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Plant Sciences
Badia Aganchich, Said Wahbi, Abderrahmane Yaakoubi, Hanan El-Aououad, Josefina Bota
Summary: In Mediterranean regions with limited agriculture water resources, this study examined the response of mychorrizal olive plants to two water-saving irrigation techniques and found that olive plants inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi showed better growth indices and physiological conditions under drought.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Meriem Tekaya, Safia Dahmen, Mohamed Ben Mansour, Hicham Ferhout, Hechmi Chehab, Mohamed Hammami, Faouzi Attia, Beligh Mechri
Summary: This study found that foliar application of biostimulants and nutrient fertilizers significantly increased the nutrient content of olive leaves and photosynthesis, leading to changes in the quantity of sugars in the roots and enhancing rhizosphere carbon metabolism.
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Environmental Sciences
Paula Madejon, Carmen M. Navarro-Fernandez, Engracia Madejon, Alvaro Lopez-Garcia, Teodoro Maranon
Summary: Understanding the combined effects of soil amendments and inoculation of mycorrhizal fungi on different plant species during phytostabilization of contaminated soils is challenging. Results showed weak or null effects of mycorrhizal inoculation on plant growth, while soil amendments were effective at reducing trace elements accumulation.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tao Wu, Li Pan, Isaac Zipori, Jihua Mao, Rongbo Li, Yongpeng Li, Yongjie Li, Yuebo Jing, Haiyun Chen
Summary: This study demonstrates the effectiveness of native AMF in promoting the growth and phosphorus uptake of olive plantlets, highlighting their potential as inoculants for producing healthy and robust olive plantlets.
Article
Agronomy
Ameni Ben Hassena, Mohamed Zouari, Lina Trabelsi, Raphael Decou, Fathi Ben Amar, Anissa Chaari, Nabil Soua, Pascal Labrousse, Wahid Khabou, Nacim Zouari
Summary: The study shows that under long-term irrigation with treated wastewater, different AMF inoculants can significantly improve the growth performance of young olive trees, alleviating the negative effects of salt stress induced by the wastewater.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zengyu Zhang, Bei Li, Yongxian Liu, Lixin He, Ting Pang, Zongdao Chen, Md Jahidul Islam Shohag, Xiuyan Miao, Xi Li, Minghua Gu, Yanyan Wei
Summary: Selenium is an essential trace element for humans, and AMF inoculation and selenium fertilizer application have a promoting effect on selenium uptake in soybean. Fertilization with selenite and inoculation with different AMF strains affect the speciation, biomass and accumulation of selenium in soybean. The combined use of AMF inoculation and selenium fertilizer increases the bioavailable selenium in soil and promotes the total selenium concentration and organic selenium accumulation in soybean. These results suggest that AMF inoculation combined with selenium fertilizer can be a promising strategy for selenium biofortification in soybean.
Article
Horticulture
Weihong Fu, Mengyao Yan, Lin Zhao, Xianqi Zeng, Binhua Cai, Shenchun Qu, Sanhong Wang
Summary: Utilization of plants-microbe's interactions to remediate calcium (Ca) deficiency soils is effective and practical. A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation and the synergy of AMF and Ca fertilizer on physiological and transcriptomic responses in apple rootstock roots. The results revealed that AMF and Ca fertilizer synergistically extended the root system, increased calcium levels, and regulated the expression of genes related to growth and calcium uptake pathways, leading to improved growth and calcium effectiveness in soil.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Linlin Xie, Yinli Bi, Shaopeng Ma, Jianxuan Shang, Qincheng Hu, Peter Christie
Summary: The dual inoculation of maize with AMF and DSE from other plant species had positive effects on plant growth, with the outcome depending on the density of DSE. Low density DSE had lesser impact on plant growth compared to medium or high densities, and AMF promoted above-ground growth more than DSE, while high density DSE promoted root development more than AMF. The combination of AMF and DSE could lead to synergistic growth effects at low DSE density and competitive effects at medium to high DSE densities.
Article
Plant Sciences
Kanchan Jumrani, Virender Singh Bhatia, Sunita Kataria, Saud A. Alamri, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Anshu Rastogi
Summary: This study demonstrates that soybean plants inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) exhibit better growth, photosynthetic parameters, and seed yield under high temperature, while alleviating the damage to the structure and function of the photosynthetic apparatus caused by heat stress.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Monika Malicka, Franco Magurno, Zofia Piotrowska-Seget
Summary: The differences in species composition and community structures indicate that soil pollution is the main factor negatively affecting AMF diversity. The contaminated site AMF communities were dominated by fungal generalists with wide ecological tolerance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Sulaimon Basiru, Mohamed Hijri
Summary: Interventions with commercial inoculants have the potential to reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture, but their indiscriminate deployment has raised questions on the unintended consequences of microbial invasion. This article examines the present framework used to define arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) invasion and offers perspectives on the steps needed to avoid negative impacts. It suggests strategies to reduce overdependence on introduced inoculants and recommends policies and regulations to monitor inoculant value chains.
