Showing papers in "Applied Soil Ecology in 2022"

TL;DR: In this article , the authors discussed the various sources and distribution, and highlighted the migration, transformation, and ecological impacts of microplastics in soil, and further proposed several critical challenges and directions for improving the knowledge on migration simulation, microbial degradation, and ecology impacts.

TL;DR: The results of a global study in which the effectiveness of 28 commercial AMF inoculants to colonize host plants under greenhouse and field conditions are evaluated raise concerns over unreliable products which do not contain viable propagules and do not result in mycorrhizal root colonization.

TL;DR: This article evaluated 28 commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculants to colonize host plants under greenhouse and field conditions using three independent studies across three continents (Australia, Europe, and North America).

TL;DR: A meta-analysis of 37 studies reporting microbial diversity metrics in mineral fertilized (NPK), organically fertilized and unfertilized control (CON) soils was conducted in this article .

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated soil samples from undisturbed remnant forests and disturbed vineyards in top and subsoils (40-100 cm) in the Hunter Valley region, New South Wales, Australia.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors studied the individual and combined effects of polyethylene (PE) MPs (0, 1%, and 10%, w/w) and ZnO NPs ( 0, 100, 500, and 1000 mg/kg) on earthworms (Eisenia fetida).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the effects of two arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and an endophytic fungus (P. indica) on the fruit quality and soil properties of Newhall navel oranges (Citrus sinensis Osbeck cv. Newhall) grafted on trifoliate oranges.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors found that adding different concentrations of a range of sugars found in root exudates to the soil during maize growth to investigate whether sugars could stimulate alkaline phosphatase activity.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors found that adding different concentrations of a range of sugars found in root exudates to the soil during maize growth to investigate whether sugars could stimulate alkaline phosphatase activity.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors analyzed the effects of two arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and an endophytic fungus (P. indica) on the fruit quality and soil properties of Newhall navel oranges (Citrus sinensis Osbeck cv. Newhall) grafted on trifoliate oranges in the field.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated soil samples from undisturbed remnant forests and disturbed vineyards in top and subsoils (40-100 cm) in the Hunter Valley region, New South Wales, Australia.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors observed the effect of 0-5% application rate of tobacco stem biochar on soil health and the occurrence of tobacco bacterial wilt disease, and concluded that 2% biochar at a certain level improves the soil physicochemical properties, functional diversity of rhizosphere microorganisms, mitigates the pathogen population, and reduces disease incidence.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors investigated changes in the soil microbial communities of walnut orchards after nine years of continuous fertilization and analyzed the link between fertility improvement and yield increase from a microbial perspective, showing that the soil quality index was strongly correlated with organic fertilizers and biofertilizers addition, and exhibited a significant relationship with walnut yield.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors observed the effect of 0-5% application rate of tobacco stem biochar on soil health and the occurrence of tobacco bacterial wilt disease, and concluded that 2% biochar at a certain level improves the soil physicochemical properties, functional diversity of rhizosphere microorganisms, mitigates the pathogen population, and reduces disease incidence.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of combined application of biochar and N fertilizer on soil chemical and microbial properties, nitrification kinetic parameters, and the abundance of ammonia monooxygenase (subunit A, amoA) gene of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA).

TL;DR: In this paper , the effect of combined application of biochar and N fertilizer on soil chemical and microbial properties, nitrification kinetic parameters, and the abundance of ammonia monooxygenase (subunit A, amoA) gene of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA).

TL;DR: A three-year field trial in black soil of northeastern China to evaluate the variation in soil microbial interactions and community structure in different aggregate fractions after PF found the PF treatment significantly decreased the humification index and chromophoric dissolved organic matter and significantly increased the fractal dimension.

TL;DR: The development of consortia-based bio-fertilizers and their industrial production still faces many challenges as mentioned in this paper , and diversity even in the core plant microbiome at the variety level will require extensive knowledge-based cataloging of various plant microbiomes for designing cropsoil-environment-specific polymicrobial inoculants.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors investigated the variations in soil enzyme activities among different plant communities with diverse environmental conditions, and found that Hippophae rhamnoides had the greatest advantages and could improve the soil environment more effectively.

TL;DR: Using 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing, this work investigated the taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of bacterial communities in both rhizosphere and bulk soils from a rice cropping experimental system in China and examined community assembly processes in these environments.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper investigated the variations in soil enzyme activities among different plant communities with diverse environmental conditions, and found that Hippophae rhamnoides had the greatest advantages and could improve the soil environment more effectively.

TL;DR: In this article , a field experiment was conducted to investigate changes in soil microbial community structure, enzyme activities, and associated biological properties in response to biochar application in a tropical ecosystem.

TL;DR: In this article , the effects of microplastics on soil physicochemical properties, enzyme activity, and microbial community were investigated, showing that microplastic pollution promoted the activities of urease and fluorescein diacetate hydrolase (FDAse), whilst the activity of neutral phosphatase was inhibited.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of N fertilizer and in combination with fulvic acid (FA) on NUE and nutrient supply in a moderate-salinized soil (with total salt content 3.30 ) were evaluated.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica rhizosphere metabolites on microbial diversity and community composition along a chronosequence was explored.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper investigated the effects of combining N fertilizer and FA applications on soil N leaching losses, part of the fertilizer management practices were selected to conduct a soil leaching experiment, which provided a basis for appropriate nitrogen management in salt-affected soils and for the improvement of the sustainability of agricultural development in China.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper conducted a three-year field trial in black soil of northeastern China to evaluate the variation in soil microbial interactions and community structure in different aggregate fractions after PF.

TL;DR: In this article , the effect of biochar on the structure and function of bacterial communities by high-throughput sequencing, soil enzymes (urease, dehydrogenase, and extracellular enzymes), and gene function prediction in response to K deficiency in acidic soil was investigated.

TL;DR: In this article , the impact of different land uses and management practices (i.e., ungrazed pasture, grazed pasture and cropping systems under zero and conventional tillage) on soil bacterial communities structure and functions, as well as their relations with edaphic properties was assessed.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors investigated the mechanisms underlying microbial resource limitation in different karst ecosystems, based on the theory of soil extracellular enzyme stoichiometry, and found significantly higher MBCE levels in EP than the other three vegetation types (natural community, NC; ecological forest, EF; abandoned cropland, AC and economic plantation, EP).