The characterization of soil physicochemical properties and the resulting soil enzyme activity changes are crucial for understanding the effects of various tillage and straw management techniques on crop grain yield. In 2018–2019, we conducted...
Green manure can improve soil fertility by influencing the structure of the soil microbial community and enzyme activity, which in turn affects the main cropping system, and can reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, thus reducing env...
The subject of our research was to assess the suitability of maize grown in lead-contaminated soil for energy purposes. Lead is toxic to the natural environment. Therefore, the recultivation of soil polluted with this element is very important in sta...
The ongoing scientific debate on the selection of the best bioindicators to reflect the quality of arable soils indicates both their microbiome and biochemical parameters. Consideration has also been given to the fact that Zea mays has achieved the s...
Western Jilin province has the most serious area of soda salinization in Northeast China, which affects and restricts the sustainable development of agriculture. The effects of physico-chemical properties of rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil on so...
The pervasive presence of microplastics (MPs) in agroecosystems poses a significant threat to soil health and plant growth. This study investigates the effects of varying concentrations and sizes of polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) on the Solanum l...
A giant goldenrod plant, Solidago gigantea, native to North America is rapidly spreading in Europe and may have serious impact on ecosystems that inhabit. There is a lack of information about the effects of this species on soil biochemical properties...
We aimed to study the effects of mycorrhizal and extraradical hyphae on soil physical and chemical properties and enzyme activity characteristics in a subtropical plantation and to explore its indicative effect on the effectiveness of soil nutrients....
The objective of this study was to analyze the patterns of extracellular enzyme activity in the soil of shade-grown coffee orchards (SCOs) and their association with soil physicochemical properties and selected microbial taxa in Tropical Montane Clou...
This study examines the effect of biochar as an agricultural soil supplement on soil quality indicators, specifically enzyme activity in Missouri regions. While the benefits of biochar on soil bulk density, soil organic carbon, and infiltration have...
Long-term afforestation strongly changes the soil’s physicochemical and biological properties. However, the underlying mechanism of different tree species driving change in soil nutrients is still unclear in the long-term dryland plantations of the L...
This study assesses the effects of the herbicide oxyfluorfen on the activities of enzymes and on the populations of soil microorganisms by considering experiments on soil samples maintained in both laboratory and in field conditions. Furthermore, the...
Soil enzymes play an important role in nutrient biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Previous studies have emphasized the variability of soil enzyme activities and stoichiometric ratios in forest ecosystems in northern China. However, mu...
Aims: The aim of this study was to elucidate the effect of Elaeagnus angustifolia Linn. (E. angustifolia L.) on the structure and abundance of the soil microbial community. This paper provides a theoretical foundation for guiding the establishment of...
Wildfires and post-fire restoration methods significantly impact soil physicochemical properties and microbial characteristics in forest ecosystems. Understanding post-fire soil recovery and the impacts of various post-fire restoration methods is ess...
Transgenic maize 2A-7 expressing mCry1Ab and mCry2Ab has excellent resistance to lepidopteran pests. Previous studies have investigated the effects of several Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins on the soil. However, the effects of artificially modi...
This study assessed the impact of planting techniques and short-term organic additions on soil quality, enzyme activity, and bacterial community composition. Biochar (BC) amendment substantially enhanced the ACE, Chao 1, and Shannon indices in direct...
This study aimed to investigate the effects of γ-polyglutamic acid (γ-PGA) on the physicochemical properties and enzyme activities of coal gangue-based soils, focusing on how different application rates influence soil indicators and enzym...
Determination of the microbial and enzymatic properties in soil is primarily concentrated on the surface layers of the soil profiles; however, it is well known that the transformation of soil organic matter also occurs in the deeper horizons of the s...
Soil enzymes and microbial communities are key factors in forest soil ecosystem functions and are affected by stand age. In this study, we studied soil enzyme activities, composition and diversity of bacterial and fungal communities and relevant phys...
Whether high-yielding cultivars recruit a universally beneficial microbial community or deploy location-specific strategies remains unknown. To address this, we evaluated two ginger cultivars (‘Dianjiang G04’ and ‘Dianjiang G07&rsqu...
Co-composting of raw manure with other organic sources has recently gained the attention of the scientific community. In the present study, raw manure and manures enriched with humic substances (Humac) or biochar were co-composted to improve their ph...
Proper crop rotation determines soil fecundity, which is pertinent for successor crops. With this problem in mind, a study was performed to evaluate the interference of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L. subsp. aestivum), winter wheat (T. aestivum L....
An experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of different mineral fertilizers on mineral contents in turmeric rhizomes and soil enzyme activities and soil properties under field conditions in Uzbekistan. The present study is the first rep...
Differences in land use and land management significantly alter the physicochemical and microbial properties of soil, especially in the long term. These properties in turn determine the land’s ability to sustain plant growth and support agricul...