Article
Soil Science
Johan De Gruyter, James T. Weedon, Evelyne M. Elst, Stefan Geisen, Marcel G. A. Van der Heijden, Erik Verbruggen
Summary: The interaction between AM fungi and plants shapes the surrounding soil microbial communities, possibly due to enhanced growth of host plants changing the amount, timing, and form of carbon inputs into soil. This study found changes in the community composition of soil microbial groups in mesocosms inoculated with AM fungi on grass and clover plants, leading to increased plant productivity and other performance measures.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Wantong Zhang, Lu Yu, Bing Han, Kesi Liu, Xinqing Shao
Summary: The inoculation of Funneliformis mosseae can improve the resistance of Elymus nutans to Locusta migratoria, as evidenced by increased plant biomass, nitrogen and phosphorus content, and enzyme activity. The study also identified several volatile organic compounds with insect-resistant properties in mycorrhizal plants.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Giovana Ritter, Fabiola Villa, Daniel Fernandes da Silva, Odair Alberton, Fernanda Jaqueline Menegusso, Tatiane Eberling, Joyce Doria
Summary: Experimental studies have shown that some olive cultivars have a positive response to plant growth promoter bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in cutting propagation, improving seedling quality. Additionally, certain cultivars have specific relationships with Azospirillum brasilense inoculation, impacting viability in cutting propagation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Slavka Kalapchieva, Ivanka Tringovska, Radka Bozhinova, Valentin Kosev, Tsveta Hristeva
Summary: This study focuses on the interactions of symbionts in the rhizosphere of leguminous plants, specifically the effects of AM fungi on the population levels and relationships of different trophic groups of soil microorganisms. The experimental model used different genotypes of garden peas inoculated with AM fungi to observe their influence over two plant growth cycles. Results indicate that AM fungi have a dominant effect on micromycetes and actinomycetes densities, with possible antagonistic effects, while stimulating ammonifying, phosphate-solubilizing, and diazotrophic Azotobacter bacteria, indicating mutualistic relationships. Additionally, genotype was found to play a decisive role in the populations of mineral NH4+-N immobilizing bacteria and Rhizobium bacteria.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Stavros D. Veresoglou, Baodong Chen, Matthias M. Fischer, Thorunn Helgason, Andreas P. Mamolos, Matthias C. Rillig, Antonio Roldan, David Johnson
Article
Environmental Sciences
C. Hontoria, I Garcia-Gonzalez, M. Quemada, A. Roldan, M. M. Alguacil
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2019)
Article
Ecology
M. M. Alguacil, G. Diaz, P. Torres, G. Rodriguez-Caballero, A. Roldan
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
G. Rodriguez-Caballero, A. Roldan, F. Caravaca
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
G. Rodriguez-Caballero, F. Caravaca, G. Diaz, P. Torres, A. Roldan
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jose Ignacio Querejeta, Klaus Schlaeppi, Alvaro Lopez-Garcia, Sara Ondono, Ivan Prieto, Marcel G. A. van Der Heijden, Maria Mar Alguacil
Summary: This study investigated how climate change alters soil fungal community composition in a mixed arbuscular/ectomycorrhizal (AM/EM) semiarid shrubland, showing that warmer and drier climates led to a decrease in ectomycorrhizal fungal abundance and an increase in saprotrophic fungi activity, resulting in accelerated soil organic matter decomposition.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fuensanta Caravaca, Pilar Torres, Gisela Diaz, Antonio Roldan
Summary: The rise in atmospheric CO2 levels may enhance the growth of exotic invasive plants and alter the rhizosphere microbial community, increasing the risk of colonization by invaders. The response to CO2 supply depends on the plant type and invaded soil characteristics.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Maria Del Mar Alguacil, Klaus Schlaeppi, Alvaro Lopez-Garcia, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden, Jose Ignacio Querejeta
Summary: A 4-year field experiment in a semiarid shrubland found that short-term climate manipulation had little impact on the composition and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities, but changes in temperature and rainfall led to a significant decrease in some AMF families. These results provide insights into the conservation of soil biodiversity in dryland ecosystems facing climate change.
