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Soil compaction represents a major agronomic challenge, inhibiting root elongation and impacting crop yields. Roots use ethylene to sense soil compaction as the restricted air space causes this gaseous signal to accumulate around root tips. Ethylene inhibits root elongation and promotes radial expansion in compacted soil, but its mechanistic basis remains unclear. Here, we report that ethylene promotes abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis and cortical cell radial expansion. Rice mutants of ABA biosynthetic genes had attenuated cortical cell radial expansion in compacted soil, leading to better penetration. Soil compaction-induced ethylene also up-regulates the auxin biosynthesis gene OsYUC8 . Mutants lacking OsYUC8 are better able to penetrate compacted soil. The auxin influx transporter OsAUX1 is also required to mobilize auxin from the root tip to the elongation zone during a root compaction response. Moreover, osaux1 mutants penetrate compacted soil better than the wild-type roots and do not exhibit cortical cell radial expansion. We conclude that ethylene uses auxin and ABA as downstream signals to modify rice root cell elongation and radial expansion, causing root tips to swell and reducing their ability to penetrate compacted soil. Megaherbivores have pervasive ecological effects. In African rainforests, elephants can increase aboveground carbon, though the mechanisms are unclear. Here we combine a large unpublished dataset of forest elephant feeding with published browsing preferences totaling > 120,000 records covering 700 plant species, including nutritional data for 102 species. Elephants increase carbon stocks by: 1) promoting high wood density tree species via preferential browsing on leaves from low wood density species, which are more digestible; 2) dispersing seeds of trees that are relatively large and have the highest average wood density among tree guilds based on dispersal mode. Loss of forest elephants could cause a 5-12% decline in carbon stocks due to regeneration failure of elephant-dispersed trees and an increase in abundance of low wood density trees. These results show the major importance of megaherbivores in maintaining diverse, high-carbon tropical forests. Successful elephant conservation will contribute to climate mitigation at a scale of global relevance.

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Methane emissions from plant foliage may play an important role in the global methane cycle, but their size and the underlying source processes remain poorly understood. Here, we quantify methane fluxes from the shoots of Scots pine trees, a dominant tree species in boreal forests, to identify source processes and environmental drivers, and we evaluate whether these fluxes can be constrained at the ecosystem-level by eddy covariance flux measurements. We show that shoot-level measurements conducted in forest, garden, or greenhouse settings; on mature trees and saplings; manually and with an automated CO 2 -, temperature-, and water-controlled chamber system; and with multiple methane analyzers all resulted in comparable daytime fluxes (0.144 \uffc2\uffb1 0.019 to 0.375 \uffc2\uffb1 0.074 nmol CH 4 g \uffe2\uff88\uff921 foliar d.w. h \uffe2\uff88\uff921 ). We further find that these emissions exhibit a pronounced diurnal cycle that closely follows photosynthetically active radiation and is further modulated by temperature. These diurnal patterns indicate that methane production is associated with diurnal cycle of sunlight, indicating that this production is either a byproduct of photosynthesis-associated biochemical reactions (e.g., the methionine cycle) or produced through nonenzymatic photochemical reactions in plant biomass. Moreover, we identified a light-dependent component in stand-level methane fluxes, which showed order-of-magnitude agreement with shoot-level measurements (0.968 \uffc2\uffb1 0.031 nmol CH 4 g \uffe2\uff88\uff921 h \uffe2\uff88\uff921 ) and which provides an upper limit for shoot methane emissions. Soil organic carbon (SOC) is vital for terrestrial ecosystems, affecting biogeochemical processes, and soil health. It is known that soil salinity impacts SOC content, yet the specific direction and magnitude of SOC variability in relation to soil salinity remain poorly understood. Analyzing 43,459 mineral soil samples (SOC < 150 g kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921) collected across different land covers since 1992, we approximate a soil salinity increase from 1 to 5 dS m\uffe2\uff88\uff921in croplands would be associated with a decline in mineral soils SOC from 0.14 g kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921above the mean predicted SOC (SOC\uffc2\uffafc= 18.47 g kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921) to 0.46 g kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921belowSOC\uffc2\uffafc(~\uffe2\uff88\uff92430%), while for noncroplands, such decline is sharper, from 0.96 aboveSOC\uffc2\uffafnc= 35.96 g kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921to 4.99 belowSOC\uffc2\uffafnc(~\uffe2\uff88\uff92620%). Although salinity\uffe2\uff80\uff99s significance in explaining SOC variability is minor (<6%), we estimate a one SD increase in salinity of topsoil samples (0 to 7 cm) correlates with respectiveSOC\uffc2\uffafdeclines of ~4.4% and ~9.26%, relative toSOC\uffc2\uffafcandSOC\uffc2\uffafnc. TheSOC\uffc2\uffafdecline in croplands is greatest in vegetation/cropland mosaics while lands covered with evergreen needle-leaved trees are estimated with the highestSOC\uffc2\uffafdecline in noncroplands. We identify soil nitrogen, land cover, and precipitation Seasonality Index as the most significant parameters in explaining the SOC\uffe2\uff80\uff99s variability. The findings provide insights into SOC dynamics under increased soil salinity, improving understanding of SOC stock responses to land degradation and climate warming. Soil salinity presents a dual challenge for plants, involving both osmotic and ionic stress. In response, plants deploy distinct yet interconnected mechanisms to cope with these facets of salinity stress. In this investigation, we observed a substantial overlap in the salt (NaCl)-induced transcriptional responses of Arabidopsis roots with those triggered by osmotic stress or the plant stress hormone abscisic acid (ABA), as