":"2018","journal-title":"ISME J."},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3033","DOI":"10.1038\/s41467-018-05516-7","article-title":"Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks","volume":"9","author":"De Vries","year":"2018","journal-title":"Nat. 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