Best practices in metabarcoding of fungi: from experimental design to results

L Tedersoo, M Bahram, L Zinger, RH Nilsson… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The development of high‐throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies has greatly improved
our capacity to identify fungi and unveil their ecological roles across a variety of ecosystems …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering host microbiome for crop improvement and sustainable agriculture

S Kaul, M Choudhary, S Gupta, MK Dhar - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dynamic consortium of microbial communities (bacteria, fungi, protists, viruses, and
nematodes) colonizing multiple tissue types and coevolving conclusively with the host plant …

Intercropping improves heavy metal phytoremediation efficiency through changing properties of rhizosphere soil in bamboo plantation

F Bian, Z Zhong, C Li, X Zhang, L Gu, Z Huang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Moso bamboo is considered a potential species for heavy metal (HM) phytoremediation;
however, the effect of intercropping on rhizosphere and phytoextraction remains to be …

Improved phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soils by Miscanthus floridulus under a varied rhizosphere ecological characteristic

B Wu, S Luo, H Luo, H Huang, F Xu, S Feng… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Miscanthus floridulus is a plant with high biomass and heavy metal tolerance, which is a
good candidate for phytoremediation. It is essential to explore how to improve its …

[HTML][HTML] Unboxing the black box—one step forward to understand the soil microbiome: a systematic review

A Mishra, L Singh, D Singh - Microbial ecology, 2023 - Springer
Soil is one of the most important assets of the planet Earth, responsible for maintaining the
biodiversity and managing the ecosystem services for both managed and natural …

Small mammal personalities generate context dependence in the seed dispersal mutualism

AM Brehm, A Mortelliti - Proceedings of the National …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Mutualisms are foundational components of ecosystems with the capacity to generate
biodiversity through adaptation and coevolution and give rise to essential services such as …

Reed restoration decreased nutrients in wetlands with dredged sediments: Microbial community assembly and function in rhizosphere

Y Song, S Zhang, J Lu, R Duan, H Chen, Y Ma… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using dredged sediments as substrate for aquatic plants is a low-cost and ecological
friendly way for in situ aquatic ecological restoration. However, the limited information …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalent root-derived phenolics drive shifts in microbial community composition and prime decomposition in forest soil

MJ Zwetsloot, JM Ucros, K Wickings… - Soil Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Phenolic compounds perform various functions in soil ranging from microbial substrate to
toxin and form the basis of several plant-mediated processes. The aim of this study was to …

A risk assessment framework for the future of forest microbiomes in a changing climate

CE Willing, PT Pellitier, ME Van Nuland… - Nature Climate …, 2024 - nature.com
Microbes inhabiting the above-and belowground tissues of forest trees and soils play a
critical role in the response of forest ecosystems to global climate change. However …