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Nitrogen additions increase soil microbial nitrate- rather than ammonium- immobilization Biol. Fertil. Soils (IF 5.1) Pub Date : 2025-02-08 Lei Song, Jiaqiang Liao, Fangfang Ma, Song Wang, Yingjie Yan, Chen Chen, Qingping Zhou, Shuli Niu
Soil microbial nitrogen (N) immobilizations are important processes of biogeochemical cycles. How the soil N immobilizations change with increasing N inputs, especially in the subsoil, is not clear. Based on a long-term field manipulative experiment in an alpine meadow, we evaluated changes of soil gross NH4+ immobilization rate (GAIR) and NO3‒ immobilization rate (GNIR) under six N addition rates
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Nitrate supply increases the resistance of cucumber to Fusarium wilt disease by regulating root exudation Biol. Fertil. Soils (IF 5.1) Pub Date : 2025-02-08 Jixing Zeng, Zechen Gu, Jia Li, Rongfeng Wang, Mengting Huang, Min Wang, Shiwei Guo
Yield losses caused by Fusarium wilt pose a risk to global food security. Nitrogen fertilizer regime affected the soil bacterial community and could reduce the occurrence of diseases. However, there are unresolved questions regarding the effects of single or combined applications of different nitrogen forms on disease development. Here, using the split-root system, we explored the impact of two forms
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Exopolysaccharides in biological soil crusts are important contributors to carbon and nutrient storage after the restoration of inland sand dunes Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-08 Karolina Chowaniec, Szymon Zubek, Kaja Skubała
Background and aims Inland sand dunes in a temperate climate constitute challenging environments for plant colonization. Organisms forming biological soil crusts (BSCs) secrete exopolysaccharides (EPS), which are key for soil aggregation and water/nutrient accumulation. We aimed to estimate the contribution of EPS excreted by BSCs to total organic carbon (TOC) and cationic nutrient accumulation and
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Soil compaction reduces the yield potential of densely planted maize (Zea mays L.) by disrupting root and shoot growth coordination Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-08 Zhuohan Gao, Lu Liang, Xinbing Wang, Wenchao Zhen, Zaisong Ding, Congfeng Li, Zheng Liu, Ming Zhao, Zhigang Wang, Baoyuan Zhou
Aims Increasing planting density is a management option to improve maize (Zea mays L.) yield; however, soil compaction poses a challenge to this practice by adversely affecting maize growth. This study aimed to understand the physiological processes related to limitations in yield potential of densely planted maize from soil compaction. Methods A two-year field experiment was conducted with two planting
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Interactions between earthworm species and soil type influence the porosity of earthworm casts Soil Biol. Biochem. (IF 9.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 Issifou Amadou, Arnaud Mazurier, Laurent Caner, Yacouba Zi, Cornelia Rumpel, Nicolas Bottinelli
Earthworms significantly influence soil structure and associated ecosystem services, but the effect of different earthworm species and soil types on the physical organization of casts remains poorly understood. This study aims to shed light on the importance of earthworm species, soil type and their interactions in shaping cast microstructure. Using a microcosm experiment and X-ray microtomography
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Investigating soil–root interactions and mucilage secretion under varying soil mechanical resistance in maize cultivars Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-07 Ehsan Ghezelbash, Mohammad Hossein Mohammadi, Mahdi Shorafa
Background and aim This study explores how variations in soil mechanical resistance (SMR) impact two maize cultivars, 703 and 704, with a specific focus on root mucilage secretion and associated plant responses. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for optimizing crop growth in soils with varying compaction levels. Methods SMR was systematically manipulated through soil compaction at five different
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The molecular mechanism for improvement of coastal silt soil by the intercropping model of Suaeda glauca (Bunge) Bunge and Sesbania cannabina (Retz.) Pers Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-07 Xiaochi An, Ying Li, Yinhua Cao, Zaifeng Wang, Min Xu, Bin Lian
Aims The eastern coastal regions of China, which are undergoing rapid economic development, are characterized by extensive areas of coastal silt soil (CSS) with poor permeability, high salinity, and nutrient scarcity, necessitating immediate remediation. Methods Based on the intercropping pattern of Suaeda glauca (Bunge) Bunge and Sesbania cannabina (Retz.) Pers., the molecular mechanism of this i
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Structure and assembly of fungal communities in the phyllosphere and endosphere of healthy and diseased faba bean plants Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-07 Juan Li, Lu Hou, Yujiao Liu