anticipated. Notably, a specific cluster of genes responded uniquely to sodium (Na + ) ions and are not regulated by the known monovalent cation sensing mechanism MOCA1 . Surprisingly, expression of sodium-induced genes exhibited a negative correlation with the ABA response and preceded the activation of genes induced by the osmotic stress component of salt. Elevated exogenous ABA levels resulted in the complete abolition of sodium-induced responses. Consistently, the ABA insensitive snrk2.2/2.3 double mutant displayed prolonged sodium-induced gene expression, coupled with increased root cell damage and root swelling under high salinity conditions. Moreover, ABA biosynthesis and signaling mutants were unable to redirect root growth to avoid high sodium concentrations and had increased sodium accumulation in the shoot. In summary, our findings unveil an unexpected and pivotal role for ABA signaling in mitigating cellular damage induced by salinity stress and modulating sodium-induced responses in plant roots. Stem borers are the most important maize pests in the humid forest zone of Cameroon. Field trials were conducted in the long and short rainy seasons of 2002 and 2003 to assess the level of damage and yield reductions caused by stem borers in monocropped maize and in maize intercropped with non-host plants such as cassava, cowpea and soybean. The intercrops were planted in two spatial arrangements, i.e. alternating hills or alternating rows. All intercrops and the maize monocrop were grown with and without insecticide treatment for assessment of maize yield loss due to borer attacks. The land-use efficiency of each mixed cropping system was evaluated by comparing it with the monocrop. The temporal fluctuation of larval infestations followed the same pattern in all cropping systems, but at the early stage of plant growth, larval densities were 21.3\uffe2\uff80\uff9348.1% higher in the monocrops than in intercrops, and they tended to be higher in alternating rows than alternating hills arrangements. At harvest, however, pest densities did not significantly vary between treatments. Maize monocrops had 3.0\uffe2\uff80\uff938.8 times more stems tunnelled and 1.3\uffe2\uff80\uff933.1 times more cob damage than intercrops. Each percentage increase in stem tunnelling lowered maize grain yield by 1.10 and 1.84 g per plant, respectively, during the long and short rainy season in 2002, and by 5.39 and 1.41 g per plant, respectively, in 2003. Maize yield losses due to stem borer were 1.8\uffe2\uff80\uff933.0 times higher in monocrops than in intercrops. Intercrops had generally a higher land-use efficiency than monocrops, as indicated by land-equivalent-ratios and area-time-equivalent-ratios of >1.0. Land-use efficiency was similar in both spatial arrangements. At current price levels, the net production of mixed cropping systems was economically superior to controlling stem borers with insecticide in monocropped maize. The maize\uffe2\uff80\uff93cassava intercrop yielded the highest land equivalent ratios and the highest replacement value of the intercrop. At medium intensity cropping this system is thus recommended for land-constrained poor farmers who do not use external inputs such as fertilizer and insecticides.

", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Manihot", "Glycine max", "Rain", "Agriculture", "Fabaceae", "Humidity", "Moths", "15. Life on land", "Zea mays", "01 natural sciences", "Host-Parasite Interactions", "Trees", "Larva", "Animals", "Biomass", "Cameroon", "Seasons"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Christian Nolte, A. Chabi-Olaye, Christian Borgemeister, Fritz Schulthess,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1079/ber2005373"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Bulletin%20of%20Entomological%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1079/ber2005373", "name": "item", "description": "10.1079/ber2005373", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1079/ber2005373"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2005-10-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/gcb.12338", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:54Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-07-29", "title": "Investigating The Long-Term Legacy Of Drought And Warming On The Soil Microbial Community Across Five European Shrubland Ecosystems", "description": "Abstract

We investigated how the legacy of warming and summer drought affected microbial communities in five different replicated long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term (>10\uffc2\uffa0years) field experiments across Europe (EU\uffe2\uff80\uff90FP7 INCREASE infrastructure). To focus explicitly on legacy effects (i.e., indirect rather than direct effects of the environmental factors), we measured microbial variables under the same moisture and temperature in a brief screening, and following a pre\uffe2\uff80\uff90incubation at stable conditions. Specifically, we investigated the size and composition of the soil microbial community (PLFA) alongside measurements of bacterial (leucine incorporation) and fungal (acetate in ergosterol incorporation) growth rates, previously shown to be highly responsive to changes in environmental factors, and microbial respiration. We found no legacy effects on the microbial community size, composition, growth rates, or basal respiration rates at the effect sizes used in our experimental setup (0.6\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb0C, about 30% precipitation reduction). Our findings support previous reports from single short\uffe2\uff80\uff90term ecosystem studies thereby providing a clear evidence base to allow long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term, broad\uffe2\uff80\uff90scale generalizations to be made. The implication of our study is that warming and summer drought will not result in legacy effects on the microbial community and their processes within the effect sizes here studied. While legacy effects on microbial processes during perturbation cycles, such as drying\uffe2\uff80\uff93rewetting, and on tolerance to drought and warming remain to be studied, our results suggest that any effects on overall ecosystem processes will be rather limited. Thus, the legacies of warming and drought should not be prioritized factors to consider when modeling contemporary rates of biogeochemical processes in soil.

", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "decomposition", "Hot Temperature", "Bacteria", "soil C cycle", "Climate Change", "global climate change", "warming adaptation", "Fungi", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "carbon sequestration", "6. Clean water", "ecosystem service", "Droughts", "Europe", "Leucine", "13. Climate action", "temperature acclimation", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "mineralization", "Seasons", "Ecosystem", "Soil Microbiology", "Acetic Acid"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12338"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Global%20Change%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/gcb.12338", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/gcb.12338", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/gcb.12338"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-10-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1098/rstb.2018.0243", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:39Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-06-03", "title": "Convergent evolution inArabidopsis halleriandArabidopsis arenosaon calamine metalliferous soils", "description": "

It is a plausible hypothesis that parallel adaptation events to the same environmental challenge should result in genetic changes of similar or identical effects, depending on the underlying fitness landscapes. However, systematic testing of this is scarce. Here we examine this hypothesis in two closely related plant species,Arabidopsis halleriandArabidopsis arenosa, which co-occur at two calamine metalliferous (M) sites harbouring toxic levels of the heavy metals zinc and cadmium. We conduct individual genome resequencing alongside soil elemental analysis for 64 plants from eight populations on M and non-metalliferous (NM) soils, and identify genomic footprints of selection and local adaptation. Selective sweep and environmental association analyses indicate a modest degree of gene as well as functional network convergence, whereby the proximal molecular factors mediating this convergence mostly differ between site pairs and species. Notably, we observe repeated selection on identical single nucleotide polymorphisms in severalA. hallerigenes at two independently colonized M sites. Our data suggest that species-specific metal handling and other biological features could explain a low degree of convergence between species. The parallel establishment of plant populations on calamine M soils involves convergent evolution, which will probably be more pervasive across sites purposely chosen for maximal similarity in soil composition.

This article is part of the theme issue \uffe2\uff80\uff98Convergent evolution in the genomics era: new insights and directions\uffe2\uff80\uff99.This study was conducted in the humid forest zone of Cameroon, in 2002 and 2003. The main objective was to investigate the effects of intercropping on infestation levels and parasitism of the noctuid maize stem borer Busseola fusca Fuller. Two trials were planted per year, one during the long and one during the short rainy season. Maize monocrops were compared with maize/legume or maize/cassava intercrops in two spatial arrangements: maize on alternate hills or in alternate rows. Spatial analyses showed that the stemborer egg batches were regularly dispersed in the maize monocrop and aggregated in the intercrops, as indicated by b, the index of dispersion of Taylor's power law. Depending on the crop association and planting pattern, intercrops reduced the percentage of plants with stem borer eggs by 47.4\uffe2\uff80\uff9358.4% and egg densities by 41.2\uffe2\uff80\uff9354.5% compared to monocropped maize. Consequently, larval densities were 44.4\uffe2\uff80\uff9361.5% lower in intercrops compared to monocrops. Intercropping maize with non-host plants did not affect larval parasitism. Up to two-fold higher levels of egg parasitism by scelionid Telenomus spp. were recorded in inter- compared to monocrops during the short rainy seasons of 2002 and 2003. No differences were found among the mixed cropping treatments and parasitism was lower during the long compared to the short rainy seasons. It was proposed that differences in levels of parasitism were due to density dependence effects rather than the effect of the presence of non-host plants in the system.

", "keywords": ["Crops", " Agricultural", "Population Density", "2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "Tropical Climate", "Wasps", "Agriculture", "Moths", "15. Life on land", "Zea mays", "01 natural sciences", "Larva", "Linear Models", "Animals", "Cameroon", "Seasons", "Ovum"], "contacts": [{"organization": "A. Chabi-Olaye, Christian Nolte, Christian Borgemeister, Fritz Schulthess,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1079/ber2004347"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Bulletin%20of%20Entomological%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1079/ber2004347", "name": "item", "description": "10.1079/ber2004347", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1079/ber2004347"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2005-04-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/gcb.12418", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:55Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-10-12", "title": "Soil Microbial And Nutrient Responses To 7years Of Seasonally Altered Precipitation In A Chihuahuan Desert Grassland", "description": "Abstract

Soil microbial communities in Chihuahuan Desert grasslands generally experience highly variable spatiotemporal rainfall patterns. Changes in precipitation regimes can affect belowground ecosystem processes such as decomposition and nutrient cycling by altering soil microbial community structure and function. The objective of this study was to determine if increased seasonal precipitation frequency and magnitude over a 7\uffe2\uff80\uff90year period would generate a persistent shift in microbial community characteristics and soil nutrient availability. We supplemented natural rainfall with large events (one/winter and three/summer) to simulate increased precipitation based on climate model predictions for this region. We observed a 2\uffe2\uff80\uff90year delay in microbial responses to supplemental precipitation treatments. In years 3\uffe2\uff80\uff935, higher microbial biomass, arbuscular mycorrhizae abundance, and soil enzyme C and P acquisition activities were observed in the supplemental water plots even during extended drought periods. In years 5\uffe2\uff80\uff937, available soil P was consistently lower in the watered plots compared to control plots. Shifts in soil P corresponded to higher fungal abundances, microbial C utilization activity, and soilpH. This study demonstrated that 25% shifts in seasonal rainfall can significantly influence soil microbial and nutrient properties, which in turn may have long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term effects on nutrient cycling and plant P uptake in this desert grassland.

