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Effect of PAHs on nitrogen-fixing and sulfate-reducing microbial communities in seagrass Enhalus acoroides sediment
Seagrass meadows are vital ecosystems with high productivity and biodiversity and often in the oligotrophic area. Nitrogen usually limits...
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Description of two nitrogen-fixing bacteria, Geomonas fuzhouensis sp. nov. and Geomonas agri sp. nov., isolated from paddy soils
Two strictly anaerobic nitrogen-fixing strains, designated RG17 T and RG53 T , were isolated from paddy soils in China. Strains RG17 T and RG53 T showed...
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Conifer and broadleaf trees show a strong co-evolution with rhizosphere diazotrophic microbiome
Background and AimsFree living, non-symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria (diazotrophs) that inhabit plant rhizosphere substantially contribute to...
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and potential association networks among African tropical forest trees
Tropical forests represent one of the most diverse and productive ecosystems on Earth. High productivity is sustained by efficient and rapid cycling...
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Siderophore Synthesis Ability of the Nitrogen-Fixing Bacterium (NFB) GXGL-4A is Regulated at the Transcriptional Level by a Transcriptional Factor (trX) and an Aminomethyltransferase-Encoding Gene (amt)
Kosakonia radicincitans GXGL-4A, a gram-negative nitrogen-fixing (NF) bacterial strain is coated with a thick capsulatus on the surface of cell wall,...
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Role of shade trees in conserving beneficial arthropods of biocontrol importance in tea ecosystem
Naturally or artificially created diverse vegetation habitats often promote natural enemies of crop pests. The abundance of natural enemies increases...
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Nitrogen Fixing Fungi for Development of Biofertilizer and Future Strategies
Urbanization, population explosion, pollution and deforestation lead to negative impact on the environment and disturb its natural cycles. With that... -
Nitrospirillum viridazoti sp. nov., an Efficient Nitrogen-Fixing Species Isolated from Grasses
A group of Gram-negative plant-associated diazotrophic bacteria belonging to the genus Nitrospirillum was investigated, including both previously...
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Vibrio nitrifigilis sp. nov., a marine nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from the lagoon sediment of an islet inside an atoll
A nitrogen-fixing isolate of facultatively anaerobic, marine bacterium, designated strain NFV-1 T , was recovered from the lagoon sediment of Dongsha...
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Assessing Nutrient Safety Net and Crop Yield in a Mediterranean Agroforestry Using 15N Labelling Experiment
This study aimed to assess crop yield and soil nitrogen removal by trees from a potential nitrogen leaching pool in Mediterranean agroforestry, in a 15 ...
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Soil Nutrient Dynamics and Cycling Under Agroforestry
Agroforestry is the sustainable integration of trees with other agricultural components for multiple benefits. Water, light, and nutrients are... -
Paenibacillus sinensis sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing species isolated from plant rhizospheres
Two strains HN-1 T and 39 were isolated from rhizospheres of different plants grown in different regions of PR China. The two strains exhibited high...
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The significance of endophytic and phyllospheric N2 fixation in forest trees: evidence from stable (15N) and radioactive (13N) tracer studies
Key messageThe proportional contribution of endophytic and phyllospheric diazotrophs to tree N nutrition can be quantified by 15 N techniques.
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Trees in pastures: local knowledge, management, and motives in tropical Veracruz, Mexico
Agriculture and extensive cattle ranching have been leading causes of deforestation in the rainforests of the Mexican tropics. In the municipality of...
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Description of Microbacterium dauci sp. nov., a plant growth hormone indoleacetic acid-producing and nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from carrot rhizosphere soil
A plant growth hormone indoleacetic acid-producing strain LX3-4 T was isolated from a carrot rhizosphere soil sample collected in Shandong Province,...
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Frankia diversity in sympatrically occurring red alder (Alnus rubra) and Sitka alder (Alnus viridis) trees in an early successional environment
Key MessageFrankia diversity on Mount St. Helens has recovered to regionally-observed levels, but small-scale geographic heterogeneity affects...
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Differences in the effects of broadleaf and coniferous trees on soil nematode communities and soil fertility across successional stages
PurposeSoil nematodes are among the most important fauna in soils and participate actively in soil ecological processes. However, whether and how...
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Impacts of nitrogen on physiological interactions of the hemiparasitic Santalum album and its N2-fixing host Dalbergia odorifera
Key messageExternal N inputs can significantly affect the physiological traits and resource budget to both hemiparasite S. album and its N2-fixing...
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Fields with no recent legume cultivation have sufficient nitrogen-fixing rhizobia for crops of faba bean (Vicia faba L.)
Purpose(1) To assess the biological N fixation (BNF) potential of varieties of faba bean ( Vicia faba L.) cropped with or without compost in an...
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Applying molecular and genetic methods to trees and their fungal communities
AbstractForests provide invaluable economic, ecological, and social services. At the same time, they are exposed to several threats, such as...