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Enzyme Identification and Screening: Activity-Based Methods
Methods for the identification and characterization of “ideal” enzymes for industrial use in the field of biotechnology have developed rapidly in...
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Impact of Conservation Agriculture on Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration and Enzyme Activity Under Rice–Wheat Crop** System in a Vertisol
The positive effects of conservation agriculture (CA) (zero tillage with residue retention) on enhancing soil quality in rice–wheat system in the...
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Use of Serendipita indica to improve soybean growth, physiological properties, and soil enzymatic activities under different Cd concentrations
BackgroundPlants-microbial technology has been regarded as a popular and applied new technique for the remediation of cadmium (Cd) polluted soils.
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Intraspecific variations in activities of four classes of fine root phosphatases in Quercus serrata, a dominant deciduous oak, occurring across a wide soil phosphorus gradient in Japan
Background and aimsPhosphatase secretion by roots is an important phosphorus (P) acquisition strategy for plants growing under soil P deficiency....
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Effects of continuous crop** of Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. on soil physicochemical properties, enzyme activities, microbial communities and functional genes
BackgroundPinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. is a commonly used herb in traditional Chinese medicine, and the main raw material of various Chinese...
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Effects of Water and Nitrogen Coupling on Apple Yield, Soil Water and Nitrogen Distribution, and Enzyme Activity Under Surge-Root Irrigation in Loess Plateau, China
The objective of this study was to explore the effects of surge-root irrigation and nitrogen coupling on apple yield, soil water and nitrogen...
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Close coupling of plant functional types with soil microbial community composition drives soil carbon and nutrient cycling in tundra heath
AimsThis study aimed at elucidating divergent effects of two dominant plant functional types (PFTs) in tundra heath, dwarf shrubs and mosses, on soil...
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Short-term vs. long-term effects of warming and nitrogen addition on soil extracellular enzyme activity and litter decomposition in a grass-dominated system
PurposeIn long-term global change experiments, while cumulative treatment effects on soil and plant responses can emerge over time, comparisons...
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Low irrigation water minimizes the nitrate nitrogen losses without compromising the soil fertility, enzymatic activities and maize growth
Nitrate nitrogen (NO 3 −_ N) leaching increased with nitrogen (N) fertilization under high water supply to the field negatively affected the maize...
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Effects of Detritus Treatments on Soil Microbial Community Composition, Structure and Nutrient Limitation in a Subtropical Karst Ecosystem
Detritus inputs and removal strongly influence soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) as well as soil microbial communities and resource...
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Deep soil microbial carbon use efficiency responds stronger to nitrogen deposition than top soil in tropical forests, southern China
Background and aimsSoil microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE), a key parameter determining soil C fate, has been associated with soil nitrogen (N)...
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Synthetic consortia of four strains promote Schisandra chinensis growth by regulating soil microbial community and improving soil fertility
Main conclusionSynthetic consortia performed better in promoting Schisandra chinensis growth than individual strains, and this result provides...
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Modified universal buffer does not necessarily maintain soil enzyme assay pH
Buffers are widely used when performing soil enzyme assays, either to measure specific soil enzyme activities based on a standard protocol or to...
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Comparison of Biological Indicators of Soil Quality of Horticultural Crops Based on No-tillage and Non-synthetic Systems
The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbial biomass carbon content, microbial biomass nitrogen content and enzyme activities of soils sampled...
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Soil multifunctionality is associated with soil water content and fungal richness in Robinia pseudoacacia plantations
BackgroundSoil multifunctionality (SMF), which was used to mirror the ability of soil to deliver multiple functions simultaneously, is an effective...
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Root exudation links root traits to soil functioning in agroecosystems
Background and aimsRoot exudation is a key process for plant nutrient acquisition, but the controls on root exudation and its relationship to soil C...
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Soil pseudotargeted metabolomics reveals that planting years of masson pine (Pinus massoniana) affect soil metabolite profiles and metabolic pathways
AimsSoil metabolites have a great influence on regulating the growth and development of plants and microbes in forest ecosystems. This study aims to...
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Nitric oxide and AMF-mediated regulation of soil enzymes activities, cysteine-H2S system and thiol metabolites in mitigating chromium (Cr (VI)) toxicity in pigeonpea genotypes
Cr (VI) hampers plant growth and yield by reducing essential nutrient uptake as it competes for phosphate and sulfate transporters. Nitric oxide (NO)...
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Long Term Fertilization on Soil Nutrient Dynamics, Soil Quality and Soil Bacterial Community Structure in an Inceptisol Under Semi-arid Tropics of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) - Maize (Zea Mays) Crop** Sequence
PurposeThe main aim of this study is to assess the long-term effect of continuous fertilizer and manure addition, as well as intensive crop**, on...
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Pyrogenic organic matter decreases while fresh organic matter increases soil heterotrophic respiration through modifying microbial activity in a subtropical forest
As the carbon (C) credit market evolves, incorporating organic matter into soils has emerged as a key strategy in C farming. Soil heterotrophic...