Aims Leaf-associated microorganisms are intimately related to plant diseases. The majority of faba bean leaf diseases are induced by fungal communities. Nevertheless, limited studies have been presented on the structure and assembly of the fungal communities in faba bean plants. Methods This study investigated the structure and assembly of the fungal communities in the phyllosphere and endosphere of
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Plant carbon allocation, soil carbon and nutrient condition, and microbial community jointly regulate microbial biomass carbon accumulation Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-07 Huijuan Xia, Youchao Chen, Zhi Yu, Xiaomin Zeng, Shuwei Yin, Xinshuai Li, Kerong Zhang
Background and aims Microbial biomass carbon (MBC) has a significant contribution to soil carbon (C) pool. It has been suggested that plant input, soil C and nutrient condition, and microbial characteristic play crucial roles in MBC accumulation. However, the primary driver of MBC accumulation remains uncertain. Methods To fill this knowledge gap, we conducted a greenhouse 13CO2 labelling experiment
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Phenotypic plasticity and integration synergistically enhance plant adaptability to flooding and nitrogen stresses Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-07 Jun Yang, Zhenxing Zhou, Wanyu Qi, Xianlei Gao, Yue Wang, Xiangtao Wang, Xuemei Yi, Maohua Ma, Shengjun Wu
Aims Plants respond to stress gradients by modifying various aspects of their morphology, physiology, architecture, allocation and mycorrhizal fungi. Yet, understanding how plants adapt to resource stress requires a comprehensive, integrated perspective that considers not only the consistency and variability of individual trait adjustments, but also the interplay between two key mechanisms: phenotypic
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High biodegradability of water-soluble organic carbon in soils at the southern margin of the boreal forest Soil (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-07 Yuqi Zhu, Chao Liu, Rui Liu, Hanxi Wang, Xiangwen Wu, Zihao Zhang, Shuying Zang, Xiaodong Wu
Abstract. Water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) is an important component of the organic carbon pool in boreal ecosystems. However, the biodegradability of WSOC across various soil depths in boreal ecosystems remains unclear. Here, based on spectroscopic techniques, we conducted a 28-day laboratory incubation to analyze the molecular composition, biodegradability, and compositional changes of WSOC at
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Improving Ecological Barrier Area Sustainability Integrating Ecosystem Service Interaction and Social–Ecological System Coupling Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-07 Sinan Li, Junwei Pu, Xiaodong Deng, Baiyu Dong, Yue Su
Ecological barrier areas are the natural area with special ecological functions, and play a vital role in maintaining the global ecological balance, protecting biodiversity, and regulating climate. They also profoundly affect the local social system and the inhabitants' lifestyle. Mitigating trade‐offs between distinct ecosystem services and enhancing social–ecological system coupling are essential
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Dissolved Organic Matter Within Soil Aggregates in Forest Restoration: Insights From Optical Properties Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-07 Gui‐bang Zhang, Qing‐wei Zhang, Wen‐xuan Kuan, Jian Wang, Jun'e Liu, Hao Wang, Ming Li
Forest restoration with Robinia pseudoacacia L. has many benefits, and dynamics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) might provide insight into soil restoration. Nevertheless, studies regarding the changes in the DOM within soil aggregates during artificial forest restoration are relatively limited in semiarid regions. Soil aggregates were collected from the topsoil, middle soil, and subsoil layers (i
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Dilemma of Harvested Cropland and Land Degradation in Agriculture Growth: Determining the Role of Water and Green Energy Resources Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-07 Hao Hu, Guangqiang Luo
Research has paid much attention to climate change and natural resource management while overlooking a critical area of harvested cropland, land degradation, and agricultural growth. Nonetheless, the global population is rapidly increasing, and China, as the most populated economy globally, could face the issue of land degradation and scarcity of agricultural products. It is crucial to recognize the
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Preferential use of organic acids over sugars by soil microbes in simulated root exudation Soil Biol. Biochem. (IF 9.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 Julia Wiesenbauer, Stefan Gorka, Kian Jenab, Raphael Schuster, Naresh Kumar, Cornelia Rottensteiner, Alexander König, Stephan Kraemer, Erich Inselsbacher, Christina Kaiser
Sugars and organic acids, primary components in plant root exudates, are thought to enhance microbial decomposition of organic matter in the rhizosphere. However, their specific impacts on microbial activity and nutrient mobilisation remain poorly understood. Here, we simulated passive root exudation to investigate the distinct effects of sugars and organic acids on microbial metabolism in the rhizosphere
