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Microbiology
Xingjia Xiang, Jinyi Zhang, Guilong Li, Ke Leng, Luyuan Sun, Wenjing Qin, Chunrui Peng, Changxu Xu, Jia Liu, Yuji Jiang
Summary: This study investigated the response of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) abundance and communities to the application of green manure. The results showed that green manure significantly improved soil fertility and increased peanut yield. Furthermore, the application of green manure altered the composition and abundance of the AMF community. The structural equation modeling revealed the positive impact of green manure on soil AMF abundance and network stability.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
W. D. Carciochi, F. Cafaro La Menza, C. Crespo, G. Dominguez, M. P. Rodriguez, N. I. Reussi Calvo, N. Wyngaard, H. R. Sainz Rozas, G. Studdert, P. Barbieri
Summary: This study aimed to explore the variability of maize grain yield response to hairy vetch (HV) and nitrogen (N) fertilization, as well as analyze the factors that define this variability. The results showed that maize yield response was influenced by HV and N supply, with low-yield environments exhibiting a greater response to HV.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yang Xu, Hong Ding, Guanchu Zhang, Zelun Li, Qing Guo, Hao Feng, Feifei Qin, Liangxiang Dai, Zhimeng Zhang
Summary: Green manure is a commonly grown crop during fallow periods in agriculture, but its effects on rhizosphere soil bacterial community and soil metabolites in continuous cropping peanut fields have been rarely studied.
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Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Tayyab, Ziqi Yang, Caifang Zhang, Waqar Islam, Wenxiong Lin, Hua Zhang
Summary: Sugarcane monoculture leads to soil problems such as acidification and degradation, reducing soil fertility and beneficial microbes. Analysis showed the impact of this cultivation method on soil and microbial communities.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Ya Zhao, Caibin Yan, Fuchu Hu, Zhiwen Luo, Shiqing Zhang, Min Xiao, Zhe Chen, Hongyan Fan
Summary: This study revealed the impact of intercropping of litchi/Pinto peanut on soil attributes, enzyme activities, and bacterial diversity compared to litchi monoculture. The results showed that intercropping increased the content of certain nutrients in the soil, enhanced soil enzyme activities, increased soil microbial diversity, and promoted bacterial metabolic activity.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Hossein Mardani-Korrani, Masaru Nakayasu, Shinichi Yamazaki, Yuichi Aoki, Rumi Kaida, Takashi Motobayashi, Masaru Kobayashi, Naoko Ohkama-Ohtsu, Yosei Oikawa, Akifumi Sugiyama, Yoshiharu Fujii
Summary: The study found that the allelochemical L-canavanine released from hairy vetch roots can alter the soil microbial community and metabolic pathways, increasing the survival chances of hairy vetch seedlings. This is the first report demonstrating the impact of L-canavanine on soil biodiversity.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Han Chen, Haiying Ren, Jingjing Liu, Yu Tian, Shenggao Lu
Summary: The decline disease of Myrica rubra tree is commonly caused by soil acidification. This study reveals that aluminum toxicity and microbial community changes induced by soil acidification are the main causes of the decline of Myrica rubra. Aluminum toxicity decreases bacterial diversity and alters bacterial community structure, leading to the decline of Myrica rubra tree. The findings highlight the importance of managing acidification-induced soil degradation and improving fruit quality.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Qi Li, Amit Kumar, Zhenwei Song, Qiang Gao, Yakov Kuzyakov, Jing Tian, Fusuo Zhang
Summary: Sustainable agricultural production relies on optimal farm management to improve soil quality and agroecosystem sustainability. Integrated soil-crop management based on crop models and nutrient management designs has shown promise in increasing yields. However, further research is needed to understand its effects on soil organic carbon (SOC) composition, microbial communities, and their links to crop yield.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yi Han, Qiqi Dong, Kezhao Zhang, Dejian Sha, Chunji Jiang, Xu Yang, Xibo Liu, He Zhang, Xiaoguang Wang, Feng Guo, Zheng Zhang, Shubo Wan, Xinhua Zhao, Haiqiu Yu