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Climate action", "soil microbial communities", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Seasons", "Desert Climate", "Environmental Sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://escholarship.org/content/qt4v79d7f4/qt4v79d7f4.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12418"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Global%20Change%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/gcb.12418", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/gcb.12418", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/gcb.12418"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-04-04T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1079/sum2005326", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:11Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2006-03-06", "title": "Pore Characteristics And Hydraulic Properties Of A Sandy Loam Supplied For A Century With Either Animal Manure Or Mineral Fertilizers", "description": "Application of organic residues to soil is generally assumed to improve soil tilth. Only few studies have reported on the long-term effects on the more subtle aspects of soil porosity and no reports have considered the potential effects of organic amendments on the pore system in the subsoil. We sampled undisturbed soil cores (100 cm3 and 6280 cm3) in metal cylinders in differently fertilized plots in the long-term field experiments at Askov Experimental Station, Denmark. We selected the 0-60 cm soil layer of plots dressed for a century with either mineral fertilizers (labelled NPK) or animal manure (labelled AM). Both fertilization treatments were studied at two levels of nutrient application: 'normal' (labelled '1') and 1.5 times 'normal' (labelled '11/2'). Plots unfertilized for a century (labelled UNF) were included as a reference for some of the studies. Water retention, air permeability and air diffusivity were measured on the small cores, and we used the large cores for measuring near-saturated and saturated hydraulic conductivity. In the plough layer, the AM and NPK soils displayed identical pore volumes in size fractions larger as well as smaller than 30 micrometer, while the UNF soil had a significantly smaller volume of pores <30 micrometer. No clear trends were found in treatment effects on pore organization calculated from air diffusivity and air permeability measurements. No significant differences in hydraulic conductivity were found for plough layer soil. For the soil below ploughing depth, significantly larger macropore volumes and near-saturated hydraulic conductivities were found for soil receiving the higher ('11/2') amount of nutrients compared with the 'normally' dressed soil. This effect was independent of fertilization system (AM or NPK). We attribute the larger volume of macropores to the improved root growth conditions in the soil with the larger nutrient level. We conclude that addition of animal manure in rates realistic in agriculture has only a modest effect on soil pore characteristics of the plough layer soil compared with the use of mineral fertilizers. For the soil below ploughing depth, a high level of nutrient application rather than the use of animal manure may increase soil macroporosity and near-saturated hydraulic conductivity.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Crop combinations and interactions", "Soil biology", "Nutrient turnover", "Composting and manuring", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Air and water emissions", "Soil quality", "Soil tillage", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1079/sum2005326"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Use%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1079/sum2005326", "name": "item", "description": "10.1079/sum2005326", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1079/sum2005326"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2005-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1080/00040851.1981.12004228", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "unspecified", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2006-04-18", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "01 natural sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "F. Stuart Chapin", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/00040851.1981.12004228"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Arctic%20and%20Alpine%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/00040851.1981.12004228", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/00040851.1981.12004228", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/00040851.1981.12004228"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "1981-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1080/00040851.1998.12002912", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-01-30", "title": "Carbon Dioxide Fluxes In Moist And Dry Arctic Tundra During The Snow-Free Season: Responses To Increases In Summer Temperature And Winter Snow Accumulation", "description": "Climate-induced environmental changes are likely to have pronounced impacts on CO2 flux patterns in arctic ecosystems. We initiated a long-term experiment in 1994 in moist tussock and dry heath tun...", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "13. Climate action", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "M. H. Jones, Donald A. Walker, Jeffrey M. Welker, J. T. Fahnestock, Marilyn D. 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Mesophyll conductance (gm) is known to affect plant photosynthesis. However,gmis rarely explicitly considered in land surface models (LSMs), with the consequence that its role in ecosystem and large\uffe2\uff80\uff90scale carbon and water fluxes is poorly understood. In particular, the different magnitudes ofgmacross plant functional types (PFTs) are expected to cause spatially divergent vegetation responses to elevated CO2concentrations. Here, an extensive literature compilation ofgmacross major vegetation types is used to parameterize an empirical model ofgmin the LSM JSBACH and to adjust photosynthetic parameters based on simulatedAn\uffc2\uffa0\uffe2\uff88\uff92\uffc2\uffa0Cicurves. We demonstrate that an explicit representation ofgmchanges the response of photosynthesis to environmental factors, which cannot be entirely compensated by adjusting photosynthetic parameters. These altered responses lead to changes in the photosynthetic sensitivity to atmospheric CO2concentrations which depend both on the magnitude ofgmand the climatic conditions, particularly temperature. We then conducted simulations under ambient and elevated (ambient\uffc2\uffa0+\uffc2\uffa0200\uffc2\uffa0\uffce\uffbcmol/mol) CO2concentrations for contrasting ecosystems and for historical and anticipated future climate conditions (representative concentration pathways; RCPs) globally. Thegm\uffe2\uff80\uff90explicit simulations using the RCP8.5 scenario resulted in significantly higher increases in gross primary productivity (GPP) in high latitudes (+10% to + 25%), intermediate increases in temperate regions (+5% to + 15%), and slightly lower to moderately higher responses in tropical regions (\uffe2\uff88\uff922% to +5%), which summed up to moderate GPP increases globally. Similar patterns were found for transpiration, but with a lower magnitude. Our results suggest that the effect of an explicit representation ofgmis most important for simulated carbon and water fluxes in the boreal zone, where a cold climate coincides with evergreen vegetation.