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The impact of root systems on soil macropore abundance and soil infiltration capacity Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 Yuanyuan Qu, Qinxuan Wu, Farhat Ullah Khan, Junfeng Wang, Xiuzi Ren, Xiaohong Chai, Xuexuan Xu, Feng Du
Background and aims Soil infiltration influences the amount of precipitation entering the soil, which is particularly important in water-limited regions. Investigating the impact of root decay on soil porosity and infiltration rates is essential. Method Natural grassland underwent a five-year film mulching treatment to suppress plant root growth, named grassland under film mulching (GFM). Simultaneously
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Contrasting fungal community assembly mechanisms in bulk soil and rhizosphere of Torreya grandis across a 900-year age gradient Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 Bin Wang, Xiaofan Na, Shengyi Huang, Zhengcai Li, Zhichun Zhou, Juying Huang, Meiyun Pu, Zhenyu Cheng, Xiaoqi He
Background and aims Soil microbial communities, including fungi, play a pivotal role in the sustainability of forest ecosystems, yet the ecological processes driving their assembly with forest development remain elusive. This study aims to investigate the variations in the assembly mechanism of soil fungal communities with the development of Torreya grandis forests. Method Barcode sequencing was conducted
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Linking microbial community dynamics to rhizosphere carbon flow depend on arbuscular mycorrhizae and nitrogen fertilization Biol. Fertil. Soils (IF 5.1) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 Jie Zhou, Sebastian Loeppmann, Haishui Yang, Matthias Gube, Lingling Shi, Johanna Pausch, Michaela A. Dippold
Little is known about the path of root-derived carbon (C) into soil microbial communities in response to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and nitrogen (N) fertilization. A mycorrhiza defective mutant of tomato (reduced mycorrhizal colonization: rmc) and its mycorrhizal wild type progenitor (MYC) were used to control for the formation of AMF. 16-week continuous 13CO2 labeling was performed to quantify
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On the risks of good intentions and poor evidence – comment on “Back to the future? Conservative grassland management can preserve soil health in the changing landscapes of Uruguay” by Säumel et al. (2023) Soil (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 José Paruelo, Luis López-Mársico, Pablo Baldassini, Felipe Lezama, Bruno Bazzoni, Luciana Staiano, Agustin Nuñez, Anaclara Guido, Cecilia Ríos, Andrea Tommasino, Federico Gallego, Fabiana Pezzani, Gonzalo Camba Sans, Andrés Quincke, Santiago Baeza, Gervasio Piñeiro, Walter Baethgen
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Status and influential factors of soil nutrients and acidification in Chinese tea plantations: a meta-analysis Soil (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 Dan Wang, Benjuan Liu, Fei Li, Zhihui Wang, Jianfeng Hou, Rui Cao, Yuqian Zheng, Wanqin Yang
Abstract. Knowledge of the status and influential factors of soil nutrients including soil organic matter (SOM), nitrogen (N), potassium (K), phosphorus (P), and acidification is the basis for sustainable management of tea plantations and thus the sustainability of the tea industry. However, a national-level study addressing this topic is lacking. Thereby, we assessed the status, spatial variations
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Warming accelerates the decomposition of root biomass in a temperate forest only in topsoil but not in subsoil Soil (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 Binyan Sun, Cyrill U. Zosso, Guido L. B. Wiesenberg, Elaine Pegoraro, Margaret S. Torn, Michael W. I. Schmidt
Abstract. Global warming could potentially increase the decomposition rate of soil organic matter (SOM), not only in the topsoil (< 20 cm) but also in the subsoil (> 20 cm). Despite its low carbon content, subsoil holds on average nearly as much SOM as topsoil across various ecosystems. However, significant uncertainties remain regarding the impact of warming on SOM decomposition in subsoil, particularly
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Adjusted ∆NBR Index Thresholds for Forest Fire Severity Mapping: A Study in Central Amazonia Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 Camila Julia Pacheco Ramos, Paulo Maurício Lima de Alencastro Graça, Philip Martin Fearnside
The 2006 study of fire severity in coniferous forest by Key and Benson derived threshold values of the Delta Normalized Burn Ratio (∆NBR) for interpreting satellite imagery of fire scars, and ∆NBR has been widely used for forest fire severity worldwide. We hypothesized that these thresholds underestimate the severity of fires of tropical forests. Our goal was to find appropriate thresholds to map fire
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Changes in Soil Properties, Organic Carbon, and Nutrient Stocks After Land‐Use Change From Forests to Grasslands in Kumaun Himalaya, India Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 Archana Fartyal, Surendra Singh Bargali, Kiran Bargali, Bhawna Negi