Summary: Rotational strip intercropping can improve the growth and yield of peanuts, and promote plant growth by increasing soil nutrients and improving soil enzyme activity. Compared with continuous cropping, rotational strip intercropping can reduce continuous cropping obstacles and improve field use efficiency.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ma Xin-ling, Liu Jia, Chen Xiao-fen, Li Wei-tao, Jiang Chun-yu, Wu Meng, Liu Ming, Li Zhong-pei
Summary: Parent materials and fertility levels of paddy soils in subtropical China exhibit high variability. Soil properties, particularly soil organic carbon, are key factors shaping bacterial community composition in paddy soils. Bacterial interactions tend towards cooperation leading to shifts in dominant bacterial species when the soil environment improves.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bing Ma, Shiwei Shao, Liuhuan Ai, Shiyao Chen, Lei Zhang
Summary: Cadmium pollution in crops is a serious concern for the environment and human health. This study investigates the effects of using biochar and selenium together to remedy soil cadmium pollution and uses peanut crops as the target. The results show that the combined application of biochar and selenium can significantly increase peanut yield and reduce cadmium content in peanut seeds, while also impacting soil properties and microbial community structure.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Xiaoxia Zou, Yan Liu, Mingming Huang, Feng Li, Tong Si, Yuefu Wang, Xiaona Yu, Xiaojun Zhang, Haixin Wang, Puxiang Shi
Summary: This study found that rotational strip intercropping significantly increased crop productivity and improved crop physiology and soil properties. This was achieved through increased photosynthetic production of maize and optimization of soil nutrients and bacterial communities for peanut.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xueying Feng, Quanlong Wang, Yuhuan Sun, Shuwu Zhang, Fayuan Wang
Summary: This study investigated the impacts of different types of Microplastics (MPs) on Pb-Zn contaminated soil and found that MPs, especially at a dose of 2%, decreased the richness and diversity of bacterial communities, altered microbial community composition, and significantly affected soil properties and heavy metal availability. The effects were dependent on the type and dose of MPs.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maria P. Rodriguez, Joaquin Vargas, Adrian A. Correndo, Ana J. P. Carcedo, Walter D. Carciochi, Hernan R. Sainz Rozas, Pablo A. Barbieri, Ignacio A. Ciampitti
Summary: This meta-analysis examines the impact of hairy vetch as a cover crop on maize yield. The results show that hairy vetch has a positive effect on maize yield under non-N fertilization, while the impact on N-fertilized maize is more neutral or slightly positive. The accumulation of nitrogen in hairy vetch and the nitrogen rate have a significant influence on maize yield.
Article
Plant Sciences
Mingzhi Zhang, Na Xiao, Haijian Yang, Yuan Li, Fangrong Gao, Jianbin Li, Zhenxing Zhang
Summary: This study investigated the effects of a new water-saving device on the bacterial community and root system of tomato plants. Results showed that a smaller micropore group spacing (L1: 30 cm) promoted the development of tomato root morphology and increased the abundance of nitrogen and phosphorus metabolism genes in the soil. However, a lower capillary arrangement density (C2: one pipe for two rows) led to a decrease in bacterial community diversity and functional gene abundance, limiting nutrient absorption by the roots. The L1C2 treatment resulted in a stable bacterial community structure and improved root development, leading to higher tomato yield.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jiarui Zhao, Xiaohu Yuan, Zhanjun Liu, Haotian Shi, Bingnian Zhai, Yuanjun Zhu
Summary: Overfertilization is common in rainfed apple orchards on China's Loess Plateau, but its impacts on soil physicochemical properties in deep soil profiles are poorly understood. This study found that different land-use types showed divergent distribution patterns in soil properties, with low variability for SWC and pH, moderate variability for NH4+-N, AP, and AK, and high variability for SOC, NO3--N, and EC. The results also showed that fertilization influenced soil water content, NO3--N, AP, and AK, and NO3--N played a crucial role in regulating pH and EC. Soil profiles were useful for studying the evolution of soil quality.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Daniel Nyfeler, Olivier Huguenin-Elie, Emmanuel Frossard, Andreas Luscher
