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  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,386 Views
13 Pages

27 September 2024

Elevation gradients strongly influence the diversity pattern of soil microorganisms. To date, many studies have elucidated the response of soil microbes to changes in elevation gradients. However, the effects of these gradients on the assembly mechan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,021 Views
15 Pages

Effects of the Long-Term Continuous Cropping of Yongfeng Yam on the Bacterial Community and Function in the Rhizospheric Soil

  • Jian Yao,
  • Caiyun Wu,
  • Linjuan Fan,
  • Meihua Kang,
  • Zirong Liu,
  • Yuhui Huang,
  • Xueliang Xu and
  • Yingjuan Yao

Replant disease caused by continuous cropping commonly occurs in yam with consecutive monoculture. However, little is known about how the continuous cropping of yam affects the rhizospheric soil bacterial community structure. In this study, the effec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,718 Views
18 Pages

Structure of Bacterial Communities in Phosphorus-Enriched Rhizosphere Soils

  • Yuwei Hu,
  • Changqun Duan,
  • Denggao Fu,
  • Xiaoni Wu,
  • Kai Yan,
  • Eustace Fernando,
  • Samantha C. Karunarathna,
  • Itthayakorn Promputtha,
  • Peter E. Mortimer and
  • Jianchu Xu

14 September 2020

Although phytoremediation is the main method for P-removal and maintaining ecosystem balance in geological phosphorus-enriched soils (PES), little is known about the structure and function of microbial communities in PES. Interactions between plants...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,898 Views
15 Pages

Bacterial Community Structure in Rhizosphere of Barley at Maturity Stage

  • Siyu Zhang,
  • Yue An,
  • Yu Zhou,
  • Xiaofang Wang,
  • Yiqing Tang,
  • Daorong Zhang,
  • Genlou Sun,
  • Qifei Wang and
  • Xifeng Ren

16 November 2023

The crop rhizosphere is the main site of soil microbial activities. Understanding the structure and diversity of microbial communities in the crop rhizosphere will help us reveal interactions between rhizosphere microorganisms and plant growth. In th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,639 Views
16 Pages

21 August 2018

Copper mining has resulted in severe damage to the ecological environment of mining areas. This study investigated heavy metal distribution in plants and compared the driving factors between aboveground and subsurface microorganisms, as well as the d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,457 Views
13 Pages

The microbial community plays a vital role in root–environment interactions, which affect plant performance under biotic stress. Rust disease significantly affects plant growth, which may also affect rhizosphere microbial community. However, th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,777 Views
19 Pages

24 November 2024

The relation and interaction of rhizosphere microbial communities with local environmental factors and root traits is currently a vibrant research hotspot. Yet little is known about how the morphological and functional properties of roots in steppe p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,925 Views
17 Pages

Spatial and Species Variations of Bacterial Community Structure and Putative Function in Seagrass Rhizosphere Sediment

  • Juan Ling,
  • Weiguo Zhou,
  • Qingsong Yang,
  • Jianping Yin,
  • Jian Zhang,
  • Qiuying Peng,
  • Xiaofang Huang,
  • Yuhang Zhang and
  • Junde Dong

20 August 2021

Seagrasses are an important part of the coral reef ecosystem, and their rhizosphere microbes are of great ecological importance. However, variations in diversity, composition, and potential functions of bacterial communities in the seagrass rhizosphe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,220 Views
13 Pages

24 October 2023

The composition and diversity of the rhizosphere microbial community maintain the stability of the root microclimate, and several studies have focused on this aspect of rhizosphere microorganisms. However, how these communities vary with cultivars of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,445 Views
15 Pages

17 June 2022

The structural characteristics of the rhizosphere soil’s microbial community is crucial to understanding the ecological function of mangroves. However, the mechanism influencing mangrove plants in soil microbial communities has yet to be determ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,981 Views
12 Pages

17 November 2020

The rhizosphere fungal community is essential for determining plant health and improving crop productivity. The fungal community structure and functional roles in the plastic shed soils were explored using high throughput sequencing and FUNGuild in t...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,867 Views
13 Pages

Examining the Diversity of Rhizosphere Soil Bacterial Communities and Screening of Growth-Promoting Bacteria from the Rhizosphere Soil of Haloxylon ammodendron in Xinjiang