Land‐use changes are anticipated to be a substantial contributor to global change climate, substantially causing significant modifications in soil characteristics. This study addressed the impact of land‐use change from native forests to grasslands on the soil physico‐chemical properties in entirely replicated grasslands of three different forest zones (Oak, Pine and Cypress) in temperate region of
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Organic cropping systems alter metabolic potential and carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling capacity of soil microbial communities Soil Biol. Biochem. (IF 9.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-04 Hans-Martin Krause, Ralf C. Mueller, Martina Lori, Jochen Mayer, Paul Mäder, Martin Hartmann
Intensive agriculture can impair soil quality and threaten the provision of critical soil ecosystem services. Organic cropping systems aim to ensure sustainable production by promoting soil biodiversity to enhance soil functioning and regulate nutrient cycling through microbial processes. While taxonomic changes in microbial community composition in response to agricultural management are well described
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Impact of charcoal and tree species on forest Podzol development after fire disturbance Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-04 Thi Hong Van Tran, Bartłomiej Woś, Tomasz Wanic, Marcin Pietrzykowski, Agnieszka Józefowska
Background and aims Charcoal and tree species are key factors influencing forest soil development after fire disturbance. Podzolization affects nutrient availability and soil fertility through translocation of organic matter and metals. This study investigates the impact of charcoal on the podzolization and examines effects of different tree species on soil properties in post-fire sites, while evaluating
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Forest litter decomposition stimulates heterotrophic nitrogen fixation by driving diazotrophic community interactions Biol. Fertil. Soils (IF 5.1) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 Chang Pan, Shuikuan Bei, Zhe Hua, Mengtian Zhou, Zichen Wang, Ruoxian Fu, Xiaogang Li
The decomposition of carbon-rich litter in forest ecosystems is thought to regulate critical nutrient cycles, including biological N fixation. However, the dynamics of N fixation and its driving mechanisms during litter decomposition remain elusive. In the present study, we tracked N fixation rate (NFR), diazotrophic community characteristics and associated soil factors during the decomposition of
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Depth dependence of soil organic carbon additional storage capacity in different soil types by the 2050 target for carbon neutrality Soil (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 Clémentine Chirol, Geoffroy Séré, Paul-Olivier Redon, Claire Chenu, Delphine Derrien
Abstract. Land planning projects aiming to maximize soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks are increasing in number and scope, often in line with the objective to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. In response, a rising number of studies assesses where additional SOC could be stored over regional to global spatial scales. In order to provide realistic values transferrable beyond the scientific community, studies
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Changes in carbon functional groups and their in situ microscale distribution under long-term continuous cropping Soil (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 Zhe H. Weng, Ram C. Dalal, Brian J. Reid, Yong-Guan Zhu, Timothy I. McLaren, Brigid A. McKenna, Meghan Barnard, Casey L. Doolette, Enzo Lombi, Johannes Friedl, Peter M. Kopittke
Abstract. Land use change is causing substantial loss of soil organic carbon (SOC). However, little is known regarding how this loss of SOC influences the composition of carbon (C) functional groups and their microscale distribution, with this being critical to the protection and storage of SOC. In this study, we examined the mechanisms influencing preservation of C forms and their distribution by
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Influence of Soil Texture on the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon From Sentinel‐2 Temporal Mosaics at 34 European Sites Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 J. Wetterlind, M. Simmler, F. Castaldi, L. Borůvka, J. L. Gabriel, L. C. Gomes, V. Khosravi, C. Kıvrak, M. H. Koparan, A. Lázaro‐López, A. Łopatka, F. Liebisch, J. A. Rodriguez, A. Ö. Savaş, B. Stenberg, T. Tunçay, I. Vinci, J. Volungevičius, R. Žydelis, E. Vaudour
Multispectral imaging satellites such as Sentinel‐2 are considered a possible tool to assist in the mapping of soil organic carbon (SOC) using images of bare soil. However, the reported results are variable. The measured reflectance of the soil surface is not only related to SOC but also to several other environmental and edaphic factors. Soil texture is one such factor that strongly affects soil reflectance