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To correct this situation, adding Se in fertilizers for pastures and grasslands is suggested, similar to activities in Finland. However, there is a lack of data on meadow plant species' ability to absorb Se. Therefore, a pot experiment was initiated using 24 meadow plant species cultivated on a Belgian cambisol receiving standard fertilizer treatment, with or without the addition of 9\u00a0g\u00a0Se\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0yr\u22121 as sodium selenate. Soil Se analysis confirmed the low Se status of the native soil. Mean foliar Se concentration in the control group was 0.05\u00a0mg\u00a0kg\u22121. Because plant deficiency may occur at levels less than 0.10\u00a0mg\u00a0Se\u00a0kg\u22121, data provided further evidence for Se deficiency in Belgium plant production. When grown with Se, plant species showed wide variations for Se concentration, ranging from 0.08 to 0.49\u00a0mg\u00a0Se\u00a0kg\u22121. 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Indicators included soil electrical conductivity (EC), soil texture, soil organic matter (SOM), and total particulate organic matter (tPOM). Nematode abundance was positively correlated with EC, silt content, and total POM and negatively correlated with clay content. Clay content was the main source of variation among soil quality indicators and was negatively correlated with nematode abundance and most indicators. The gain in SOM in the no\u2010till system amounted to 10887\u00a0kg over the 24 years or 454\u00a0kg\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0year\u22121, about half of this difference (45%) resulting from soil erosion in plowed soils. The balance of gain in SOM with no till (249\u00a0kg\u00a0ha\u22121 year\u22121) was due to SOM sequestration with no till. No\u2010till management reduced soil erosion, increased SOM, and enhanced soil physical characteristics.", "keywords": ["2. 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Despite rather high levels of soil extractable Se, plant Se availability was supposed to be low because of high soil humus concentration. A pot experiment with common grassland species showed contrasting responses to selenate addition (9 g Se ha\u22121 yr\u22121). Lolium perenne leaves reached 470 \u03bcg kg\u22121, and Trifolium pratense reached 292 \u03bcg kg\u22121. The controls were less than 100 \u03bcg kg\u22121. Leaves of others species showed greater values both in control and treated series and no significant difference. In a second pot experiment, Melilotus albus, a supposed secondary accumulator, and Lolium perenne as a control were submitted to moderate increased selenate additions (up to 45 g Se ha\u22121 yr\u22121). The results confirmed that Melilotus albus was a better accumulator with a leaf concentration that could reach the toxicity level of 2 mg kg\u22121.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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A randomized complete block design was conducted with five nitrogen (N) rates (36, 72, 108, 144, and 180 kg N ha\u22121) as urea, cattle manure, or both. The stover yield and aboveground biomass increased with urea application up to 144 kg N ha\u22121 but remained unchanged at greater N rates. At all N rates, combined application of manure and urea resulted in greater grain yields than single applications. Crop response to applied N was greater in the combined N application system than in the single-application treatments. The greatest grain yield was found in plots that had received a combination of 18 ton manure ha\u22121 plus 160 kg urea ha\u22121. Manure application along with urea enhanced crop yield response to urea and reduced its application rate.", "keywords": ["2. 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The changes in labile C (CL) (Mukah, 0.7\u201343%; SR, 0.2\u201320%) were greater than changes in the total C (CT) (Mukah, 0.5\u20139%; SR, 0.3\u20137%) as compared to the forest. In Mukah, oil palm and pineapple ecosystems showed approximately 18% and 6% increases in CL at a soil depth of 0\u201315 cm, respectively, as compared to the forest, and thus had greater C management index (CMI) values. In the sago ecosystem, the decline in CL was approximately 26% at the soil depth of 0\u201315 cm as compared to the forest. In SR, oil palm and pineapple ecosystems showed approximately 0.2% and 19% decreases in CL, respectively, at soil depths of 0\u201315 cm, resulting in low CMI value. The CL and the CMI can be used to monitor the rate of changes in soil C for different land uses on peat.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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Elevated N rate increased dry matter, grain yield, relative water content, nitrate reductase activity, soluble protein concentration, and concentrations of free proline and endogenous glycinebetaine (main contributors to osmoregulation) of both cultivars under DS than control. The responses under DS were more significant for S911 than those for S9, especially at high N rate. Additionally, S9 maintained greater evaluated parameters than S911 with no N addition under DS, and these differences decreased with N application. Correlations were more evident among all parameters under DS than those under control. Thus, moderate N plays an evident physiological role in alleviation of DS effects on plant growth by improving water status and N metabolism, especially for drought-sensitive cultivars.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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In the present study, the impact of nutrient-management systems on the changes in the biological properties of Indian semi-arid Alfisol was assessed. The long-term organically managed (OGF) and inorganically fertilized (IGF) soils from century-old experimental plots were compared for eubacterial diversity using amplicon length heterogeneity PCR (LH-PCR) targeting three hypervariable domains (V1, V1_V2, and V3) of 16S rRNA gene. Of these domains, V1_V2 could discriminate the bacterial communities between the soil types. The relative ratios of amplicons differed between OGF and ICF soils, and eubacterial diversity was decreased substantially because of the inorganic chemical fertilizers, as compared to organic amendments. The Bray\u2013Curtis similarity index and diversity indices of amplicons were greater in OGF soil than in ICF soil. This polyphasic approach revealed that the diversity and functionality of...", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Botany", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Agricultural Science", "16. 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A laboratory soil respiration experiment was conducted to measure cumulative carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) production in soils from a floating freshwater marsh in response to additions of added ammonium (N), phosphate (P), ammonium (N) + phosphate (P), and sulfate (S). CO2 respiration was significantly greater over a 28-day period than controls following ammonium N, phosphorus, and sulfate addition at 10 mg L\u22121. Nitrogen and phosphorus addition at 10 mg L\u22121 also increased methane production. The lower sulfate amendment (10 mg L\u22121) did not significantly increase CH4 production. In contrast, the greatest sulfate treatment (100 m l\u22121) significantly reduced total carbon (C) production by inhibiting CH4 production. The fact that soil C/N (20.2) and C/P (3...", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "13. Climate action", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Guerry O. Holm, Charles E. Sasser, Ronald D. 