Article
Soil Science
Ihsan Muhammad, Jun Wang, Upendra M. Sainju, Shaohong Zhang, Fazhu Zhao, Ahmad Khan
Summary: Cover crops enhance soil microbial community biomass and affect community structure compared to no cover crops, with responses varying depending on soil type, climatic conditions, and cover crop types. Incorporating cover crop residue into the soil can increase certain microbial parameters but decrease others.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jana Sera, Florence Huynh, Faith Ly, Stepan Vinter, Marketa Kadleckova, Vendula Kratka, Daniela Macalova, Marek Koutny, Christopher Wallis
Summary: This study investigates the interactions between different polymers and soil matrix and their influence on the soil environment. The results show that slowly degrading polyesters are associated with higher humic substances in the soil, while the addition of PHB polymer increases fungal biomass and PE wax increases bacterial biomass. Additionally, PHB and PBAT polymers may be covered by fungal biofilms.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Yo-Jin Shiau, Ed-Haun Chang
Summary: Constructed wetlands are widely used as low-cost wastewater treatment systems and provide various ecosystem services. Microorganisms in wetland soils play a fundamental role in supporting wetland functions. This study found that both bacterial and fungal abundances increased with wetland age, with bacteria dominating the soil microbial communities in all ages of constructed wetlands. The stress indices showed that microbial stress may be influenced by changes in the availability of in situ nutrients in the wetland soils.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Martina Lori, Laura Armengot, Monika Schneider, Ulf Schneidewind, Natacha Bodenhausen, Paul Maeder, Hans-Martin Krause
Summary: Maintaining soil quality is crucial for agricultural production, especially in the tropics. This study demonstrates the importance of organic farming and agroforestry systems in improving soil quality through the measurement of soil quality indicators and the analysis of bacterial and fungal community structures.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Xiaohua Wan, Xinli Chen, Zhiqun Huang, Han Y. H. Chen
Summary: The functional traits of plant roots play a crucial role in determining soil microbial biomass and community composition in forest ecosystems. The combination of leaf and root traits may enhance our understanding of plant-microbe interactions for sustainable forest management.
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Ecology
Laurel M. Brigham, Clifton P. Bueno de Mesquita, Jane G. Smith, Samuel A. Sartwell, Steven K. Schmidt, Katharine N. Suding
Summary: In a long-term experiment in the Front Range of Colorado, researchers found that the effects of nitrogen deposition on soil microbial communities were uncoupled from the response of plant communities, indicating a lack of strong cascading effects of nitrogen deposition across the plant-soil interface in their system.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yifei Sun, Chengyuan Tao, Xuhui Deng, Hongjun Liu, Zongzhuan Shen, Yaxuan Liu, Rong Li, Qirong Shen, Stefan Geisen
Summary: The soil bacterial microbiome plays a crucial role in ecosystem functioning. Organic fertilization can enhance the resistance and resilience of bacterial communities in extreme drought and subsequent rewetting compared to conventional fertilizers. This study indicates that organic fertilization can enhance the stability of the soil microbiome and ensure the recovery of specific bacterial-driven ecosystem functions after rewetting.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Veronika Jilkova, Gerrit Angst
Summary: Organic soil amendments, such as biochar and compost, have different effects on soil properties. In this study, it was found that both biochar and compost increased microbial activity and nutrient release in a coarse-textured temperate soil. When added in combination, biochar and compost had additive effects on all properties. Biochar addition also increased soil pH, microbial biomass, and the abundance of certain bacteria and fungi after 6 months of incubation.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Masoud M. Ardestani, Ondrej Mudrak, Jakub Vicena, Daquan Sun, Hana Vesela, Jan Frouz
Summary: Soil properties and soil microbial communities have a significant impact on plant communities, especially in disturbed ecosystems. The study found that the preserved meadow microbial inoculum had a positive effect on the biomass of certain meadow specialist plants, while the restored meadow inoculum had a negative effect. These findings have important implications for the conservation and restoration of ecosystems.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Lipeng Wu, Yidong Wang, Shirong Zhang, Wenliang Wei, Yakov Kuzyakov, Xiaodong Ding
Summary: Combined mineral and organic fertilizers decreased Na+ content, increased macroaggregates due to broader microbial diversity, increased contents of labile organic carbon and Ca2+. This combination was found to be the best practice to increase microbial biomass and labile carbon fractions for aggregate formation in saline-alkaline soil.