Summary: Grass-legume mixtures combine high yields, low fertiliser requirements, and low nitrate leaching better than either pure grass or pure legume swards, both during the intact plant cover and after tilling for the subsequent crop.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Martin Faucher, Seraphine Grellier, Clemence Chaudron, Jean-Louis Janeau, Gabrielle Rudi, Fabrice Vinatier
Summary: The Mediterranean region is expected to experience more intense rainfall events and severe droughts due to climate change, leading to an increase in runoff and erosion rates in agrosystems. Vegetation cover can help reduce erosion and the soil seed bank can provide cost-effective vegetation. This study assessed the effect of vegetation cover on seed loss in vineyards and evaluated the differences in the soil seed bank along a transect. The results suggest that vegetation may not protect interrows from runoff-induced seed loss.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Christian Thierfelder, Blessing Mhlanga, Isaiah Nyagumbo, Kelvin Kalala, Esau Simutowe, Mazvita Chiduwa, Chloe Maclaren, Joao Vasco Silva, Hambulo Ngoma
Summary: The performance of different maize-legume diversification strategies was compared in southern Africa. Intercropping systems showed significant nutritional and economic benefits, but had higher labor requirements compared to other cropping systems. Soil organic carbon content and pH were not affected by the tested cropping systems.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Han Chen, Han Li, Yizhao Wei, Edward Mcbean, Hong Liang, Weimin Wang, Jinhui Jeanne Huang
Summary: This research introduces a hybrid four-sub-deep neural network (HFSD) model for partitioning NEE into GPP and ER. The HFSD employs dual sub-deep neural networks to estimate ERa and ERb and incorporates GPP and environmental variables to predict vegetation transpiration. The results of the model show that the dual sub-DNNs architecture enhances the accuracy of ER simulations, while using EC-derived T as a constraint improves the accuracy of GPP simulations. Correlation analyses suggest that solar radiation and air temperature primarily influence the seasonal variations in GPP and ER, while soil moisture has a strong impact during dry seasons. This study advances the biophysical description of data-driven models for NEE partitioning and enhances the accuracy of GPP and ER estimates.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Michael Glaser, Stefan Dullinger, Dietmar Moser, Johannes Wessely, Milan Chytry, Zdenka Lososova, Irena Axmanova, Christian Berg, Jana Buerger, Serge Buholzer, Fabrizio Buldrini, Alessandro Chiarucci, Swen Follak, Filip Kuezmic, Stefan Meyer, Petr Pysek, Nina Richner, Urban Silc, Siegrid Steinkellner, Alexander Wietzke, Franz Essl
Summary: This study investigated changes in vascular plant species in Central European arable fields and their edges from 1930 to 2019. The results showed a small decline in overall species occupancy, but a more pronounced species turnover. Species with environmental preferences for nutrient-rich sites with neutral pH increased in occupancy, while species typical for arable fields decreased. No response to climate change was observed, and there was a decrease in archaeophytes and native species and an increase in neophytes.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Thomas Abrell, Krishna Naudin, Felix J. J. A. Bianchi, Debora Veiga Aragao, Pablo Tittonell, Marc Corbeels
Summary: This study demonstrates that reducing fallow periods in shifting cultivation systems in the Eastern Amazon region has negative effects on soil fertility and weed pressure, posing a threat to the sustainability and productivity of local farming systems.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jun Wang, Lu Lv, Ronggui Hu, Haiyang Ma, Bo Liu, Wenju Zhang, Lei Wu
Summary: Nitrification and denitrification are crucial for nitrogen losses in agricultural soils and are affected by soil properties. This study investigated the patterns and controlling factors of nitrification and denitrification potentials in paddy soils in major rice-producing areas of Hubei Province, China. The results showed that soil pH and SOC were the primary factors regulating nitrification and denitrification potentials, respectively.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Olga Fishkis, Jessica Weller, Jorn Lehmhus, Franz Pollinger, Jorn Strassemeyer, Heinz -Josef Koch
Summary: The Farm to Fork strategy of the European Union aims to reduce pesticide use and replace chemical measures with mechanical methods in weed control. However, there is currently no comprehensive evaluation of the ecological and economic parameters of mechanical methods. This study quantified these parameters for different weed control methods in sugar beet and found that no method can be considered fully environmentally friendly.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Mercedes Guerrero-Brotons, Nuria Perujo, Anna M. Romani, Rosa Gomez