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Application of a Handheld Near Infrared Spectrophotometer to Farm‐Scale Soil Carbon Monitoring Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 Jonathan Sanderman, Colleen Partida, José Lucas Safanelli, Keith Shepherd, Yufeng Ge, Sadia Mannan Mitu, Richard Ferguson
Recent advances in hardware technology have enabled the development of handheld sensors with comparable performance to laboratory‐grade near‐infrared (NIR) spectroradiometers. In this study, we explored the effect of the uncertainty from the NeoSpectra Scanner Handheld NIR Analyzer (Si‐Ware) on estimating farm‐level soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks at three small farms in Massachusetts, USA. A field
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Historical Variation in Carbon Fractions in Permafrost Peatland and Its Effects on Peatland Carbon Pool Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 Jinxin Cong, Guangxin Li, Dongxue Han, Guoping Wang, Chuanyu Gao
Permafrost peatlands store high amount of soil carbon. These developed on permafrost layers, which are being endangered increasingly by climate change and wildfires. However, limited data exist on the variation in carbon fractions and their effects on the stability of permafrost peatland carbon pools, despite that carbon fractions are widely used in other ecosystems. Here, we considered that peat soils
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Global Perspectives on Lead Contamination and Health Risks in Surface Water, Rice Grains, and Soils Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 Amit Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Monika Thakur, Kirpal Singh, Rakesh Jasrotia, Rupesh Kumar, Maja Radziemska
Lead (Pb), a pervasive and highly toxic metal, and poses significant environmental and health risks due to its extensive biogeochemical cycling, driven by anthropogenic activities. This review evaluates the health hazards allied with Pb contamination in surface water bodies, soils, and rice grains, based on a comprehensive analysis (2015–2024) of 118, 133, and 102 literature studies, respectively.
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Agro‐Forestry Integrated Management of Karst Rocky Desertification Control: The Model Establishment and Practices in South China Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 Maoyin Sheng, Chunmei Yang, Linjiao Wang
Karst rocky desertification (KRD) has become the most serious ecological environmental problem in South China. Since 2008, the Chinese government has implemented a special project for KRD control. Because there are large populations in KRD areas of South China who need to survive, KRD control must not only pay attention to the ecological effects of vegetation restoration but also take into account
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Integrated Evaluation Approach for Land Sustainable Management and Carrying Capacity of Clustered Mining Area in the Cement City of South India Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 E. Kumar, T. Subramani, P. Gopinathan
In today's global context, sustainability is a crucial factor for both emerging and established industries, including mining. The sector significantly affects social, economic, and environmental dimensions, creating job opportunities that can boost regional income while also contributing to adverse environmental consequences such as air and water pollution, land degradation, and soil contamination
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Reduction of iron-organic carbon associations shifts net greenhouse gas release after initial permafrost thaw Soil Biol. Biochem. (IF 9.8) Pub Date : 2025-01-31 Eva Voggenreiter, Laurel ThomasArrigo, Joachim Kilian, Daniel Straub, Maike Friedel, Mark Stahl, Andreas Kappler, Prachi Joshi
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Succulent and no-succulent plants in desert grassland ecosystems differ in their leaf traits Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-03 Yurui Zhang, Lijuan Chen, Feifei Dong, Ziyue Li, Zhi Zheng
Background and aims Extensive studies have demonstrated that succulent and non-succulent plants markedly differ in their leaf anatomical traits. However, how leaf anatomical traits of succulent plants effect their key economic traits and whether leaf trait correlations of succulent plants are similar to those of non-succulent plants remain largely unclear. Methods Here, we measured a series of leaf
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Divergent responses of root traits of nitrogen-fixing and non-nitrogen fixing seedlings to phosphorus addition in Southern China Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-03 Zhihang He, Xiaojuan Gu, Meng Su, Linyunhui Liu, Qifeng Mo
Background and aims Phosphorus (P) limitation is common for plant growth and seedling regeneration in highly weathered soil of southern China. The responses of plant growth to various P supply are well conducted. However, the responses of different root orders of different functional tree seedlings to various soil P availability is still unclear. Methods A field-based manipulative experiment was carried
