Soil protists: a fertile frontier in soil biology research
Protists include all eukaryotes except plants, fungi and animals. They are an essential, yet
often forgotten, component of the soil microbiome. Method developments have now …
often forgotten, component of the soil microbiome. Method developments have now …
Silicon cycling in soils revisited
Silicon (Si) speciation and availability in soils is highly important for ecosystem functioning,
because Si is a beneficial element for plant growth. Si chemistry is highly complex compared …
because Si is a beneficial element for plant growth. Si chemistry is highly complex compared …
Silicon dynamics through the lens of soil-plant-animal interactions: perspectives for agricultural practices
F de Tombeur, P Roux, JT Cornelis - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Silicon (Si) is increasingly recognized as a pivotal beneficial element
for plants in ecology and agricultural sciences, but soil-plant Si cycling has been considered …
for plants in ecology and agricultural sciences, but soil-plant Si cycling has been considered …
Review on protozoic silica and its role in silicon cycling
D Puppe - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Biogenic silicon (BSi) has been found to play a fundamental role in the link between global
Si and carbon cycles, because it represents a key factor in the control of Si fluxes from …
Si and carbon cycles, because it represents a key factor in the control of Si fluxes from …
Agriculture increases the bioavailability of silicon, a beneficial element for crop, in temperate soils
M Caubet, S Cornu, NPA Saby, JD Meunier - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Crops may take benefits from silicon (Si) uptake in soil. Plant available Si (PAS) can be
affected by natural weathering processes or by anthropogenic forces such as agriculture …
affected by natural weathering processes or by anthropogenic forces such as agriculture …
Cellular intelligence: microphenomenology and the realities of being
BJ Ford - Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Traditions of Eastern thought conceptualised life in a holistic sense, emphasising the
processes of maintaining health and conquering sickness as manifestations of an …
processes of maintaining health and conquering sickness as manifestations of an …
Natural forest chronosequence maintains better soil fertility indicators and assemblage of total belowground soil biota than Chinese fir monoculture in subtropical …
Soil biota are critical for services and the functionality of terrestrial ecosystems. Studying the
composition of total belowground soil biota across different ecological scales has become …
composition of total belowground soil biota across different ecological scales has become …
The effect of silicon fertilization and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria on chemical forms of silicon and phosphorus uptake by wheat plant in a calcareous soil
L Rezakhani, B Motesharezadeh, MM Tehrani… - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Background and aims It is known that the single and combined use of phosphate-
solubilizing bacteria (PSB) and silicon (Si) have the potential to improve the uptake of …
solubilizing bacteria (PSB) and silicon (Si) have the potential to improve the uptake of …
Soil testate amoebae and diatoms as bioindicators of an old heavy metal contaminated floodplain in Japan
M Wanner, K Birkhofer, T Fischer, M Shimizu… - Microbial ecology, 2020 - Springer
Soil protists are rarely included in ecotoxicological investigations, despite their fundamental
role in ecological processes. Moreover, testate amoebae and diatoms contribute …
role in ecological processes. Moreover, testate amoebae and diatoms contribute …
How big is the influence of biogenic silicon pools on short-term changes in water-soluble silicon in soils? Implications from a study of a 10-year-old soil–plant system
D Puppe, A Höhn, D Kaczorek, M Wanner… - …, 2017 - bg.copernicus.org
The significance of biogenic silicon (BSi) pools as a key factor for the control of Si fluxes from
terrestrial to aquatic ecosystems has been recognized for decades. However, while most …
terrestrial to aquatic ecosystems has been recognized for decades. However, while most …