Article
Environmental Sciences
F. Caravaca, P. Torres, G. Diaz, A. Roldan
Summary: Exotic invasive plant Carpobrotus edulis alters the composition and functionality of soil microbial communities, enriching certain metabolic pathways and increasing the diversity of catabolic enzymes and relative abundance of saprotrophs. This invasion may have implications for the functioning and stability of invaded ecosystems.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Ramon Penyalver, Luiz F. W. Roesch, Jaime E. Piquer-Salcedo, Maria A. Forner-Giner, Maria del M. Alguacil
Summary: Citrus, the most cultivated fruit crop worldwide, requires new bioproducts to combat phytopathological threats, tolerate stresses, and enhance yield and quality. Mutualistic microbes from roots have a significant impact on host physiology and health, making them a potentially beneficial resource.
Article
Plant Sciences
Geomar Vallejos-Torres, Samy C. Torres, Nery Gaona-Jimenez, Jorge Saavedra, Juan C. Tuesta, Oscar A. Tuesta, Alejandra G. Becerra, Cesar Marin, Maria del Mar Alguacil
Summary: This study demonstrates the synergistic effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation and organic amendment on the growth of cocoa plants in Cd-contaminated soil. The combination treatment of AMF inoculation and compost application showed the greatest plant growth and reduced Cd uptake by cocoa plants. Additionally, this treatment improved soil properties by increasing pH, organic matter, and available phosphorus content.
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Laura Martin, Blanca Garcia-Garcia, Maria del Mar Alguacil
Summary: Esca is a complex and devastating Grapevine Trunk Disease caused by various fungal pathogens. Our study found that Phaeomoniella chlamydospora was the most abundant pathogen, and Aureobasidiaceae could be a potential biocontrol agent for Esca.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Angel Carrascosa, Jose Antonio Pascual, Alvaro Lopez-Garcia, Maria Romo-Vaquero, Ana De Santiago, Margarita Ros, Spyridon A. Petropoulos, Maria Del Mar Alguacil
Summary: This study analyzed the effects of fertilizer addition on the cropping of purslane and the taxonomic and functional characteristics of their associated soil microbiota. The results showed that the application of compost tea and inorganic fertilizers significantly increased purslane growth and soil quality parameters. However, further research is needed to investigate the effects of fertilizations on purslane productivity.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Biology
Alicia Montesinos-Navarro, Gisela Diaz, Pilar Torres, Fuensanta Caravaca, Antonio Roldan
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Toshimi Nakajima, Mao Kuragano, Makoto Yamada, Ryo Sugimoto
Summary: This study compared the contribution of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) to river nutrient budgets at nearshore and embayment scales, and found that SGD-derived nutrients become more important at larger spatial scales.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fan Liu, Lei Zhang, Chongyang Zhang, Ziguang Chen, Jingguang Li
Summary: NO2 emissions from wall-mounted gas stoves used for household heating have become a significant source of indoor pollution in Chinese urban areas. The high indoor concentration of NO2 poses potential health risks to residents. It is urgently necessary to establish relevant regulations and implement emission reduction technologies to reduce NO2 emissions from wall-mounted gas stoves.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Letter
Environmental Sciences
Hans Peter H. Arp, Raoul Wolf, Sarah E. Hale, Sivani Baskaran, Juliane Gluege, Martin Scheringer, Xenia Trier, Ian T. Cousins, Harrie Timmer, Roberta Hofman-Caris, Anna Lennquist, Andre D. Bannink, Gerard J. Stroomberg, Rosa M. A. Sjerps, Rosa Montes, Rosario Rodil, Jose Benito Quintana, Daniel Zahn, Herve Gallard, Tobias Mohr, Ivo Schliebner, Michael Neumann
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Philomina Onyedikachi Peter, Binessi Edouard Ifon, Francois Nkinahamira, Kayode Hassan Lasisi, Jiangwei Li, Anyi Hu, Chang-Ping Yu
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between dissolved organic matter (DOM) and Rare Earth Elements (REEs) in sediments from Yundang Lagoon, China. The results show four distinct fluorescent components, with protein-like substances being the most prevalent. Additionally, the total fluorescence intensity and LREE concentrations exhibit a synchronized increase from Outer to Inner to Songbai Lake core sediments. The findings demonstrate a strong correlation between DOM content and pollution levels.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Surya Gupta, Pasquale Borrelli, Panos Panagos, Christine Alewell
Summary: The objective of this study is to incorporate soil hydraulic properties into the erodibility factor (K) of USLE-type models. By modifying and improving the existing equations for soil texture and permeability, the study successfully included information on saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) into the calculation of K factor. Using the Random Forest machine learning algorithm, two independent K factor maps with different spatial resolutions were generated. The results show that the decrease in K factor values has a positive impact on the modeling of soil erosion rates.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jesmin Akter, Wendy J. M. Smith, Yawen Liu, Ilho Kim, Stuart L. Simpson, Phong Thai, Asja Korajkic, Warish Ahmed