Forest-grass intercropping has great advantages in exploiting the potential of biological resources, improving the productivity of agriculture. Nevertheless, research on intercropping of ‘LingwuChangzao’ (Ziziphus jujuba Mill. cv. LingwuC...
The impacts of the successive planting of Eucalyptus on soil microbial communities and their underlying mechanisms remain unknown, limiting our understanding of its long-term effects on soil ecosystems. This study examined the 0–20 cm and 20&nd...
Although Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook) is an important species for wood production in subtropical China, it serious declines in soil nutrients and timber productivity in plantations have been reported, probably caused by successi...
We studied the effect of rockwool matrix on the conventional physical and chemical properties of soil and analyzed its toxicological effect on Eisenia fetida. The physical and chemical properties of rockwool were studied with characterization tests....
With continuous improvements in people’s environmental awareness, biological control agents have garnered considerable attention owing to their advantageous impacts on improving soil fertility and alleviating plant diseases. Bacillus subtilis (...
Changes in altitude can cause regional microclimate changes, leading to the spatial heterogeneity of environmental factors and soil bacteria. However, the internal driving process and mechanism remain unclear. Here, we selected Fanjingshan, a typical...
The rhizosphere serves as a critical interface for plant–soil–microorganism interactions. Rhizosphere soil refers to the soil directly adhering to root surfaces, while non-rhizosphere soil denotes the surrounding soil not in direct contac...
The improvement of saline-alkali land plays a key role in ensuring food security and promoting agricultural development. Saline soils modifies the response of the soil microbial community, but research is still limited. The effects of applying phosph...
The rates of N cycling and soil enzyme activities involved in the transformation of soil N-related nutrients are rarely measured in soils below a 30 cm depth, even though substantial amounts of nitrogen are also stored in deep soils. The aim of this...
Kiwifruit Vine Decline Syndrome (KVDS) has become a major concern in Italy, impacting both plant health and production. This study aims to investigate how KVDS affects soil health indicators and the composition of soil microbial communities by compar...
Soil microbes are crucial for regulating biogeochemical cycles and maintaining forest ecosystem sustainability; however, the understanding of microbial communities and enzyme activity under natural and plantation forests in plateau regions remains li...
In order to explore the influences of rice straw mulching on soil fertility in agroforestry systems, the soil C and N contents and enzyme activities were investigated in a C. oleifera–cassia intercropping ecosystem in Central Southern China. Th...
The most important problem related to the collection of waste in landfills is the presence of harmful substances contained in leachate resulting from the flow of atmospheric precipitation through the deposited waste, which may end up in the soil. As...
Soil microbial taxa have different functional ecological characteristics that influence the direction and intensity of plant–soil feedback responses to changes in the soil environment. However, the responses of soil microbial survival strategie...
Biochar (BC) and organic fertilizers (OFs) are both organic soil amendments that can be used to improve soil quality, but their effects on soil physicochemical properties and microbial structures may be different. Comparative studies can help us unde...
Integrated rice–crayfish (Oryza sativa–Procambarus clarkii) co-culture (RC) systems have gained prominence due to their economic benefits and ecological sustainability; however, the interactions between soil properties and microbial commu...
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Secondary lead smelting is a widespread industrial activity which has exacerbated Pb or Cd contamination of soil and water across the world. Soil physicochemical properties, soil enzyme activities, heavy metal concentrations, and bacterial diversity...
Soil covering is a soil management technique used to address issues such as high alkalinity, nutrient deficiency, and a low soil and water-holding capacity in saline–alkali lands. Coal gangue, a solid waste generated from coal mining, contains...
Soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) cycling and microbial metabolism limitations are key factors affecting nutrient cycling and vegetation development. Extracellular enzyme activity (EEA) plays a key role in carbon and nutrient cycling...
Coastal saline–alkaline land has considerable potential for soil carbon sequestration, but how different land-use types affect microbial resource limitation and carbon-use efficiency (CUE) in coastal saline–alkaline soils remains unclear....
Beneficial microorganisms are an effective approach to ameliorate degraded soils and improve farmland productivity. At present, systematic research on the regulatory effects of plant growth-promoting bacteria on tomato growth in acidic soils is still...
Wildfires severely disrupt soil nitrogen (N) cycling, yet the mechanisms driving this disruption in fragile karst forest ecosystems remain poorly understood. We investigated how wildfires affect soil N transformation dynamics and the microclimatic dr...
Soil CO2 and CH4 concentrations are crucial determinants of crop physiology and the soil environment. However, the intricate relationships among soil respiration, soil nutrients, enzyme activities, and winter wheat growth in the presence of shallow g...
The effect mechanism of inorganic selenium on soil fertility has been effectively explained, but the effect of selenocysteine as organic selenium on the soil of Camellia oleifera Abel. forests has not been reported. In this study, the soil of a C. ol...
The maturity degree of organic fertilizer affects its application effect, but this application effect difference and the underlying reasons for it remain largely unclear. This study explored the effects of cattle manure compost with different maturit...
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