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This study was conducted to investigate the effect of calcitic or dolomitic lime addition on dry matter yield and mineral composition of hybrid ryegrass, Lolium (multiflorum x perenne x perenne) grown in eight acidic soils. Each soil received two levels of calcitic or dolomitic lime, L(C1) and L(C2) or L(D1) and L(D2), which raised pH to approximately 5.3, and 6.0. Dry matter yield response was obtained only in soils having an initial % Al saturation \u226559, % Mg saturation \u226410 and % Ca saturation \u226421. Only in one soil, which had an initial exchangeable Mg level of 0.05 cmolc/kg of soil, was response to dolomitic lime higher than that obtained with calcitic lime. Magnesium concentration in dry matter was increased by both levels of dolomitic lime with the increase dependent on the rate used and on the initial level of exchangeable Mg. The average...", "keywords": ["2. 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Pires,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/00103629109368438"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Communications%20in%20Soil%20Science%20and%20Plant%20Analysis", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/00103629109368438", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/00103629109368438", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/00103629109368438"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "1991-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1080/00103624.2018.1455846", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:14Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-04-11", "title": "Yield Response Of Intercropped Soybean And Maize Under Rhizobia (Bradyrhizobium Japonicum) Inoculation And P And K Fertilization", "description": "ABSTRACTA 2-year trial was carried out at the Tanzania Coffee Research Institute (TaCRI) farm in northern Tanzania. The aim was to assess the response of soybean and maize yield attributes to cropping systems, rhizobia inoculation, and phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) fertilization. The study was laid out in a split-split plot design replicated thrice. The statistical analyses were performed using the 3-way analysis of variance in a factorial arrangement. The computation was performed using the STATISTICA software. The Fisher\u2019s least significant difference (LSD) was used to compare the treatment means at p = 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that both cropping systems, rhizobia inoculation, and P and K fertilization significantly (p = 0.05) influenced most of the soybean yield parameters assessed in this study. Specifically, cropping systems significantly (p = 0.05) improved the number of pods per plant, biological yield, grain yield, and harvest index (HI) (2015 and 2016) of soybean. Rhizobi...", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "01 natural sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Daniel Nyoki, Patrick A. Ndakidemi,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2018.1455846"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Communications%20in%20Soil%20Science%20and%20Plant%20Analysis", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/00103624.2018.1455846", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/00103624.2018.1455846", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/00103624.2018.1455846"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-04-11T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1080/00103628109367179", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:14Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2008-11-12", "title": "Foliar Application Of Selenite To Barley Plants Low In Selenium", "description": "Abstract Experiments with foliar application of selenite to barley crops were carried out on a number of Danish farms during the years 1975 to 1979. The plants were treated at the growth stage of Feekes 4\u20136 with 2.5, 5 and 10 g Se/ha, and analysed for selenium at harvest. The conclusion from the results is that spraying of 3\u20135 g Se with a detergent at about Feekes 5 is a safe, cheap, and effective way of preventing an outbreak of selenium deficiency in livestock mainly feeding on cereals.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "01 natural sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Gunnar Gissel\u2010Nielsen", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/00103628109367179"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Communications%20in%20Soil%20Science%20and%20Plant%20Analysis", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/00103628109367179", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/00103628109367179", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/00103628109367179"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "1981-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1080/00103629209368707", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:14Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2008-11-11", "title": "Evaluation Of Switchgrass Entries For Acid Soil Tolerance", "description": "Abstract Crop and forage yields are significantly reduced by strong soil acidity throughout much of the northeastern United States. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a valuable perennial warm\u2010season pasture species generally regarded as tolerant to stress conditions, i.e., infertile, dry, or low pH soils; however, switchgrass has not been studied for variability in acid soil tolerance. The objectives of this study were (a) to compare the responses of different switchgrass entries to soil acidity, and (b) to identify selected agribotanical trait response to unlimed (\u2010L) and limed (+L) soil. Sixteen entries (cultivars, germplasms, and breeding populations) were studied in short\u2010 and meso\u2010term experiments. Unlimed (pH 4.9) and limed (pH 5.9) treatments of a sandy loam soil (Typic Dystrochrept) were used in both experiments. Switchgrass seedlings were exceptionally tolerant of soil acidity in the short\u2010term experiment. In the meso\u2010term experiment, acid soil stress significantly reduced all agribotanical tr...", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "L. Bona, David P. 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In semi\u2010arid areas of the world, seasonal rainfall and its distribution determines crop yields and may influence soil formation and biological processes that affect soil nutrient availability. Thus, we conducted a fertility survey in northern Syria's dryland zone across a rainfall gradient, from the arid steppe with less than 200 mm/yr to the wetter wheat\u2010producing areas with up to 715 mm in some years. This involved sampling of five experimental stations, i.e., Maragha (190 mm), Boueidar (223 mm), Breda (263 mm), Tel Hadya (330 mm), and Jindiress (446 mm), and farmers\u2019 fields in the vicinity of these stations. Nutrient distribution with profile depth was also measured on the stations. The most consistent trend with increasing rainfall was a decrease in calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Similarly, boron (B) tended to be higher in the drier sites, especially in the sub\u2010soil. Total nit...", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water"], "contacts": [{"organization": "S. Masri, John