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Effects of defoliation on root traits, nitrogen fixation, soil nitrogen availability, soil enzyme activities and soil bacterial communities of forage legumes
Background and AimsForage legumes fix atmospheric nitrogen through a mutualistic relationship with soil rhizobia bacteria. However, frequent...
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Sod Culture Treatments Positively Affect Soil Fungal Diversity, Soil Enzyme Activities, and Nutrient Uptake in Navel Orange Orchards
Gannan navel oranges ( Citrus sinensis Osb. var. brasliliensis Tanaka) are mainly cultivated in mountain orchards. However, inappropriate long-term...
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Soil Aggregate-Associated Carbon-Cycle and Nitrogen-Cycle Enzyme Activities as Affected by Stand Age in Chinese Fir Plantations
Exploring the activities of soil carbon-cycle enzymes (CCE) and nitrogen-cycle enzymes (NCE) at the aggregate scale is essential for improving our...
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Variation patterns and their driving factors in soil extracellular enzyme activities and stoichiometry along a 49-years vegetation restoration chronosequence
Background and aimsVegetation restoration by altering soil properties has far-reaching impacts on soil extracellular enzyme activities (EEAs) and...
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Responses of Soil Bacterial Communities and Enzyme Activities to Straw Return and Potassium Fertilization with Two Soils Under Soil Potassium Balance Condition in Rice–Wheat System
Long-term imbalance in fertilization has resulted in a serious decline in potassium (K) fertility in the Yangtze River Delta region of China....
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Effect of Vermicompost on Fruit Quality, Growth, and Rhizosphere Soil Enzyme Activities of Blue Honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea L.)
Vermicompost as a kind of organic fertilizer has been reported for improvements in many plant properties, however, whether the application of...
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The impacts of different nitrogen supply on root traits, root exudates, and soil enzyme activities of exotic and native plant communities
BackgroundThe effects of nitrogen (N) deposition on root traits, root exudates, and soil extracellular enzyme activities (EEAs) of exotic and native...
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Improving soil pH, nutrient concentrations, and enzyme activities by green manure returning in young and mature rubber plantation on Hainan Island, China
BackgroundStudying green manure decomposition in various returning methods can establish a scientific foundation for farmland nutrient management.
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Earthworms Modify the Soil Bacterial Community by Regulating the Soil Carbon, Enzyme Activities, and pH
Earthworms, universal invertebrates in the soil, play an important role in accelerating litter decomposition and recycling elements. Peatlands store...
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Response of soil nutrients, enzyme activities, and fungal communities to biochar availability in the rhizosphere of mountainous apple trees
AimsBiochar application is an efficient amendment to improve soil chemical properties. However, its influence on enzyme activities and soil health,...
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Effects of Amaranthus palmeri Invasion on Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities and Enzymatic Stoichiometry
Soil extracellular enzyme activities (EEAs) and enzymatic stoichiometry (ES) play essential roles in plant invasion processes. Nevertheless, how soil...
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Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Mineralization Potential of Manures Regulated by Soil Microbial Activities in Contrasting Soil Textures
Manure application and mineralization are important for soil fertility and crop productivity. This study aimed to estimate the mineralization of soil...
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Characteristics of Enzyme Activities in Soils within Agricultural Landscapes across Vladimir Opolye High Plains
AbstractThe research was carried out to study the enzyme activities in the gray forest soil (GF) with the second humus horizon (SHH) relative to the...
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Responses of Soil Active Organic Carbon Fractions and Enzyme Activities to Freeze-thaw Cycles in Wetlands
In order to clarify the response of soil active organic carbon fractions and enzyme activities in different type of wetlands to freeze-thaw cycles...
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Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous contents, related enzyme activities and organic matter fractions of litter and soil in a terra firme forest in Central Amazonia
The response of lowland tropical forest on highly weathered P-limited soils to changes in atmospheric composition is likely to be regulated by...
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Conservation tillage increases nutrient accumulation by promoting soil enzyme activity: a meta-analysis
AimsThe conservation tillage i.e. reduced tillage (incl. no tillage and minimum tillage) and straw return, plays an important role in the promotion...
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Soil Liming Ameliorates Crude Oil Stress and Promotes Biochemical Indices and Photosynthetic and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities in Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus)
Crude oil contamination is a serious environmental threat to agricultural soils. Different methods have been employed to ameliorate crude...
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Halophyte functional groups influence seasonal variations in rhizosphere microbial necromass and enzyme activities in an inland saline ecosystem
In this study, we investigated the seasonal changes in enzyme activities and microbial necromass carbon (C) in the bulk and rhizosphere soils of...
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Soil texture is a stronger driver of the maize rhizosphere microbiome and extracellular enzyme activities than soil depth or the presence of root hairs
AimsDifferent drivers are known to shape rhizosphere microbiome assembly. How soil texture (Texture) and presence or lack of root hairs (Root Hair)...
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Tree species mixture effect on extracellular enzyme kinetics varies with enzyme type and soil depth in subtropical plantations
AimsTree species mixing is an essential measure used to increase soil carbon (C) sinks and enhance nutrient cycling, while enzyme catalysis is the...
