plastic-pollution
Plastic pollution refers to the widespread accumulation of plastic debris and microplastic particles in terrestrial and aquatic environments, where they persist due to their resistance to natural degradation. For plant science, this contamination is significant because microplastics can infiltrate soil ecosystems, altering microbial communities, nutrient cycling, and water retention in ways that directly affect plant growth and health. Research in this area investigates how plants absorb, translocate, and respond physiologically to plastic particles and associated chemical additives, with implications for crop safety and ecosystem resilience.
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Plastisphere denitrification dynamics shaped by soil acidification:...
Every shovelful of your garden soil is quietly losing nitrogen through invisible microbial exhaus...
Microbial networks and soil properties influence surface biodegrada...
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Tailoring enzymes for polyester-plastic depolymerization.
Plastic waste in soils and waterways directly harms plant root systems, disrupts soil microbiomes...
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