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Responses of Robinia pseudoacacia co-inoculated with rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to cadmium under nitrogen excess condition
Rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are important symbiotic microorganisms promoting plant growth in contaminated soils. This study aims to determine whether the new microbial communities construct...
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Simulated Yak and Tibetan Sheep Urine Deposition Fleetingly Promoted N2O, CO2 and CH4 Emissions in an Alpine Steppe of Northern **zang Plateau
The urine of yaks (Bos grunniens) and Tibetan sheep (Pantholops hodgsoni) represents a vital source of nutrients in the alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-**zang Plateau, and its crucial role in affecting soil pro...
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Priming effects of maize growth and photosynthetic substrate supply on soil N mineralization-immobilization turnover
Soil nitrogen (N) mineralization-immobilization turnover (MIT) regulates the inorganic N supply in terrestrial ecosystems. Much research has been done to understand the factors that control the MIT in soils, b...
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Topography Variations Alter the Nitrogen Utilization Strategies of Two Dominant Plant Species in an Alpine Steppe
Topographic factors are important potential determinants of soil nitrogen (N) availability as they influence temperature and moisture at the local scale, thereby affecting plant N use strategies. To date, the ...
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Raised Bed Planting Pattern Improves Root Growth and Nitrogen use Efficiency of Post-Rice Wheat
Conventional puddling (rice season) and flat planting (wheat season) deteriorate soil properties and induce high mechanical impedance of roots, while increasing nitrogen (N) loss, affecting the normal developm...
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Open AccessTree root-mediated soil metabolome in agroforestry enhancing the growth and quality of Panax notoginseng
The ecological cultivation of Panax notoginseng under a forest canopy relies on the coupling of the P. notoginseng growth environment and the forest ecosystem
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Theoretical carrying capacity of grasslands and early warning for maintaining forage-livestock balance in the Qilian Mountains, northwest China
An in-depth understanding of the relationship between the theoretical carrying capacity of grasslands and the forage-livestock balance is crucial for maintaining ecological equilibrium in grasslands and guidin...
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Influence of Humic Acid on the Effectiveness of NBPT in Different Types of Soils
To improve the performance of the urease inhibitor (UI) N-butyl thiophosphorothioate triamine (NBPT) in various fertilizer applications, we combined the humic acid (HA) from coal and NBPT with urea to prelimin...
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Open AccessJuniper (Juniperus virginiana) encroachment into grassland results in increased trace-element inputs
Woody plant encroachment poses a significant threat to grasslands globally, and in the southcentral USA, juniper (Juniperus virginiana) is rapidly taking over large areas of grasslands. Despite ongoing research, ...
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Correction to: Melatonin enhances the tolerance of apple seedlings to salt stress by regulating the microbial community structure and metabolite composition of the rhizosphere
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Melatonin enhances the tolerance of apple seedlings to salt stress by regulating the microbial community structure and metabolite composition of the rhizosphere
The potential roles of melatonin (MT) in alleviating salt stress in apple plants (Malus hupehensis) are not understood.
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Higher light utilization and assimilate translocation efficiency produced greater grain yield in super hybrid rice
The yield potential of super hybrid rice has been increased by nearly 10% compared to ordinary hybrid or inbred rice. To further explain the reasons for the yield advantage of hybrids, we conducted investigati...
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Cover plant functional types alter the abundance and composition of hydrophobic compounds: The relationship with soil water repellency on the Chinese Loess Plateau
It is widely accepted that soil water repellency (SWR) is mainly caused by hydrophobic compounds from plants and microbes. The relation between these hydrophobic compounds, which are defined as SWR biomarkers,...
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Crop Yield Prediction Based on Bacterial Biomarkers and Machine Learning
Bacteria serve as a holistic indicator of soil fertility by incorporating both biotic and abiotic aspects of past and present ecosystems. However, a research gap still exists in yield prediction models based o...
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Litter functional dissimilarity accelerates carbon and nitrogen release from the decomposition of straw but not root in maize/legume intercrop**
The decomposition of shoot and root litter has been extensively studied in natural ecosystems. Our understanding of the decomposition of plant litter including carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) release from root res...
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Belowground Biomass Changed the Regulatory Factors of Soil N2O Funder N and Water Additions in a Temperate Steppe of Inner Mongolia
Soil nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes are affected by variations in nitrogen (N) and water inputs. Researchers are concerned about whether differences in environmental and biological factors can explain variations in s...
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Open AccessTime Matters: A Short-Term Longitudinal Analysis of Conservation Agriculture and Its Impact on Soil Health
Conservation agriculture is seen as a potential solution to modern farming challenges. This paper elucidates its immediate impact by investigating the short-term dynamics of soil health, including the biologic...
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Effects of Fractionation Methods on Soil Aggregate Microbial Community Composition: Settling vs. Wet Sieving
Soil microbial communities play a vital role in biogeochemical cycling and ecosystem functions at the aggregate scale. Soil fractionation methods can affect the interpretation of microbial spatial distribution...
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Global Environmental Change Shifts Ecological Stoichiometry Coupling Between Plant and Soil in Early-Stage Invasions
Extensive research has been conducted on the ecological stoichiometry of plants and soils. However, the relationship between plants and soil stoichiometry under the global environmental change is not fully und...
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Simplicispira sedimenti sp. nov., isolated from a sediment of drainage ditch in winery
A Gram-stain-negative, motile (by single polar flagellum) and rod-shaped bacterium, designated W1-6T, was isolated from a sediment of drainage ditch in winery in Guiyang, south-western China. Strain W1-6T showed ...