  • Xuejing Wang,
  • Yong Chen,
  • Zeyu Wang,
  • Wenfang Luo,
  • Junhui Zhou,
  • Xiaoyan Xin,
  • Rui Guo,
  • Qingyue Zhu,
  • Lili Wang and
  • Suqin Song

The bacterial communities in rhizosphere soil interact with the roots of plants. This interaction is beneficial for both the bacteria and the plants, which makes it very important to identify the structure of these bacterial communities for plant gro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,971 Views
12 Pages

Soil Bacterial Community of Medicinal Plant Rhizosphere in a Mediterranean System

  • Yosef Steinberger,
  • Tirza Doniger,
  • Chen Sherman,
  • Mareeswaran Jeyaraman and
  • Itaii Applebaum

Several attempts have been made to evaluate the abundance and distribution of the bacterial community in the rhizosphere of medicinal plants. Many describe information based on an estimation of the community structure and the effects of plant cover i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
5,559 Views
16 Pages

The Composition and Assembly of Bacterial Communities across the Rhizosphere and Phyllosphere Compartments of Phragmites Australis

  • Qi Zhou,
  • Xiaomin Zhang,
  • Rujia He,
  • Shuren Wang,
  • Congcong Jiao,
  • Rui Huang,
  • Xiaowei He,
  • Jin Zeng and
  • Dayong Zhao

24 June 2019

The rhizosphere and the phyllosphere represent two different epiphytic compartments of host plant, which are closely related to plant growth, health, and productivity. However, the understanding of the diversity, composition, and assembly of the bact...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,088 Views
19 Pages

22 February 2022

The rhizosphere microbiome is closely related to forest health and productivity. However, whether soil type affects pecan (Carya illinoinensis) rhizosphere microbiomes is unclear. We aimed to explore the diversity and structural characteristics of rh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,151 Views
14 Pages

23 May 2022

The continuous cropping obstacles in poplar cultivation cause declines in wood yield and serious soil-borne diseases, mainly because of structural alterations in the microbial community and the aggregation of pathogenic fungi. Bacillus subtilis T6-1,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
596 Views
21 Pages

2 September 2025

Rhizosphere microbiota are key drivers of plant nutrition, immunity, and stress tolerance. Abies ziyuanensis L. K. Fu & S. L. Mo (Pinaceae) is an endangered conifer endemic to China, and its persistence may depend on its interactions with its bel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,519 Views
13 Pages

22 January 2024

This study used the ITS approach based on Illumina MiSeq sequencing to assess the endosphere and rhizosphere fungal communities in healthy and diseased faba bean plants. The findings indicate that the most predominant phyla in all samples were Ascomy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,124 Views
20 Pages

Assembly Mechanisms and Functional Adaptations of Soil Fungal Communities of Different Plant Rhizospheres in Ilmenite Mining Area

  • Sumin Chen,
  • Bingliang Liu,
  • Yunfeng Zhang,
  • Lianxin Peng,
  • Liang Zou,
  • Jie Cheng and
  • Qiang Li

20 February 2025

This study investigated the mechanisms of structural assembly and functional adaptations of fungal communities in the rhizosphere soils of seven different plants grown in the ilmenite zone. We analyzed changes in the rhizosphere soil fungal communiti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,552 Views
18 Pages

Sugarcane Rhizosphere Bacteria Community Migration Correlates with Growth Stages and Soil Nutrient

  • Zhaonian Yuan,
  • Qiang Liu,
  • Ziqin Pang,
  • Nyumah Fallah,
  • Yueming Liu,
  • Chaohua Hu and
  • Wenxiong Lin

7 September 2022

Plants and rhizosphere bacterial microbiota have intimate relationships. As neighbors of the plant root system, rhizosphere microorganisms have a crucial impact on plant growth and health. In this study, we sampled rhizosphere soil of sugarcane in Ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,435 Views
15 Pages

Application of Organic Fertilizer Changes the Rhizosphere Microbial Communities of a Gramineous Grass on Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

  • Kun Ma,
  • Yingcheng Wang,
  • Xin Jin,
  • Yangan Zhao,
  • Huilin Yan,
  • Haijuan Zhang,
  • Xueli Zhou,
  • Guangxin Lu and
  • Ye Deng

The effects of organic fertilizer application on the soil microbial community in grassland systems have been extensively studied. However, the effects of organic fertilizers on the structure of rhizosphere microbial communities are still limited. In...

