soil-health
Soil health is the capacity of soil to function as a living ecosystem, supporting complex interactions between microorganisms, soil fauna, and plant communities. For plant science, soil health is critical because these biological and chemical soil properties directly control nutrient availability, water retention, and disease suppression—factors that fundamentally determine plant growth and productivity. Understanding and maintaining soil health is therefore essential for both sustainable agriculture and plant ecology research.
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Soil Microbiome Engineering with Trichoderma harzianum Boosts Tomat...
A beneficial fungus + biochar combo boosted tomato yields 23% and reshaped soil microbi...
Experimental warming decouples plant-fungal symbiont interactions a...
A 29-year warming experiment in the Rocky Mountains shows that rising temperatures are ...
Root exudate-mediated nutrient exchange in the rhizosphere: multi-e...
Plants and soil microbes have co-evolved sophisticated strategies to exchange nutrients...
Microplastics from biodegradable plastic bags alter soil properties...
Biodegradable plastic bag microplastics harm plant growth and trigger stress responses ...
Key role of moss in supplementing nitrogen for plant growth under w...
Under climate warming on the Tibetan Plateau, moss-driven nitrogen fixation becomes the...
Multimodal learning reveals plants' hidden sensory integration logic.
Scientists discovered how fungi reprogram plants' sensory systems to hijack their defen...
Protective holobiome promotes strawberry tolerance of biotic stresses.
Strawberry plants have a natural community of microorganisms living on and around them ...
Rice2035: A decadal vision for rice research and breeding.
Rice feeds over half the world's population but is facing a crisis: yield growth has st...
Phenolic acid biosynthesis is associated with deleterious microbiom...
A soil-borne fungal pathogen causes clubroot disease by manipulating plant chemistry to...
High nitrogen-induced changes in rhizosphere microbial community st...
Excess nitrogen in soil changes the beneficial microbes around rice roots, making the p...
Image-based machine learning models for customized soil moisture ma...
Researchers developed an artificial intelligence system that uses photographs of soil s...
Long-Term Biochar Application Enhances Carbon-Phosphorus Costabiliz...
A 13-year field study found that adding straw-derived biochar to rice paddies improved ...
Arbuscular mycorrhizal consortium alleviates chromium(VI) stress an...
Researchers found that a consortium of beneficial fungi can help medicinal plants toler...
A roadmap for plant-microbiome breeding to enhance plant stress tolerance.
Scientists are developing a breeding strategy to improve crop plants so they naturally ...
Rhizosphere microbiome dynamics and hormonal interactions regulatin...
Sugarcane varieties that produce more shoots host more diverse root-associated microbes...
Microbial allies against drought stress: an optimized screening met...
Researchers identified soil bacteria and fungi that help tree seedlings survive drought...
Steps to transform African opportunity crops into reality crops.
This global initiative modernizes underutilized African crops like amaranth, finger mil...
Tripartite regulation and elemental crosstalk in Phyllostachys edul...
Researchers discovered that Moso bamboo can selectively absorb and concentrate certain ...
Harnessing plant growth-promoting bacteria for nanoparticle biosynt...
Bacteria can naturally synthesize nanoparticles as a sustainable, eco-friendly alternat...
Translational microbiomes in agriculture: microbial communities as ...
Using beneficial microbes and microbial communities can improve crop health and product...
Soil-associated microorganisms: A natural source of biologically ac...
Researchers have identified 326 new compounds from soil bacteria and fungi between 2018...
Genotype-Dependent Rhizosphere Microbiome Assembly Improves Potassi...
Certain pear rootstock varieties naturally recruit beneficial bacteria that significant...
Microbial inoculation shapes local and systemic grapevine microbiot...
Adding beneficial microbes to soil improved wine quality by increasing acidity and poly...
Integrative translational genomics of the GA oxidase superfamily id...
Researchers identified a specific gene (GmGA2ox16) in soybean that activates under salt...
Long-term localization experiments reveal aging degradation mechani...
A two-year field study compared how quickly different plastic coatings used on fertiliz...
