[HTML][HTML] The microbial connection to sustainable agriculture

K Nadarajah, NSN Abdul Rahman - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microorganisms are an important element in modeling sustainable agriculture. Their role in
soil fertility and health is crucial in maintaining plants' growth, development, and yield …

Dynamics of organic acid exudation and rhizobacteria in maize rhizosphere respond to N-CDs

L Yue, L Jiao, M Tao, L Xu, X Cao, F Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
To sustainably feed the growing global population, it is essential to increase crop yields on
limited land while reducing the use of fertilizers and agrochemicals. The rhizosphere …

Silicon quantum dots promote radish resistance to root herbivores without impairing rhizosphere microenvironment health

N Fan, C Zhao, Z Chang, L Yue, F He, Z Xiao… - Environmental Science …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanotechnology employing engineered nanoparticles is currently advocated as a promising
new field of interdisciplinary research for developing ecologically sound alternatives for crop …

Molecular weight of dissolved organic matter determines its interactions with microbes and its assembly processes in soils

P Li, M Wu, T Li, AJ Dumbrell, M Saleem… - Soil Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is involved in numerous biogeochemical processes, and its
molecular weight affects many of these processes through its bioavailability and sorptive …

Exploiting microbial competition to promote plant health

P Li, F Dini-Andreote, J Jiang - Trends in Plant Science, 2024 - cell.com
The host-associated microbiota can promote colonization resistance against pathogens via
a mechanism termed 'nutrient blocking', as highlighted in a recent article by Spragge et al …

Phototrophic biofilms transform soil-dissolved organic matter similarly despite compositional and environmental differences

J Liu, L Wu, L Gong, Y Wu… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is the most reactive pool of organic carbon in soil and one
of the most important components of the global carbon cycle. Phototrophic biofilms growing …

Fertilization Weakens the Ecological Succession of Dissolved Organic Matter in Paddy Rice Rhizosphere Soil at the Molecular Level

T Li, P Li, W Qin, M Wu, M Saleem… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is involved in numerous biogeochemical processes, and
understanding the ecological succession of DOM is crucial for predicting its response to …

[HTML][HTML] Rhizosphere interactions: root exudates and the rhizosphere microbiome

L Wu, LA Weston, S Zhu, X Zhou - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The rhizosphere, a term introduced by Lorenz Hiltner in 1904, is defined as a thin layer of
soil that surrounds and is influenced by plant roots (Philippot et al., 2013). It can be divided …

[HTML][HTML] Different responses of the rhizosphere microbiome to Verticillium dahliae infection in two cotton cultivars

Z Tie, P Wang, W Chen, B Tang, Y Yu, Z Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Verticillium wilt is a disastrous disease caused by Verticillium dahliae that severely damages
the production of cotton in China. Even under homogeneous conditions, the same cotton …

[HTML][HTML] Variations in diversity, composition, and species interactions of soil microbial community in response to increased N deposition and precipitation intensity in a …

S Cui, Y Xiao, Y Zhou, P Wu, L Cui, G Zheng - Ecological Processes, 2023 - Springer
Background Global climate change has resulted in precipitation regimes exhibiting an
increasing trend in rainfall intensity but a reduction in frequency. In addition, nitrogen (N) …