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
4,953 Views
13 Pages

Effects of Continuous Sugar Beet Cropping on Rhizospheric Microbial Communities

  • Weijuan Huang,
  • Donglei Sun,
  • Jiantao Fu,
  • Huanhuan Zhao,
  • Ronghua Wang and
  • Yuxing An

22 December 2019

The continuous cropping of sugar beet can result in soil degradation and a decrease in the sugar beet yield and quality. However, the role of continuous sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L. var. saccharifera) cropping in shaping the structure and function of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,498 Views
14 Pages

Bacterial Communities of Lamiacea L. Medicinal Plants: Structural Features and Rhizosphere Effect

  • Ekaterina K. Zharkova,
  • Anna A. Vankova,
  • Olga V. Selitskaya,
  • Elena L. Malankina,
  • Natalya V. Drenova,
  • Alena D. Zhelezova,
  • Vitaliy K. Khlyustov,
  • Sergey L. Belopukhov,
  • Aleksey V. Zhevnerov and
  • Ludmila A. Sviridova
  • + 2 authors

Bacterial communities associated with medicinal plants are an essential part of ecosystems. The rhizosphere effect is rather important in the cultivation process. The purpose of the study was to analyze the rhizosphere effect of oregano (Origanum vul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
2,538 Views
14 Pages

In poplar cultivation, continuous cropping obstacles affect wood yield and soil-borne diseases, primarily due to structural changes in microbes and fungus infection. The bacterium Bacillus cereus BJS-1-3 has strong antagonistic properties against pat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
5,405 Views
17 Pages

Dynamics of Bacterial Community Structure in the Rhizosphere and Root Nodule of Soybean: Impacts of Growth Stages and Varieties

  • Soo-In Sohn,
  • Jae-Hyung Ahn,
  • Subramani Pandian,
  • Young-Ju Oh,
  • Eun-Kyoung Shin,
  • Hyeon-Jung Kang,
  • Woo-Suk Cho,
  • Youn-Sung Cho and
  • Kong-Sik Shin

Bacterial communities in rhizosphere and root nodules have significant contributions to the growth and productivity of the soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.). In this report, we analyzed the physiological properties and dynamics of bacterial community...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
5,581 Views
12 Pages

Effects of Different Fertilizers on Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities of Winter Wheat in the North China Plain

  • Rubiao Liang,
  • Ruixing Hou,
  • Jing Li,
  • Yun Lyu,
  • Sheng Hang,
  • Huarui Gong and
  • Zhu Ouyang

9 January 2020

The application of bioorganic fertilizer affects rhizosphere microbes and further improves soil fertility in farmlands. However, the effects of different fertilizers on rhizosphere bacterial community diversity and structure of winter wheat remains u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,135 Views
16 Pages

Deciphering the Endophytic and Rhizospheric Microbial Communities of a Metallophyte Commelina communis in Different Cu-Polluted Soils

  • Li He,
  • Yanzhen Ren,
  • Weimin Zeng,
  • Xueling Wu,
  • Li Shen,
  • Runlan Yu,
  • Yuandong Liu and
  • Jiaokun Li

Metallophytes microbiota play a key role in plant growth and resistance to heavy metal stress. Comparing to the well-studied single or some specific plant growth-promoting (PGP) bacterial strains, our current understanding of the structural and funct...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,062 Views
13 Pages

Increased Diversity of Rhizosphere Bacterial Community Confers Adaptability to Coastal Environment for Sapium sebiferum Trees

  • Xiaojing Liu,
  • Fengfeng Du,
  • Shaozhou Chen,
  • Naiwei Li,
  • Jian Cui,
  • Yajun Chang,
  • Linhe Sun,
  • Jinfeng Li and
  • Dongrui Yao

26 April 2022

Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb. is an economically important tree in eastern Asia, and it exhibits many traits associated with good forestation species in coastal land. However, scarce research has been conducted to elucidate the effects of rhizosphere b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
767 Views
15 Pages

15 August 2025

In recent years, due to over-excavation and destruction of the living environment, Cypripedium macranthos Sw. (commonly known as ‘big pocket flower’) has been in an endangered state. It is crucial to investigate the rhizosphere soil funga...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
3,114 Views
19 Pages

14 February 2023

With the rapid development of industry, Cr has become one of the major heavy metal pollutants in soil, severely impacting soil microecology, among which rhizosphere microorganisms can improve the soil microenvironment to promote plant growth. However...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,247 Views
17 Pages