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Inconsistent responses of above- and below-ground to 8 years increased snow depth at the alpine meadow in the permafrost region of the Tibetan Plateau Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-03 Xiangjiao Tan, Hongyan Yu, Kai Yang, Xiaodong Wu, Yan Yang
Background and aims Variations in snow depth are significantly altering the soil environment in the permafrost regions of the Tibetan Plateau, which in turn affects vegetation growth. However, how plant leaf and root traits and their relationship respond to increased snow depth remains unclear. Thus, the present study aimed to examine the influence of increased snow depth on plant growth and functional
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Nanoparticle innovations: impact of biogenic CaP nanoparticles in mitigating the adverse effects of excessive nitrate application Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-03 Mai A. El-Esawy, Eman A. Elkhateeb, Amira M. Hassan, Doaa E. Elsherif
Aims The overuse nitrogen fertilizer has resulted in significant environmental pollution and may also affect the ability of plants to withstand stress and productivity. The goal of this study was to create a nanofertilizer that may improve the resistance of lupine (Lupinus termis L) nitrate stress while simultaneously releasing a micronutrient that supports plant growth. Methods Calcium phosphate nanoparticles
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Meta-analysis shows experimental warming facilitated global litter decomposition and nitrogen release Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-04 Yuan Su, Changhui Wang, Xuejun Liu
Aims Plant litter decomposition (LD) is one of the largest global carbon (C) fluxes and is particularly vulnerable to global warming. However, it is not clear how environmental and experimental factors interact with experimental warming to affect LD, C, and nutrient release. Methods Therefore, a global meta-analysis of 713 pairwise observations from 71 published papers was conducted to evaluate the
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Hotspots of enzyme activities reflect micro-scale heterogeneity in nutrient mobilization in paddy soils Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-04 Zihao Liu, Yakov Kuzyakov, Jie Fang, Yucheng He, Bin Song, Bahar S. Razavi, Jonathan M. Adams
Background and aims While intensive fertilization has wide-ranging impact on microbial communities, its effects on microbial recolonization of soil niches and associated enzyme activities as well as hotspots distribution remain underexplored. Methods Using soil zymography and high-throughput sequencing, we investigated the hotspots and activities of C-, N- and P-acquiring hydrolases, as well as bacterial
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Biochar reduces early-stage mineralization rates of plant residues more in coarse-textured soils than in fine-textured soils – an artificial-soil approach Soil (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-04 Thiago M. Inagaki, Simon Weldon, Franziska B. Bucka, Eva Farkas, Daniel P. Rasse
Abstract. Quantifying the impact of biochar on carbon persistence across soil textures is complex, owing to the variability in soil conditions. Using artificial soils with precise textural and mineral compositions, we can disentangle the effects of biochar from the effects of soil particle size. We can show that biochar application significantly reduces the early-stage carbon mineralization rates of
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Microbial carbon use for incorporating biomass phosphorus drives CO2 emission in phosphorus-supplied subtropical forest soils Soil (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-04 Jianghao Tan, Muhammed Mustapha Ibrahim, Huiying Lin, Zhaofeng Chang, Conghui Guo, Zhimin Li, Xianzhen Luo, Yongbiao Lin, Enqing Hou
Abstract. Subtropical forests store significant amounts of soil organic carbon (SOC) and are important in the global C cycle. Current understandings based on controlled experiments indicate that phosphorus (P) availability promotes SOC decomposition by alleviating microbial P limitation or rendering SOC available for microbial decomposition. While no alternative mechanism is currently known, it is
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Land use intensity differently influences soil communities across a range of arable fields and grasslands Geoderma (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-04 Chenguang Gao, Johanna E.M. Schild, Gabriel Y.K. Moinet, T. Martijn Bezemer, Franciska T. de Vries, Jan Hassink, Nick van Eekeren, Kevin Beentjes, Peter M. van Bodegom
While there is an emerging body of research showing the consequences of land use intensity on soil biodiversity, most studies focus on biodiversity responses to a single or a limited number of agricultural practices in controlled settings or at a single field site, neglecting that multiple practices are simultaneously applied by farmers in real agroecosystems. The combined effects of various agricultural
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Gross soil N transformations and microbial communities in Luxembourg beech forest (Fagus sylvatica L.) soils along a pH gradient Geoderma (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-04 Mengru Jia, Annemieke Kooijman, Roland Bol, Wim W. Wessel, Kathrin Hassler, Albert Tietema
