Nano-fertilizers: A sustainable technology for improving crop nutrition and food security

AM Jakhar, I Aziz, AR Kaleri, M Hasnain, G Haider… - NanoImpact, 2022 - Elsevier
Excessive use of synthetic fertilizers cause economic burdens, increasing soil, water and
atmospheric pollution. Nano-fertilizers have shown great potential for their sustainable uses …

FungalTraits vs. FUNGuild: comparison of ecological functional assignments of leaf-and needle-associated fungi across 12 temperate tree species

B Tanunchai, L Ji, SA Schroeter, SFM Wahdan… - Microbial ecology, 2023 - Springer
Recently, a new annotation tool “FungalTraits” was created based on the previous FUNGuild
and FunFun databases, which has attracted high attention in the scientific community. These …

Tree species composition and soil properties in pure and mixed beech-conifer stands drive soil fungal communities

LE Likulunga, CAR Pérez, D Schneider… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil fungi, especially the functional guilds of saprotrophs and symbiotrophs, play a central
role in ecosystem processes such as decomposition and plant nutrient acquisition. Fungal …

Root functional traits mediate rhizosphere soil carbon stability in a subtropical forest

H Xu, B Zhu, X Wei, M Yu, X Cheng - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Plants can be classified as either resource-acquisitive or resource-conservative strategies
based on their root traits. Compared with conservative trees, acquisitive trees produce larger …

Effects of tree composition and soil depth on structure and functionality of belowground microbial communities in temperate European forests

LD Prada-Salcedo, JP Prada-Salcedo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Depending on their tree species composition, forests recruit different soil microbial
communities. Likewise, the vertical nutrient gradient along soil profiles impacts these …

Distinct effects of host and neighbour tree identity on arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal fungi along a tree diversity gradient

O Ferlian, K Goldmann, N Eisenhauer… - ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Plant diversity and plant-related ecosystem functions have been important in biodiversity-
ecosystem functioning studies. However, biotic interactions with mycorrhizal fungi have …

[HTML][HTML] The role of fungi in the biogeochemical cycling of supergene gold and satellite transition metals: A potential new exploration tool

T Bohu, RR Anand, AH Kaksonen… - Ore Geology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fungi play a pivotal role in metals biomineralization and biogeochemical cycling thereby
influencing various essential pedogenic processes, eg, rock weathering, organic matter …

Soil fungal communities contribute to the positive diversity–productivity relationship of tree communities under contrasting water availability

C Fahey, WC Parker, A Paquette, C Messier… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plant diversity has often been linked to increased productivity; however, this apparent
diversity–productivity relationship may rely on intertrophic interactions such as those …

Functional trait variation and community-weighted means of tree traits can alter soil microbial biomass and community composition

X Wan, Z Yu, M Wang, Y Zhang, ME Lucas-Borja… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The interactions between plant diversity and the soil microbial community are crucial for
maintaining multiple ecosystem functions. However, the underlying mechanisms of how …

Tree species mixing causes a shift in fine‐root soil exploitation strategies across European forests

J Wambsganss, GT Freschet, F Beyer… - Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mixed‐species forests have often been shown to enhance above‐ground ecosystem
properties and processes. Despite the significance of fine roots for tree and ecosystem …