Summary: Proper bed substrate selection is crucial for the performance of constructed wetlands, especially when treating drainage water with high nitrogen and low carbon and phosphorus concentrations. In a field-scale pilot plant, adding a carbon-rich substrate such as soil or biochar increased phosphorus availability in beds. Beds with soil displayed higher microbial density and activity, as well as better plant growth compared to gravel. These findings highlight the importance of selecting suitable substrates for treating irrigated agricultural water.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Beatrice Giannetta, Cesar Plaza, Giorgio Galluzzi, Iria Benavente-Ferraces, Juan Carlos Garcia-Gil, Marco Panettieri, Gabriel Gasco, Claudio Zaccone
Summary: This study examines the long-term effects of biochar application on soil organic C protection and finds that biochar, especially when combined with other amendments, has the potential to increase the content of particulate organic C and mineral-associated organic C in soils. The presence of ferrihydrite may mediate the positive effects on mineral-associated organic matter.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Emily Rose Waring, Carl Pederson, Ainis Lagzdins, Chelsea Clifford, Matthew J. Helmers
Summary: Addressing the global problem of eutrophication requires better management of inorganic nitrogen in the agricultural landscape. This study compares the effects of different tillage practices and cover crops on soil and water quality. The results show that the conventional tillage system is more effective in improving water quality and maintaining crop yields compared to other tillage practices. Additionally, the study reveals that the impact of tillage practices and cover crop growth methods on water and soil quality changes over time.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Annalisa Stevenson, Yakun Zhang, Jingyi Huang, Jie Hu, Keith Paustian, Alfred E. Hartemink
Summary: Considerable advances have been made in the assessment and mapping of soil organic carbon stocks. However, the rates of change in carbon stocks are influenced by various factors and need to be quantified. This study found that sandy soils under cultivation and forests have different organic carbon stocks. Factors such as tillage, irrigation, and nitrogen applications contribute to the decline in soil organic carbon stocks. Afforestation of abandoned cultivated fields can increase soil organic carbon, but it is still lower than soils under forest that have never been cultivated.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Zhiyuan Yao, Chuanxiong Huang, Huiling Hu, Tao Wang, Yulong Li, Xiaoming Sune, Sina Adl, Bo Zhu
Summary: Enhancing soil organic carbon levels through improved fertilization strategies is important for soil health and sustainable crop production. This study found that the relative abundance of organisms from higher trophic levels and increased network complexity in the soil micro-food webs are vital contributors to effective SOC accumulation.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Qing Qu, Lei Deng, Zhouping Shangguan, Jian Sun, Jinsheng He, Kaibo Wang, Zhengchao Zhou, Jiwei Li, Josep Penuelas
Summary: Grazing exclusion is a widely implemented strategy for restoring degraded grassland ecosystems and increasing carbon stocks. This study analyzed data from 199 experiments to understand the temporal responses and factors influencing plant and soil carbon stocks following grazing exclusion in different grassland ecosystems. The results showed that plant biomass carbon stocks and soil organic carbon stocks decreased exponentially or rationally with years since enclosure. Grazing exclusion had positive effects on aboveground biomass carbon, but the effects on belowground biomass and soil carbon were influenced by climate, initial carbon levels, and grazing exclusion duration. The response of carbon stocks to grazing exclusion stabilized after approximately 40 years, with soil carbon sequestration showing a lagged pattern compared to plant biomass carbon. The study highlighted the effectiveness of grazing exclusion in regions with low carbon content and non-water limited conditions. However, it might not be an effective measure to increase soil organic carbon stocks in water-limited areas like desert grasslands.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2024)