Acidic and calcareous soils differ in nitrogen (N) cycling, yet the underlying gross N transformations remain unclear in temperate forests. To address this gap, we quantified gross N transformations and microbial abundances in the organic layer and mineral topsoil (0–5 cm) of four closely situated beech forests along a natural pH gradient. Gross N turnover accelerated from acidic to calcareous soils
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Mitigation of soil salinity by biochar and halophytes Geoderma (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-04 Qiang Xu, Yibin Xu, Hanji Xia, Han Han, Mingsi Li, Ping Gong, Chunxia Wang, Yufang Li, Pengfei Li, Hongguang Liu
Biochar is widely recognized as a significant agricultural management practice globally. Nevertheless, its application typically emphasizes incorporation into topsoil, while the potential benefits of biochar interlayers in ameliorating saline wastelands in arid regions remain insufficiently understood. A study was conducted to investigate the impact of biochar interlayers on the dynamics and distribution
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A Review of Fe–S–C Dynamics in Blue Carbon Environments: Potential Influence of Coastal Acid Sulfate Soils Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-02-04 Julie H. Y. Tan, Luke M. Mosley, Vanessa N. L. Wong
Vegetated blue carbon environments have the potential to sequester large amounts of carbon due to their high productivity and typically saturated, anaerobic soils that promote carbon accumulation. Despite this, and the coupling of Fe–S–C cycling processes, the influence of iron (Fe) in acid sulfate soils (ASSs) on carbon sequestration in blue carbon environments has yet to be systematically explored
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Patterns and drivers of soil autotrophic nitrification and associated N2O emissions Soil Biol. Biochem. (IF 9.8) Pub Date : 2025-01-30 Shumin Guo, Roland Bol, Zhutao Li, Jie Wu, Haiyan Lin, Xiaomeng Bo, Zhiwei Zhang, Zhaoqiang Han, Jinyang Wang, Jianwen Zou
Soil autotrophic nitrification, driven by ammonia oxidizers, is critical for providing plant-available nitrogen (N). However, it can also lead to N losses and environmental degradation under certain conditions. While numerous studies have examined autotrophic nitrification at individual sites, there is a lack of broad-scale, systematic investigations across diverse biomes, soil types, and climatic
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Metagenomic insights into carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycling in a no-till intercropping system Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-03 Peina Lu, Qiang Chai, Wen Yin, Hong Fan, Falong Hu, Zhilong Fan, Aizhong Yu, Cai Zhao
Background and Aims Intercropping implemented with no-tillage has been recommended as an agricultural strategy to improve crop productivity and soil health. However, limited research has explored the changes in the diversity and abundance of genes related to soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycling in a no-till maize/pea intercropping system. Methods An 8-year field experiment was conducted to
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Changes in SOC, pH, and Ca associated with microorganism mediated SOC mineralization and temperature sensitivity following vegetation restoration in karst regions Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-03 Tongxin He, Jun Li, Xinru Du, Guangting Pei, Aihua Wang, Baoqing Hu, Wei Zhang, Weidong Zhang, Jianfei Sun
Background and aims Soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization as a major C loss process, determines soil C accumulation following vegetation restoration in degraded land. However, SOC mineralization and underlying microbial mechanisms are still unclear during vegetation restoration in karst desertification areas, where the soil is characterized by high pH and calcium (Ca) content. This lack of clarity
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Water limitation as a driver of species richness decline in global grasslands under nutrient addition Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-03 Hailing Li, Josep Peñuelas, Scott L. Collins, Jordi Sardans, Kailiang Yu, Chao Song, Juan Chen, Jian-Sheng Ye
Background and aims Nutrient addition increases plant aboveground production but causes species richness decline in many herbaceous communities. Asymmetric competition for light and detrimental effects of nitrogen have been shown to cause species richness decline in mesic ecosystems. However, it remains unclear whether and how other limiting factors may also play a role in the decline of species richness
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A novel potential outlier recognition approach considering local heterogeneity enhancement to improve the quality of soil datasets Geoderma (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-03 Yongji Wang, Mingjun Yang, Meizi Wang, Jiayang Lv, Shuhao Yuan, Shaoqi Li, Zihan Wang, Jipeng Zhang, Qingwen Qi, Yanjun Ye