Genomic and functional insights on Priestia megaterium MOD5IV: Enha...
Researchers identified a bacterium from the Atacama Desert that helps plants absorb hea...
Mechanisms of PFAS uptake and bioaccumulation in plants.
Industrial pollutants from manufacturing are contaminating soil and accumulating in foo...
Enzyme-mediated synergistic bioremediation of PAH and heavy metal c...
Researchers demonstrated that combining beneficial bacteria (Nocardia species) with sun...
Genetic engineering to improve resistance against heavy metal stress in
Scientists have genetically engineered cyanobacteria to resist heavy metals and clean p...
Biochar: Acinetobacter driven rhizoremediation of arsenic contamina...
Researchers combined arsenic-tolerant bacteria with biochar from cedar wood to clean co...
Preservation of Microorganisms and Microbiomes: Methods, Impacts, a...
Scientists are developing advanced preservation techniques for beneficial microorganism...
The Effects of Acorn Origin, Environmental Microbiomes and Local Ad...
Oak tree seedlings from different seed origins develop different leaf chemistry even wh...
Pineapple peel cellulose based eco-friendly fertilizer nanocomposit...
Researchers developed an eco-friendly fertilizer nanocomposite using cellulose fibers e...
Foliar application of citric acid alleviates lead toxicity and enha...
Researchers tested whether applying citric acid to tomato leaves can reduce lead contam...
Deciphering the Atlas of Protein Acetylation, 2-Hydroxyisobutyrylat...
Researchers created the first comprehensive map of chemical modifications to proteins i...
Host-specific fluorescence dynamics in legume-rhizobium symbiosis d...
Researchers developed fluorescence imaging techniques to visualize how nitrogen-fixing ...
Molecular pathways in plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria-plant in...
Soil bacteria called PGPR boost plant growth and stress resilience by orchestrating hor...
The improved auxin signalling via entire mutation enhances aluminiu...
Scientists discovered that tomato plants with enhanced sensitivity to the hormone auxin...
Plant viruses and the microbiome: a complex network shaping plant h...
Plant viruses and microbiomes engage in complex interactions that influence plant healt...
Rhizobacteria opportunistically boost colonization and impair plant...
Researchers discovered that certain root bacteria can exploit stressed plants by breaki...
Plant growth-promoting bacteria enhance tomato tolerance against to...
Bacteria found in composted tomato waste can help tomato plants resist a devastating vi...
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Mediated Phytoremediation: Harnessing ...
Fungi that naturally live in plant roots can help restore damaged wastelands and clean ...
Synergistic phytohormone crosstalk enhances nickel detoxification, ...
Combining four plant signaling compounds (caffeic, jasmonic, salicylic, and abscisic ac...
Tolerance and trace elements extraction of Alliaria petiolata and S...
Researchers tested two plant species for their ability to extract cadmium and zinc from...
Synergistic rhizosphere processes enhance cadmium and lead stabiliz...
Common reed plants can effectively remove toxic cadmium and lead from contaminated soil...
Proteomic insights into plant-endophyte interactions: advancing und...
Scientists are using proteomics—the study of proteins—to understand how beneficial micr...
Dual functions of apigenin in suppressing Phytophthora capsici and ...
Researchers discovered that apigenin, a naturally occurring compound in pepper plants, ...
Spatially Optimized Nutrient Management as a Climate-Resilient Stra...
Excessive nitrogen fertilizer runoff from global farmland pollutes waterways and harms ...
RSL4-regulated transcription and ROP signaling coordinate root hair...
Plants coordinate root hair growth—tiny structures that absorb water and nutrients—by i...
Cell walls and their role in the plant root microbiome.
Microbes in soil interact with plant root cell walls before entering the plant, affecti...
Bacterial Siderophore Production in Metal-Rich Environments: Undere...
Bacteria produce iron-chelating compounds called siderophores that can improve agricult...
Specialization of independently acquired flagellar FliC proteins in...
Plant-associated bacteria have evolved two distinct flagellar proteins: one for swimmin...
Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying cadmium (Cd) stress re...