Differential Response of Wheat Rhizosphere Bacterial Community to Plant Variety and Fertilization

  • Lisa Cangioli,
  • Marco Mancini,
  • Marco Napoli,
  • Camilla Fagorzi,
  • Simone Orlandini,
  • Francesca Vaccaro and
  • Alessio Mengoni

The taxonomic assemblage and functions of the plant bacterial community are strongly influenced by soil and host plant genotype. Crop breeding, especially after the massive use of nitrogen fertilizers which led to varieties responding better to nitro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,890 Views
15 Pages

Soil salinization has become an ecological and environmental problem that cannot be ignored. Tetraploid black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) is a leguminous tree with characteristics of drought and saline-alkali tolerance. Rhizosphere bacteria are...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
2,592 Views
16 Pages

Characteristics and Driving Factors of Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities of Chinese Fir Provenances

  • Yao Yan,
  • Bingjun Li,
  • Zhijun Huang,
  • Hui Zhang,
  • Xiaojian Wu,
  • Taimoor Hassan Farooq,
  • Pengfei Wu,
  • Ming Li and
  • Xiangqing Ma

8 October 2021

Rhizosphere bacteria affect the diversity of soil functions, playing important roles in the growth and expansion of Chinese fir. Understanding the driving factors of rhizosphere bacterial distribution is imperative when comparing bacterial diversity...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,800 Views
15 Pages

Study on the Diversity of Bacterial Communities in the Rhizosphere Soils of Different Wild Celery Species in Jilin Province

  • Shanshan Chen,
  • Yan Zou,
  • Chunbo Zhao,
  • Shuang Liu,
  • Yue Yu,
  • Junhai Jiang,
  • Yue Zou and
  • Jianlei Qiao

7 August 2024

The bacterial communities in the rhizosphere soil of plants facilitate the cycling of nutrient elements in the rhizosphere and regulate soil fertility. By analyzing the microecological structure of rhizosphere soil surrounding wild celery, we can pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,591 Views
14 Pages

Impact of Insect-Resistant Transgenic Maize 2A-7 on Diversity and Dynamics of Bacterial Communities in Rhizosphere Soil

  • Xiaohui Xu,
  • Xin Liu,
  • Fan Li,
  • Chaofeng Hao,
  • Hongwei Sun,
  • Shuke Yang,
  • Yue Jiao and
  • Xingbo Lu

21 May 2023

Artificial modification of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins can effectively improve their resistance to target pests, but the effect of such modification on the diversity of rhizosphere microorganisms remains unclear. Transgenic maize 2A-7 contai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
240 Views
24 Pages

24 December 2025

This study investigated the effects of varying levels and combinations of calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) supplementation on the diversity, composition, and species differentiation of the rhizosphere soil bacterial community in rainfed maize, aiming...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,069 Views
18 Pages

The Effects of Microbial Inoculants on Bacterial Communities of the Rhizosphere Soil of Maize

  • Minchong Shen,
  • Jiangang Li,
  • Yuanhua Dong,
  • Zhengkun Zhang,
  • Yu Zhao,
  • Qiyun Li,
  • Keke Dang,
  • Junwei Peng and
  • Hong Liu

The bacterial community of rhizosphere soil maintains soil properties, regulates the microbiome, improves productivity, and sustains agriculture. However, the structure and function of bacterial communities have been interrupted or destroyed by unrea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,670 Views
14 Pages

Maize has the largest cultivation area of any crop in the world and plays an important role in ensuring food security. High-density planting is essential for maintaining high maize yields in modern intensive agriculture. Nonetheless, how high-density...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,957 Views
15 Pages

Evidence shows that biotic and abiotic factors have apparent diversity at different forest ages, leading to changes in rhizosphere microbiomes. However, the difference in diversity, co-occurrence pattern, and assembly of the rhizosphere microbial com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,834 Views
14 Pages

Continuous cropping problems constitute threats to perennial plant health and survival. Soil conditioners have the potential to enhance plant disease resistance in continuous cropping systems. However, how microbes and metabolites of the rhizosphere...

