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Table 1 Overview of the general topics in studies assessing the microbiome of cereals. The numbers in brackets represent the absolute numbers of entries for the specific topics, while the percentages were calculated by dividing absolute numbers by the total number of entries

From: The microbiome of cereal plants: The current state of knowledge and the potential for future applications

Topic

Wheat

Maize

Rice

Barley

Total number of papers

103

101

91

23

Total number of entries

164

155

143

40

Comparative assessments

32.3% (53)

31.0% (48)

36.4% (52)

40.0% (16)

Agronomic management

15.2% (25)

14.2% (22)

11.2% (16)

10.0% (4)

Fertilizers

9.1% (15)

16.8% (26)

4.9% (7)

7.5% (3)

Environmental impacts

13.4% (22)

7.7% (12)

11.9% (17)

12.5% (5)

Soil contaminations

1.8% (3)

1.3% (2)

9.1% (13)

5.0% (2)

Plant metabolites

1.2% (2)

4.5% (7)

2.1% (3)

0

Abiotic stress

4.3% (7)

1.9% (3)

2.8% (4)

7.5% (3)

Transgenic plants

0

2.6% (4)

2.1% (3)

0

Evolution, Transmission, Breeding

7.9% (13)

5.2% (8)

7.0% (10)

10.0% (4)

Pesticides

4.9% (8)

2.6% (4)

3.5% (5)

2.5% (1)

Pathogens

4.9% (8)

4.5% (7)

4.2% (6)

2.5% (1)

Biocontrol and Biostimuli

4.9% (8)

7.7% (12)

4.9% (7)

2.5% (1)