Summary: The choice of workflow in wastewater surveillance has a significant impact on SARS-CoV-2 concentrations, while having minimal effects on HF183 and no effect on HAdV 40/41 concentrations. Certain components in the workflow can be interchangeable, but factors such as buffer type, chloroform, and homogenization speed can affect the recovery of viruses and bacteria.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yu Luo, Xueting Yang, Diwei Wang, Hongmei Xu, Hongai Zhang, Shasha Huang, Qiyuan Wang, Ningning Zhang, Junji Cao, Zhenxing Shen
Summary: Atmospheric PM2.5, which can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), is associated with cardiorespiratory morbidity and mortality. The study found that both the mass concentration of PM2.5 and the DTT activity were higher during the heating season than during the nonheating season. Combustion sources were the primary contributors to DTT activity during the heating season, while secondary formation dominated during the nonheating season. The study also revealed that biomass burning had the highest inherent oxidation potential among all sources investigated.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erin L. Murphy, Leah R. Gerber, Chelsea M. Rochman, Beth Polidoro
Summary: Plastic pollution has devastating consequences for marine organisms. This study uses a trait-based framework to develop a vulnerability index for marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles in Hawai'i. The index ranks 63 study species based on their vulnerability to macroplastic pollution, providing valuable information for species monitoring and management priorities.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kenji Maurice, Amelia Bourceret, Sami Youssef, Stephane Boivin, Liam Laurent-Webb, Coraline Damasio, Hassan Boukcim, Marc-Andre Selosse, Marc Ducousso
Summary: Growing pressure from climate change and agricultural land use is destabilizing soil microbial community interactions. Little is known about microbial community resistance and adaptation to disturbances, hindering our understanding of recovery latency and implications for ecosystem functioning. This study found that anthropic disturbance and natural disturbance have different effects on the topology and stability of soil microbial networks.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yunhao Li, Yali Feng, Haoran Li, Yisong Yao, Chenglong Xu, Jinrong Ju, Ruiyu Ma, Haoyu Wang, Shiwei Jiang
Summary: Deep-sea mining poses a serious threat to marine ecosystems and human health by disturbing sediment and transmitting metal ions through the food chain. This study developed a new regenerative adsorption material, OMN@SA, which effectively removes metal ions. The adsorption mechanism and performance of the material for metal ion fixation were investigated.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Antonio Medici, Margherita Lavorgna, Marina Isidori, Chiara Russo, Elena Orlo, Giovanni Luongo, Giovanni Di Fabio, Armando Zarrelli
Summary: Valsartan, a widely used antihypertensive drug, has been detected in high concentrations in surface waters due to its unchanged excretion and incomplete degradation in wastewater treatment plants. This study investigated the degradation of valsartan and identified 14 degradation byproducts. The acute and chronic toxicity of these byproducts were evaluated in key organisms in the freshwater trophic chain.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiang Lin, Lianbao Chi, Qing Yuan, Busu Li, Mingbao Feng
Summary: This study investigated the photodegradation behavior and product formation of two representative pharmaceuticals in simulated estuary water. The study found that the formed transformation products of these pharmaceuticals have potential toxicity on marine organisms, including oxidative stress and damage to cellular components.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hua Fang, Dongdong Jiang, Ye He, Siyi Wu, Yuehong Li, Ziqi Zhang, Haoting Chen, Zixin Zheng, Yan Sun, Wenxiang Wang
Summary: This study revealed that exposure to lower levels of air pollutants led to decreased pregnancy rates, with PM10, NO2, SO2, and CO emerging as the four most prominent pollutants. Individuals aged 35 and above exhibited heightened susceptibility to pollutants.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ali Shaan Manzoor Ghumman, Rashid Shamsuddin, Amin Abbasi, Mohaira Ahmad, Yoshiaki Yoshida, Abdul Sami, Hamad Almohamadi
Summary: In this study, inverse vulcanized polysulfides (IVP) were synthesized by reacting molten sulfur with 4-vinyl benzyl chloride, and then functionalized using N-methyl D-glucamine (NMDG). The functionalized IVP showed a high mercury adsorption capacity and a machine learning model was developed to predict the amount of mercury removed. Furthermore, the functionalized IVP can be regenerated and reused, providing a sustainable and cost-effective adsorbent.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rita Bonfiglio, Renata Sisto, Stefano Casciardi, Valeria Palumbo, Maria Paola Scioli, Erica Giacobbi, Francesca Servadei, Gerry Melino, Alessandro Mauriello, Manuel Scimeca
Summary: This study investigated the presence of aluminum in human colon cancer samples and its potential association with biological processes involved in cancer progression. Aluminum was found in tumor areas of 24% of patients and was associated with epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cell death. Additional analyses revealed higher tumor mutational burden and mutations in genes related to EMT and apoptosis in aluminum-positive colon cancers. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of aluminum toxicity may improve strategies for the management of colon cancer patients.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)