Soybean Fine-Tunes Defense-Growth Trade-offs During Beneficial Bacterial Colonization

New research published in Plant Physiology reveals how soybeans dynamically balance defense and growth trade-offs during colonization by beneficial *P. chlororaphis* bacteria. This work provides a mechanistic framework for optimizing plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) applications in legume cultivation systems, offering insights into enhancing agricultural sustainability.