Ryan, S. Garabet,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/00103629609369655"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Communications%20in%20Soil%20Science%20and%20Plant%20Analysis", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/00103629609369655", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/00103629609369655", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/00103629609369655"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "1996-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1080/00288233.1998.9513309", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-08-13", "title": "Uptake Of Moisture And Nutrients By Hieracium Pilosella And Effects On Soil In A Dry Sub-Humid Grassland", "description": "Abstract In dry sub\u2010humid environments (<550 mm annual rainfall) in New Zealand, Hieracium pilosella (hawkweed) grows in approximately circular or irregular shaped patches surrounded by areas of bare soil. The study directly assessed the extent of root distribution, soil moisture, and nutrient uptake in the areas of bare soil zone ('haloes') surrounding patches, and how hawkweed affected the soil. The results indicate that H. pilosella exploits the halo areas surrounding the plant patches for a major part of moisture and nutrients uptake. As a result, the soil in the halo zone is drier than that under the plant patch and is relatively depleted in such nutrients as available phosphorus and basic cations. The plant increases soil acidity and soluble aluminium content in the soil immediately beneath the living patch. The combined effects of reduced moisture, reduced base cation availability, and the high soluble aluminium status and increased acidity of the soil, make the immediate hawkweed environment unfav...", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water"], "contacts": [{"organization": "C. C. Boswell, P. R. Espie,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/00288233.1998.9513309"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/New%20Zealand%20Journal%20of%20Agricultural%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/00288233.1998.9513309", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/00288233.1998.9513309", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/00288233.1998.9513309"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "1998-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1080/00288230709510317", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-08-13", "title": "Response Of Vegetation And Soils To Desertification Of Alpine Meadow In The Upper Basin Of The Yellow River, China", "description": "Abstract Alpine meadow plays important roles in the animal production and conservation of water resources in the upper basin of Yellow River. In recent decades, desertification of this alpine meadow has resulted in changes in vegetation and soil features, as well as threatening the ecosystem functions and security. A field study was conducted to explain the response of vegetation pattern and soil features to desertification of alpine meadows. Results of vegetation studies indicated that hygrophytes were gradually replaced by mesophytes, xerophytes, and some annual psammophilous plants, and that cover and herbaceous biomass decreased along with the progressive desertification. Vegetation height increased in the slightly desertified stage, and then decreased in the very severe stage. Species diversity decreased, suggesting that desertification of alpine meadow contributedto species loss. This study also indicated that soil features gradually declined with increasing desertification of alpine meadow with soi...", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. 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Total mass of forest floors in native and radiata plantation stands ranged from 25 to 464 and 9 to 79 t/ha, respectively. Native forest stands apparently accumulated larger amounts than nearby radiata pine stands, especially in the West Coast forests. In exotic plantations, the nett accumulation was modified by management practices such as burning, during the process of converting native forests to pine plantations, and stand thinning. Except in Nelson forests, forest floors in native stands had larger contents of carbon and nutrients than those of nearby radiata pine sites. No consistent differences were found in carbon and nutrient concentrations in topsoils of native and exotic forests exce...", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "K. M. Goh, S. 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The trial had four grazing intensity treatments: no grazing (0 sheep ha\u22121), light grazing (2 sheep ha\u22121), moderate grazing (4 sheep ha\u22121) and overgrazing (6 sheep ha\u22121) plots. The overgrazing reduced plant diversity by 87%, vegetation cover by 82%, canopy height by 94%, standing crop biomass by 98%, and root biomass by 92% compared with ungrazed grassland in the fifth year. The proportion of poor quality herbages increased to 86%. Non\u2010grazing assisted recovery of deteriorated vegetation. Though moderate and light grazing also reduced biomass, these treatments did not lead to serious damage to the community species structure. The plant diversity, vegetation cover, and standing biomass in the lightly grazed plots increased over grazing time. The trial showed that a grazing intensity of 2\u20133 sheep equivalents per hectare was sustainable in the Horqin sandy grassland in Inner Mongolia, C...", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/00288233.2004.9513599"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/New%20Zealand%20Journal%20of%20Agricultural%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/00288233.2004.9513599", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/00288233.2004.9513599", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/00288233.2004.9513599"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2004-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1080/00380768.1990.10416800", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:16Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-01-05", "title": "Initial Soil Changes Associated With Afforestation With Acacia-Auriculiformis And Pinus-Kesiya On Denuded Grasslands Of The Pantabangan Area, Central Luzon, The Philippines", "description": "Abstract The influence of afforestation on the soil of grasslands denuded for a long period of time was studied in plantations of 5-year-old Acacia auriculiformis and 8-year-old Pinus kesiya in comparison with the soils of adjacent denuded grasslands in Central Luzon, the Philippines. Soils where Acacia and Pinus grew were Ferralic Cambisols derived from Quaternary sediment containing large amounts of ironstone nodules and Chromic Vertisols from Tertiary mudstone, respectively. Soil physical properties improved by afforestation included the bulk density and porosity, though the effect was limited to the thin (0-5 cm) superficial soil layer. Hydraulic conductivity of the surface soil increased in the Acacia plantation, while that of the Pinus plantation decreased slightly due to abundant mycelia. The values of several chemical parameters decreased with plantation establishment for the surface soils: pH values, carbon and nitrogen contents, CEC, and concentration of exchangeable cations, especially of Ca2+,...", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Seiichi