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Open AccessShort-term restoration practices change the bacterial community in degraded soil from the Brazilian semiarid
Land degradation by deforestation adversely impacts soil properties, and long-term restoration practices have been reported to potentially reverse these effects, particularly on soil microorganisms. However, t...
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Open AccessSoil fertility impact on recruitment and diversity of the soil microbiome in sub-humid tropical pastures in Northeastern Brazil
Soil fertility is key point to pastures systems and drives the microbial communities and their functionality. Therefore, an understanding of the interaction between soil fertility and microbial communities can...
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Open AccessSoil and foliar Si fertilization alters elemental stoichiometry and increases yield of sugarcane cultivars
Silicon (Si) fertilization is widely recognized to improve the development of crops, especially in tropical soils and cultivation under dryland management. Herein, our working hypothesis was that Si stoichiome...
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Open AccessGenetically related genotypes of cowpea present similar bacterial community in the rhizosphere
Plant breeding reduces the genetic diversity of plants and could influence the composition, structure, and diversity of the rhizosphere microbiome, selecting more homogeneous and specialized microbes. In this ...
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Open AccessDistinct bacterial community structure and composition along different cowpea producing ecoregions in Northeastern Brazil
Soil microbial communities represent the largest biodiversity on Earth, holding an important role in promoting plant growth and productivity. However, the knowledge about how soil factors modulate the bacteria...
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Open AccessResponses of soil microbial biomass and enzyme activity to herbicides imazethapyr and flumioxazin
The use of herbicides is important for controlling weeds in crops. However, they can present impacts on soil properties, such as biological properties. In this study, we evaluated the responses of soil microbi...
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Open AccessDynamics of archaeal community in soil with application of composted tannery sludge
Application of composted tannery sludge (CTS) could promote a shift in the structure of soil microbial communities. Although the effect of CTS on bacterial community has been studied, it is unclear how the com...