• Nitrogen transfer and cross-feeding between Azotobacter chroococcum and Paracoccus aminovorans promotes pyrene degradation

    Nitrogen is a limiting nutrient for degraders function in hydrocarbon-contaminated environments. Biological nitrogen fixation by diazotrophs is a natural solution for supplying bioavailable nitrogen.Nitrogen is a limiting nutrient for degraders function in hydrocarbon-contaminated environments. Biological nitrogen fixation by diazotrophs is a natural solution for supplying bioavailable nitrogen. Here, Prof. LUO Yongming and his team from the Institute of Soil Science, CAS, determined whe...

    2023-10-16
  • Micro- and nanoplastics in soil ecosystems: Analytical methods, fate, and effects

    As emerging contaminants , microplastics and nanoplastics ( MPs/NPs ) are increasingly widespread in soil environment .And examines the migration processes of MPs/NPs at multiple interfaces as well as the potential toxic effects of MPs/NPs . Without standard methods to trace MPs/NPs in differ... As emerging contaminants, microplastics and nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) are increasingly widespread in soil environment. The present paper reviews available analytical methods for detecting MPs/NPs in soil and plants, and examines the migration processes of MPs/NPs at multiple interfaces as well ...

    2023-10-09
  • Scientists have unlocked the potential of aluminum-resistant bacteria to boost rice growth in acidic soils

    Despite remarkable progress in understanding Aluminium resistance in plants, it is still unknown whether and how the soil microbiota confers Al resistance to crops. Here we found that a synthetic community composed of highly Al-resistant bacterial strains isolated from the rice rhizosphere in...Soil acidity with a pH below 5.5 poses a major challenge to global agriculture, affecting approximately 50% of arable land. Al toxicity in acidic soils hampers root growth and nutrient uptake, leading to reduced crop yield and quality. Despite substantial advances in understanding Al resistan...

    2023-10-03
  • Climate change: Strategies for mitigation and adaptation

    The sustainability of life on Earth is under increasing threat due to human-induced climate change. This perilous change in the Earth's climate is caused by increases in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, primarily due to emissions associated with burning fossil fuels. The sustainability of life on Earth is under increasing threat due to human-induced climate change. This perilous change in the Earth's climate is caused by increases in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, primarily due to emissions associated with burning fossil fue...

    2023-07-14
  • Resource-dependent biodiversity and potential multi-trophic interactions determine belowground functional trait stability

    The composite resource availability indicator (CRAI), soil fertility index (SFI), biodiversity, functional trait stability, and their relationships between low and high resource availability environments.Fig1. The composite resource availability indicator (CRAI), soil fertility index (SFI), biodiversity, functional trait stability, and their relationships between low and high resource availability environments. a The differences of CRAI between low and high resource category at each sampling ...

    2023-05-15
  • Microbial keystone taxa drive succession of plant residue chemistry

    Managing above-ground plant carbon inputs can pave the way toward carbon neutrality and mitigating climate change. Chemical complexity of plant residues largely controls carbon sequestration.Fig: The co-occurrence networks of bacterial and fungal communities in straw residues during different periods of decomposition.
      Managing above-ground plant carbon inputs can pave the way toward carbon neutrality and mitigating climate change. Chemical complexity of plant residues largely...

    2023-04-06

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