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Short-term grazing diminished ecosystem multifunctionality of grassland in northern China
Grasslands play important roles in production as well as having ecological functions. Grazing affects grassland ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF). However, the underlying grazing processes that influence gras...
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Intercrop** wheat alleviated soil acidification and suppressed Fusarium wilt of faba bean
Modern high input-based intensive crop** systems often lead to accumulation of phenolic acids in the soil which promote the development of soil diseases. While this can be suppressed by intercrop**. This r...
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Sugar accumulation stage in sugar beets is a key stage in response to continuous crop** soil microbial community assembly
Continuous crop** effects are a major constraint to the sugar beet industry. Although the microbial community of continuously cropped sugar beets has been studied, the effect of continuous crop** on microb...
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Effects of different crop rotations on the incidence of cotton Verticillium wilt and structure and function of the rhizospheric microbial community
Cotton continuous crop** might cause the soil-borne disease Verticillium wilt in agricultural production. Crop rotation has been shown to be an effective method for controlling this disease. The objectives of t...
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Differences in soil microbial communities with successional stage depend on vegetation coverage and soil substrates in alpine desert shrublands
In semiarid ecosystems, changes in plant communities are promoted under shrub canopies during restoration, but the link between shrub community restoration dynamics and changes in soil microbe communities is ...
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PIN5 is involved in regulating NH4+ efflux and primary root growth under high-ammonium stress via mediating intracellular auxin transport
Ammonium (NH4+) is an important nitrogen (N) source in many ecosystems and agricultural systems but excessive NH4+ is toxic to root growth and development, especially when NH4+ is the sole N source. Previous stud...
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Meta-analysis of the priming effect on native soil organic carbon in response to glucose amendment across soil depths
The priming effect (PE) on native soil organic matter induced by exogenous carbon addition influences soil carbon and nutrient cycling across the soil depths. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the effects...
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Sharing of nitrogen between connected ramets of Alternanthera philoxeroides in homogeneous environments
Benefits of clonal integration have been widely documented in clonal species, but quantitative tests of the translocation of resources in both directions between older and younger ramets (e.g., transport rate ...
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Growth and nutrient stoichiometry responses to N and P fertilization of 8-year old Masson pines (Pinus massoniana) in subtropical China
Masson pine (Pinus massoniana) plantations are one of the most common forestry plantations in southern China. A high proportion of these plantations is managed as monoculture forests. Productivity in these planta...
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Transcriptomic analyses reveal the effect of nitric oxide on the lateral root development and growth of mangrove plant Kandelia obovata
Kandelia obovata, a dominant mangrove species in China, produces complex buttress roots and prop roots in intertidal wetlands where high quantities of nitric oxide (NO) are produced by reducing sediments. NO, a ...
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Physiological and molecular advances in magnesium nutrition of plants
Mg is a macronutrient for plant growth. Mg deficiency has become an important limiting factor in intensive agricultural production, resulting in reduced crop yield and quality. Given that Mg is also essential ...
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Different decomposition metrics of root xylem and root tissues outside xylem: an 8-year-long root decomposition study in an alpine shrubland
Both root xylem (Rxy) and tissues outside the xylem (Rtox) are involved in root decomposition, a critical process for greenhouse gas emissions and soil organic matter formation. However, differences in decomposit...
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Water sources of major plant species along a strong climatic gradient in the inland Heihe River Basin
Knowledge on vegetation water sources is crucial to understand the ecohydrological processes and ecological management of arid and semi-arid ecosystems. The identification and quantification of plant water upt...
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Release from below- and aboveground natural enemies contributes to invasion success of a temperate invader
Efforts to concurrently test for enemy release of both above- and belowground enemies for invasive plants in non-native range are limited. Moreover, direct evidence for the causal link between enemy release an...
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Phosphorus-fertilisation has differential effects on leaf growth and photosynthetic capacity of Arachis hypogaea L.
The objectives of this study were to assess how Arachis hypogaea L. (peanut or groundnut) responds to different P supplies in terms of growth and photosynthesis, and to determine the optimum P supply and differen...
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Effects of ageing on bioavailability of selenium in soils assessed by diffusive gradients in thin-films and sequential extraction
Ageing is an important factor for controlling selenium bioavailability and toxicity in soil.
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Marginal impact of crop** BADH transgenic maize BZ-136 on chemical property, enzyme activity, and bacterial community diversity of rhizosphere soil
Transgenic betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH) maize that overaccumulates glycine betaine (GB) is developed to enhance tolerance to salt stress, while the ecological risk of crop** BADH transgenic maize BZ-13...
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Plant organic N uptake maintains species dominance under long-term warming
There is ample experimental evidence for shifts in plant community composition under climate warming. To date, however, the underlying mechanisms driving these compositional shifts remain poorly understood.
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Inoculation of Fe/Mn-oxidizing bacteria enhances Fe/Mn plaque formation and reduces Cd and As accumulation in Rice Plant tissues
Iron plaques can prevent the uptake of heavy metals on the root surface of wetland plants. The Fe and Mn oxides produced by microorganisms are major Fe/Mn-oxidizing agents in the environment. This study is the...
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Soil bacterial communities of different natural forest types in Northeast China
The types of natural forests have long been suggested to shape below-ground microbial communities in forest ecosystem. However, detailed information on the impressionable bacterial groups and the potential mec...