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For the agroecological transition, the rhizosphere is a critical interface for plants to acquire resources and to enhance plant health with limited inputs. In the present study, we developed a new indicator to...
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Reducing pesticide use has become a goal shared by several European countries and a major issue in public policies due to the negative impacts of pesticides on the environment and on human health. However, sin...
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Earthworms are an important soil taxon as ecosystem engineers, providing a variety of crucial ecosystem functions and services. Little is known about their diversity and distribution at large spatial scales, d...
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Protected activity of a phytase immobilized in mesoporous silica with benefits to plant phosphorus nutrition
Phosphorus (P) is one of the main nutrients required for plant growth and is absorbed and metabolized in the form of orthophosphate ions (Pi). In agriculture, P is a major component of fertilizers. Forecast sh...
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In this study we identified the nature of the root-induced chemical processes controlling changes in phosphate (P) availability in a soil with two P loadings resulting from long-term fertilization treatments.
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In the context of increasing global food demand, ecological intensification of agroecosystems is required to increase nutrient use efficiency in plants while decreasing fertilizer inputs. Better exploration an...
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The SAHGA model to calculate the Spatial Ammoniacal Heterogeneity at the soil surface after fertiliser Granule Application
After dissolution of fertiliser granules, a high nitrogen concentration is recovered in the immediate vicinity of granules, which may enhance damaging processes like nitrite accumulation or ammonia volatilisat...