  • Article
  • Open Access
110 Citations
9,564 Views
17 Pages

Background: Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.), an important oilseed and food legume, is widely cultivated in the semi-arid tropics. Drought is the major stress in this region which limits productivity. Microbial communities in the rhizosphere are of speci...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,157 Views
19 Pages

27 June 2024

Tea (Camellia sinensis L.), an important economic crop in China, is highly favored by the population. Microorganisms can help plants acquire soil nutrients and cope with various stresses, and the diversity and structural composition of the rhizospher...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,970 Views
23 Pages

Influence of Drought Stress on the Rhizosphere Bacterial Community Structure of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

  • Huling Huang,
  • Mingchao Li,
  • Qiying Guo,
  • Rui Zhang,
  • Yindong Zhang,
  • Kai Luo and
  • Yinhua Chen

Drought presents a significant abiotic stress that threatens crop productivity worldwide. Rhizosphere bacteria play pivotal roles in modulating plant growth and resilience to environmental stresses. Despite this, the extent to which rhizosphere bacte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,471 Views
16 Pages

Short-Term Effects of Eco-Friendly Fertilizers on a Soil Bacterial Community in the Topsoil and Rhizosphere of an Irrigated Agroecosystem

  • Wenli Zhang,
  • Yubing Liu,
  • Zengru Wang,
  • Lina Zhao,
  • Jinghua Qi,
  • Yansong Wang,
  • Pan Zhao and
  • Naiqin Zhong

12 June 2020

Fertilizer application to arable soils could be effective for soil nutrients. However, there are many negative effects in croplands with long-term chemical fertilizer application. Whether eco-friendly fertilizer addition could enhance soil quality an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,116 Views
14 Pages

High-Throughput Sequencing Reveals the Effect of the South Root-Knot Nematode on Cucumber Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Community

  • Fan Yang,
  • Huayan Jiang,
  • Shen Liang,
  • Gaozheng Chang,
  • Kai Ma,
  • Lili Niu,
  • Guoquan Mi,
  • Yanling Tang,
  • Baoming Tian and
  • Xuanjie Shi

27 June 2023

Due to long-term cultivation in greenhouses, cucumbers are susceptible to root-knot nematode (RKN), resulting in reduced yield and quality. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of RKN on the rhizosphere microbial community of cuc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,135 Views
14 Pages

22 December 2024

This study aimed to investigate the impact of nitrogen (N) fertilizer on bacterial community composition and diversity in the rhizosphere and endosphere of rice at different growth stages. Two treatments, N0 (no N application) and N1 (270 kg N ha&min...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
894 Views
19 Pages

17 July 2025

This study aims to reveal the impact mechanisms of five typical topographic habitats in the Sanjiangyuan region (sunny slope, depression, shady slope, mountain pass, and transitional zone) on the characteristics and functions of rhizosphere soil fung...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
5,071 Views
20 Pages

Effects of Rhizosphere Microbial Communities on Cucumber Fusarium wilt Disease Suppression

  • Fan Yang,
  • Huayan Jiang,
  • Gaozheng Chang,
  • Shen Liang,
  • Kai Ma,
  • Yuxin Cai,
  • Baoming Tian and
  • Xuanjie Shi

Cucumber Fusarium wilt is a worldwide soil-borne disease that seriously restricts the yield and quality of cucumber. The rhizosphere soil microbiome, as the first line of defense against pathogens invading plant roots, plays a key role in rhizosphere...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,772 Views
24 Pages

Exploring the Rhizospheric Microbial Communities under Long-Term Precipitation Regime in Norway Spruce Seed Orchard

  • Dagmar Zádrapová,
  • Amrita Chakraborty,
  • Petr Žáček,
  • Jiří Korecký,
  • Anirban Bhar and
  • Amit Roy

6 September 2024

The rhizosphere is the hotspot for microbial enzyme activities and contributes to carbon cycling. Precipitation is an important component of global climate change that can profoundly alter belowground microbial communities. However, the impact of pre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,146 Views
14 Pages

Effects of Mixed Saline and Fresh Water Sprinkler Irrigation on the Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Community of Summer Maize

  • Tieqiang Wang,
  • Zikang Guo,
  • Hanbo Wang,
  • Weidong Li,
  • Wenxu Sheng,
  • Shuantang Zhang and
  • Dasheng Zhang

6 December 2024

Mixing saline and fresh water can help to increase the agricultural water utilization rate and solve the water shortage situation, but its role on rhizosphere microbes is unknown. This study revealed the effects of mixed saline and freshwater sprinkl...

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