Researchers identified soybean varieties naturally resistant to cadmium contamination a...
A tobacco-rapeseed rotation model for economically sustainable phyt...
Researchers developed a tobacco-rapeseed crop rotation system that cleans cadmium-conta...
Resource recovery from low-rank coal and livestock manure for susta...
Combining coal waste and livestock manure through composting and microbial treatments c...
Bacterial microbiota dynamics of Cannabis sativa L. under biotic st...
When spider mites stress cannabis plants, the beneficial bacteria in the soil change th...
Genomic foundations of salt tolerance in desert cyanobacteria.
Scientists discovered how microscopic salt-loving organisms called cyanobacteria thrive...
Hidden players in plant response to sulfur deficit and beyond: insi...
Plants activate special proteins (SDI and LSU families) when sulfur runs short, helping...
Introducing unprocessed oil-tea waste leads to imbalance of microbi...
Using unprocessed waste from oil-tea production harms medicinal plant growth and increa...
Immobilization of Pb and Cd in red soil using Fe-Mn modified sugarc...
Scientists developed a recycled agricultural material (biochar made from sugarcane wast...
Synergistic role of microbiologically synthesized nanoparticles and...
This review examines how microbiologically-synthesized metal nanoparticles (such as sil...
Allelopathic and autotoxic effects of sorghum extract and residues ...
Sorghum plants naturally release chemicals that stop other crops from growing well, esp...
Recent advances in techniques for microplastic detection, microbial...
Scientists have discovered that bacteria, fungi, and algae can biodegrade common plasti...
Catabolism of acetosyringone and co-metabolic transformation of 2,4...
Scientists discovered a new bacterial enzyme that breaks down acetosyringone, a plant c...
Divergent Responses of Bacterial Communities to Permafrost Degradat...
When permafrost thaws, changes in bacterial communities accelerate carbon release, crea...
Integration and benefits of root inoculation with endophytic entomo...
Researchers are studying how beneficial fungi that live in plant roots can help olive t...
Revealing the anaerobic biodegradation pathway and mechanism of sul...
Researchers isolated a new anaerobic bacterium that breaks down sulfamethoxazole, a wid...
Binding interactions of Trametes villosa and Trametes lactinea lacc...
Fungal enzymes called laccases from wood-decay fungi can break down 4-nonylphenol, a wi...
Limited effect of short- to mid-term storage conditions on an Austr...
Researchers established practical storage protocols for soil samples used in virome res...
Citrus-Derived Exosome-like Nanoparticles Attenuate High-Fat Diet-A...
Citrus nanoparticles help reduce inflammation and restore healthy gut bacteria in mice ...
Bio-degradational potential of genus Ochrobactrum.
Ochrobactrum bacteria can break down toxic pollutants in contaminated soil and water, o...
Enhanced stability and reusability of metagenomic laccase via immob...
Researchers developed a reusable enzyme system that effectively removes antibiotic cont...
Next-generation strategies for PLA degradation: microbial consortia...
Scientists are developing faster ways to break down PLA plastic using beneficial microb...
Methane biogeochemical turnover constrains arsenic transformation i...
Methane-cycling bacteria in contaminated groundwater dramatically accelerate arsenic re...
juniper haircap moss (Polytrichum juniperinum) observed in Boones F...
A research-grade observation documents the presence of juniper haircap moss in Lake Osw...
Interactions of insects with micro- and nanoplastics: A review.
Microplastics are widespread in insects globally, with freshwater species and flies par...
Cometabolic defluorination of two poly-fluoroalkyl substances by a ...
Researchers discovered a bacterium that can break down PFAS, persistent synthetic chemi...
Spatiotemporal distribution, driving factors, and ecological risks ...
Urban sewer systems contain significant levels of antibiotics from human use and livest...
Testing the biodegradability of difficult compounds: a future chall...
Current standardized methods for testing how chemicals biodegrade have significant flaw...
High-protein diets and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic l...
High-protein diets affect liver disease outcomes differently depending on the protein s...
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Pedunculate oak
Cannabis sativa
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