Soil datasets, including soil sample data and soil map products, often contain outliers that can lead to inaccurate modeling and analysis of various soil-related issues. Existing methods for identifying potential outliers in soil datasets rely on simple statistical approaches and tend to overlook the geographical characteristics of the soil. Local indicators of spatial association (LISA) can address
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contents in Soil Organic Matter Fractions Along an Elevation Gradient in the French Alps Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-02-03 Lise Marchal, Noelia Garcia‐Franco, David Gateuille, Luis Carlos Colocho Hurtarte, Christopher Just, Emmanuel Naffrechoux, Martin Wiesmeier, Jérôme Poulenard
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous persistent organic pollutants that accumulate in soils because of their high affinity for soil organic matter (SOM). As these pollutants are toxic to humans and the environment, a better understanding of their fate in the environment is required. This study aimed to assess the PAH distribution within soils according to different soil fractions:
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Soil Erosion Rates Via 210Pbex, 137Cs and USLE Model in El Rmel Watershed, NE Tunisia Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-03 Lilia Ben Cheikha, Amina Mabrouk El Asmi, Boubaker Askri, Mansour Oueslati, Foued Gharbi, Rafla Attia, Thabet Aouedi
Soil erosion is a severe environmental and agricultural phenomenon which can be accelerated with climate change and land use, particularly in the Mediterranean region. In Tunisia, studies on the spatial distribution of erosion and deposition patterns can help to effectively implement soil and water conservation practices. Accordingly, the main objective of this research was to estimate soil erosion
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Soil Aggregate Stability and Characteristics of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Contents in Cut Slope Soils With Different Aspects in Plateau Areas Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 3.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-03 Ziye Xu, Meihua Sheng, Shenghao Ai, Qinqing Yang, Zhuojun Li, Tingting Chen, Jianing Kou, Yingwei Ai, Xiaoyan Ai
Slope aspects can affect the soil‐forming process. The implementation of road construction projects in plateau regions has resulted in the formation of numerous cut slopes. However, the soil aggregate stability and the characteristics of soil nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) nutrients under different cut slope aspects (east‐facing slope (EFS), west‐facing slope (WFS), south‐facing slope
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Comparison of different methods for estimating microbial biomass in biochar-amended soils Soil Biol. Biochem. (IF 9.8) Pub Date : 2025-01-30 Sara Paliaga, Vito Armando Laudicina, Sofia Maria Muscarella, Daniel Said-Pullicino, Luigi Badalucco
Biochar use as a soil amendment can improve soil functions, enhances microbial activity, and increases crop production. However, due to its high sorptive capacity, it may interfere with traditional methods for determining soil microbial biomass, specifically chloroform fumigation-incubation (FI) and fumigation-extraction (FE). This study aimed to assess the impact of biochar on microbial biomass determination
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Nitrogen niche differentiation and overyielding along a legume proportion gradient in a subtropical grass-legume mixture Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-31 Nicolas Caram, Lynn E. Sollenberger, Marcelo O. Wallau, Jose C. B. Dubeux
Background and aims Grasses and legumes co-exist in grasslands partially because of nitrogen (N) niche partitioning and facilitation. Grasses stimulate legume biological N fixation (BNF) by depleting soil N, simultaneously benefiting from the N that legumes fix. While these responses and mechanisms are maximized at ~ 40% legume proportion in temperate grass-legume mixtures, they have remained little
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How does hydrotime analysis facilitate the selection of osmotic-tolerant rice lines at the germination stage? Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-31 Sheida Veisi, Atefeh Sabouri, Amin Abedi
Aims This study aimed to evaluate the potential of hydrotime analysis as a selection tool for identifying rice lines tolerant to osmotic stress during germination. Specifically, the study sought to compare the effectiveness of hydrotime analysis with the multi-trait genotype-ideotype distance index (MGIDI) in distinguishing between stress-sensitive and stress-tolerant rice genotypes. The objective
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Warming strength the relationship of seedling recruitment with seed mass Plant Soil (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Yan Wang, Yuqing Qin, Hui Yang, Moran Jin, Xiaowen Hu
Background and aims Seedling recruitment is crucial for maintaining species diversity and coexistence in long-term vegetation dynamics. However, the knowledge of interactions between environmental factors and seed traits affecting this process under climate change remains limited. Methods We investigated seed traits, including seed mass, shape, and germination characteristics across 50 alpine plant