Article
Soil Science
Yanlong Chen, Yuhan Zhang, Cui Li, Risheng Xu, Ziru Pei, Fangchao Li, Yuhong Wu, Fan Chen, Yanru Liang, Zhonghui Li, Xiaohong Tian, Yuheng Wang
Summary: This study explored the dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC) and its underlying mechanisms induced by reductive soil disinfestation (RSD), a widely used strategy for remediating soil degradation. The results showed that RSD increased the SOC concentration by both reducing old SOC loss and promoting new SOC formation. The shift in soil microbial community composition and the enhancement of C-related hydrolase activities contributed to this SOC increase. The study also demonstrated that RSD effectively mitigated soil degradation and increased crop yield.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Anne Daebeler, Eva Petrova, Elena Kinz, Susanne Grausenburger, Helene Berthold, Taru Sanden, Roey Angel
Summary: Including information about soil microbial communities is crucial for predicting and understanding ecosystem functions under global change. This study used the Tea Bag Index (TBI) and high-throughput sequencing to investigate plant litter decomposition and microbial community characteristics in different seasons and soil types. The results showed that the stabilisation factor (S) was season-dependent, with lower values in the summer, and microbial community distributions varied significantly among seasons and soil types. Additionally, the study demonstrated the potential of microbiome-resolved TBI to identify the active microbial community components associated with plant litter decomposition.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yang Yang, Xinli Chen, Liangxu Liu, Ting Li, Yanxing Dou, Jiangbo Qiao, Yunqiang Wang, Shaoshan An, Scott X. Chang
Summary: Soil microbes play a critical role in belowground carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Nitrogen fertilization has been found to decrease soil microbial diversity while increasing soil organic carbon and microbial biomass carbon. However, this increase in carbon is not accompanied by an increase in microbial diversity, suggesting a weakened linkage between soil carbon and microbial diversity under nitrogen fertilization.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Krista Peltoniemi, Sannakajsa Velmala, Hannu Fritze, Tuula Jyske, Saija Rasi, Taina Pennanen
Summary: Bark-derived soil amendments can influence the gene copy numbers and community composition of fungi and bacteria, potentially increasing microbes and promoting soil and plant health processes. The carbon content in agricultural soils has been declining globally, but amendments with forest industry side-streams can counteract this trend. In a 10-month microcosm study simulating seasonal temperature changes, industrial conifer bark and its cascade process materials were found to have effects on the soil microbiome under barley cultivation in clay and silt soils. The type of amendment, soil type, and simulated season all influenced the bacterial and fungal community composition, with certain amendments increasing specific microbial groups.
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Cong Wang, Peng Ning, Junying Li, Xiaomeng Wei, Tida Ge, Yongxing Cui, Xiaopeng Deng, Yonglei Jiang, Weijun Shen
Summary: Organic amendments can increase soil microbial abundance and enzyme activities, reduce soil organic carbon content, and have a positive impact on soil fertility in continuous tobacco fields.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
He Zhang, Aurore Degre, Caroline De Clerck, Shuangshuang Li, Jinshan Lian, Yuanyuan Peng, Tao Sun, Lindan Luo, Yanan Yue, Guihua Li, Jianfeng Zhang
Summary: The continuous expansion of sandy soil poses a threat to crop security. The use of chitin-rich organic material and attapulgite as soil amendments can improve degraded soil by increasing nutrient content and enzyme activity and altering bacterial community structure. This study provides insights into the link between soil properties, bacterial community structure, and microbial carbon metabolism function.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Xian Zhou, Yi Jiang, Ganghua Leng, Wanting Ling, Jian Wang
Summary: Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) residues have significant impacts on soil pollution remediation. The addition of exogenous functional microbial consortium and glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) can promote the degradation of bound PAH residues. This study fills the cognitive gap of GRSP in regulating the degradation of bound PAH residues in soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Soil Science
Xinyu Zhao, Evrim Elcin, Lizhi He, Meththika Vithanage, Xiaokai Zhang, Jie Wang, Shuo Wang, Yun Deng, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Sabry M. Shaheen, Hailong Wang, Zhenyu Wang
Summary: The increase of cultivated varieties of Chinese herbal remedies, the expansion of cultivation area, and long-term monoculture cropping have led to aggravated problems of soil diseases, yield loss, and quality reduction. Biochar, as a carbon-rich material, has the potential to improve soil quality and alleviate continuous crop obstacles for Chinese herbal remedies.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Editorial Material
Soil Science
Melanie M. Pollierer, Anton Potapov, Andrey Zaitsev
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Yajie Wang, Jiefeng Li, Yongfen Wei, Zhiyi Deng, Xiaodi Hao, Fusheng Li
