Interactions between cover crops and soil microorganisms increase phosphorus availability in conservation agriculture

M Hallama, C Pekrun, S Pilz, KA Jarosch, M Frąc… - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Aims An essential task of agricultural systems is to improve internal phosphorus (P)
recycling. Cover crops and tillage reduction can increase sustainability, but it is not known …

Impact of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on resident soil and root mycobiomes in beech forests

S Clausing, LE Likulunga, D Janz, HY Feng… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2021 - Springer
N and P are essential macronutrients for all organisms. How shifts in the availability of N or P
affect fungal communities in temperate forests is not well understood. Here, we conducted a …

Carbohydrate depletion in roots impedes phosphorus nutrition in young forest trees

S Clausing, R Pena, B Song, K Müller… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nutrient imbalances cause the deterioration of tree health in European forests, but the
underlying physiological mechanisms are unknown. Here, we investigated the …

Prebiotics: a solution for improving plant growth, soil health, and carbon sequestration?

A Alahmad, L Edelman, L Castel… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2023 - Springer
Soil fertility and productivity are severely impacted by exploitation and degradation
processes. These threats, coupled with population growth and climatic changes, compel us …

The influence of bioclimate on soil microbial communities of cork oak

D Costa, RM Tavares, P Baptista, T Lino-Neto - BMC microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Background Soil microbiomes are important to maintain soil processes in forests and confer
protection to plants against abiotic and biotic stresses. These microbiomes can be affected …

Composition, activity and diversity of bacterial and fungal communities responses to inputs of phosphorus fertilizer enriched with beneficial microbes in degraded …

M Mącik, A Gryta, L Sas‐Paszt… - Land Degradation & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic‐induced deterioration of soil health remains a global problem, resulting in a
diminished productivity of agroecosystems. In order to improve soil quality, we investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial community composition unaffected by mycorrhizal plant removal in sub-arctic tundra

L Kirchhoff, K Gavazov, G Blume-Werry, EJ Krab, S Lett… - Fungal Ecology, 2024 - Elsevier
Vegetation changes in a warming Arctic may affect plant-associated soil microbial
communities with possible consequences for the biogeochemical cycling of carbon (C) and …

Soil organic phosphorus is mainly hydrolyzed via phosphatases from ectomycorrhiza-associated bacteria rather than ectomycorrhizal fungi

J Yuan, R Yan, X Zhang, K Su, H Liu, X Wei, R Wang… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Background and aims Mycorrhizal fungi-released phosphatases have long been claimed
pivotal to mobilize soil organic phosphorus (P). We hypothesized that ectomycorrhizal …

Role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in human welfare

E Chot, MS Reddy - Fungi and Fungal Products in Human Welfare and …, 2023 - Springer
Anthropogenic and natural activities-based ecosystem disturbances lead to leftover
degraded barren lands. Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi play an important role in regulating the …

Legacy effects overshadow tree diversity effects on soil fungal communities in oil palm-enrichment plantations

J Ballauff, DC Zemp, D Schneider, B Irawan, R Daniel… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Financially profitable large-scale cultivation of oil palm monocultures in previously diverse
tropical rain forest areas constitutes a major ecological crisis today. Not only is a large …