Summary: This study investigates the impacts of heavy metal pollution caused by coal production on soil microbial ecology in the semi-arid region of Heilongjiang. The results reveal negative correlations between heavy metals and bacterial abundance and diversity. Twelve sensitive bacterial taxa and corresponding models were identified. Water content and total phosphorus were also found to play vital roles in regulating the bacterial community in the soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Sujit Das, Sunanda Biswas, B. Ramakrishnan, T. K. Das, T. J. Purakayastha, B. H. Gawade, Priya Singh, Partha Sarathi Ghorai, Saloni Tripathy, Kanchan Sinha
Summary: This study assessed the impact of conservation agriculture on the biological soil health index in a rice-wheat system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. The results showed that zero till direct seeded rice and crop residue incorporation could improve soil organic carbon, enzyme activities, and microbial population. Specifically, the inclusion of mungbean residues and sesbania brown manuring significantly increased the abundance of the nifH gene in the soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Xingxiu Huang, Genxing Pan, Lianqing Li, Xuhui Zhang, Hailong Wang, Nanthi Bolan, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Chongjian Ma, Fuwei Liang, Yanjie Chen, Huashou Li
Summary: The study evaluated the effects of using a mixture of biomass waste ash and biochar on soil pH, heavy metal remediation, and plant growth. The results showed that the mixed use could ameliorate soil acidification, reduce absorption of cadmium and lead by plants, and promote plant growth. The special fertilizer prepared from the mixture can be used to promote crop growth and reduce environmental pollution.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Astrid C. H. Jaeger, Martin Hartmann, Rafaela Feola Conz, Johan Six, Emily F. Solly
Summary: This study investigates the effects of tree mortality on soil microbial communities using a mesocosm experiment. The results show that tree death influenced soil microbial abundance and composition, with the potential to affect soil processes in forest ecosystems.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Dane C. Elmquist, Subodh Adhikari, Ina Popova, Sanford D. Eigenbrode
Summary: This study investigated the effects of soil arthropod communities from cereal-based agroecosystems on wheat plant growth and above-belowground interactions. The results showed that wheat grown in soils with arthropod communities had better growth and defense against aphids, compared to wheat grown in soils without arthropod communities.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Lei Wang, Jing Wang, Zhonghou Tang, Jidong Wang, Yongchun Zhang
Summary: This study found that the application of organic fertilizer enhances carbon and phosphorus cycling enzyme activities in soil, reshapes the soil microbial community structure, and regulates the interactions between these crucial indicators through soil organic carbon.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Soil Science
M. Pawlett, N. T. Girkin, L. Deeks, D. L. Evans, R. Sakrabani, P. Masters, K. Garnett, N. Marquez-Grant
Summary: The modern funeral industry faces environmental risks and challenges, and natural burial offers a more sustainable alternative. However, there is a lack of research comparing the risks and benefits of natural burial practices, including groundwater contamination and atmospheric emissions. More scientific research is needed to understand and regulate funeral options, as well as cultural incentives for natural burial.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Zhongcheng Wang, Jin Zhao, Dan Xiao, Meifeng Chen, Xunyang He
Summary: Root AMF colonization, diversity, and interactions vary with soil depth. Higher soil nutrient levels and root biomass promote colonization but suppress diversity and interactions in the upper soil layer compared to deeper layers.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Zhiyang Zhang, Shiting Zhang, Riikka Rinnan
Summary: This study revealed the mechanisms behind the effects of dung deposition on soil heterotrophic respiration, providing insights for grassland management and carbon feedback prediction in grazed ecosystems.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Ismail Ibrahim Garba, Graham R. Stirling, A. Marcelle Stirling, Alwyn Williams
Summary: Integrating diverse cover crops into dryland crop-fallow rotations can enhance soil nutrient and water retention, suppress soil-borne pests, and improve soil health. The effects on soil nematode communities are modulated by the functional type and mixture composition of the cover crops. Selecting cover crops with appropriate traits can improve soil health through suppression of plant-parasitic nematodes, promotion of free-living nematodes, and enhancement of soil food web complexity.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Min Li, Chao He, Miao Wei, Junmeng Long, Jingru Wang, Xinrong Yang, Kehan Wang, Xueli He
Summary: In extreme desert environments, black septate endophytes (DSE) can benefit the relict plant Gymnocarpos przewalskii by assisting it to survive and maintain ecosystem stability. The colonization of DSE in the roots of G. przewalskii varies significantly with seasons and sites, with soil properties being a major factor affecting the composition of DSE. Additionally, the functional metabolite composition of DSE strains varies greatly with different drought levels and isolates, indicating the potential complementarity between different strains in helping hosts cope with drought stress.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