Ohta", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/00380768.1990.10416800"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Science%20and%20Plant%20Nutrition", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/00380768.1990.10416800", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/00380768.1990.10416800", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/00380768.1990.10416800"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "1990-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1080/00380768.1997.10414794", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:16Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-02-01", "title": "Soil Ecological Study On Dynamics Of K, Mg, And Ca, And Soil Acidity In Shifting Cultivation In Northern Thailand", "description": "Abstract Soil degradation caused by excessive land use is presently one of the major constraints on sustainable agriculture in the mountainous area of northern Thailand. In order to obtain basic information about soil fertility problems involved in the transition from traditional shifting cultivation to more intensive upland farming, the dynamics of K, Mg, and Ca, and soil acidity in the farming systems of both Karen and Hmong/Thai peoples were investigated. In the fields that lay fallow for more than 5 y, the soils were highly acidic and poor in exchangeable bases, mainly due to the fact that the fallow vegetation rapidly absorbed inorganic bases (K, Mg, and Ca) in the soils. In the fields both under fallow and cropping within 3 y after the slash and burn practice, the high acidity observed in the soils at the fallow stage seemed to be alleviated by ash input with high alkalinity. The aboveground biomass ranged from 9 to 10 t ha\u22121 in the 8 y fallow field and the sum of inorganic bases and alkalinity, whi...", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. 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We surveyed soils near and within 3-, 9-, and 19year- old plantations of poplar (Poplus simonii) in the central part of Naiman County, eastern Inner Mongolia, China. Changes in the soil properties following afforestation included an accumulation of fine particles (clay + silt) and soil organic carbon (SOC) in the surface horizons. The contents of fine particles and SOC increased slowly in the first 9-year period and then rapidly between 10 and 19 years, being higher at concave than convex sites. Soil parameters such as available moisture level, amounts of available N and available P, and CEC that control soil fertility showed a similar trend to that of the contents of fine particles and SOC. The contents of fine particles and SOC were higher at the windward edge than in the center of th...", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Ichiro Taniyama, Tonghui Zhang, Yasuhito Shirato,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/00380768.2004.10408510"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Science%20and%20Plant%20Nutrition", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/00380768.2004.10408510", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/00380768.2004.10408510", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/00380768.2004.10408510"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2004-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1080/00380768.2013.775004", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:17Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-08-01", "title": "Functional Diversity Of Soil Microbial Communities In Response To Tillage And Crop Residue Retention In An Eroded Loess Soil", "description": "Abstract This study reports the effects of a long-term tillage and crop residue experiment on the soil microbial ecology of a Loess soil located in Gansu Province, western China. Tillage and residue management treatments were imposed on a nine-year continuous rotation of maize (Zea mays L. cv Zhongdan No. 2), winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv Xifeng No. 24) and soybean (Glycine max L. cv Fengshou No. 12). After nine years, there were significant effects on topsoil (0\u201310\u00a0cm) carbon, nitrogen, microbial activity, microbial composition and function. The retention of crop residues compared to residue removal significantly improved all measures of chemical and biological soil fertility. The values of average well color development (AWCD), a measure of the metabolic utilization of organic compounds, for the residue retention treatments were always higher than those with residue removal treatments, and the differences increased with increasing incubation time. Principal component analysis indicated that crop...", "keywords": ["2. 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(S27471),", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/00380768.2013.775004"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Science%20and%20Plant%20Nutrition", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/00380768.2013.775004", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/00380768.2013.775004", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/00380768.2013.775004"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-06-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/gcb.12996", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:55Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-06-05", "title": "Microbial Physiology And Soil Co2 Efflux After 9 Years Of Soil Warming In A Temperate Forest - No Indications For Thermal Adaptations", "description": "Abstract

Thermal adaptations of soil microorganisms could mitigate or facilitate global warming effects on soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition and soil CO2 efflux. We incubated soil from warmed and control subplots of a forest soil warming experiment to assess whether 9\uffc2\uffa0years of soil warming affected the rates and the temperature sensitivity of the soil CO2 efflux, extracellular enzyme activities, microbial efficiency, and gross N mineralization. Mineral soil (0\uffe2\uff80\uff9310\uffc2\uffa0cm depth) was incubated at temperatures ranging from 3 to 23\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb0C. No adaptations to long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term warming were observed regarding the heterotrophic soil CO2 efflux (R10 warmed: 2.31\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb1\uffc2\uffa00.15\uffc2\uffa0\uffce\uffbcmol\uffc2\uffa0m\uffe2\uff88\uff922\uffc2\uffa0s\uffe2\uff88\uff921, control: 2.34\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb1\uffc2\uffa00.29\uffc2\uffa0\uffce\uffbcmol\uffc2\uffa0m\uffe2\uff88\uff922\uffc2\uffa0s\uffe2\uff88\uff921; Q10 warmed: 2.45\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb1\uffc2\uffa00.06, control: 2.45\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb1\uffc2\uffa00.04). Potential enzyme activities increased with incubation temperature, but the temperature sensitivity of the enzymes did not differ between the warmed and the control soils. The ratio of C\uffc2\uffa0:\uffc2\uffa0N acquiring enzyme activities was significantly higher in the warmed soil. Microbial biomass\uffe2\uff80\uff90specific respiration rates increased with incubation temperature, but the rates and the temperature sensitivity (Q10 warmed: 2.54\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb1\uffc2\uffa00.23, control 2.75\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb1\uffc2\uffa00.17) did not differ between warmed and control soils. Microbial substrate use efficiency (SUE) declined with increasing incubation temperature in both, warmed and control, soils. SUE and its temperature sensitivity (Q10 warmed: 0.84\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb1\uffc2\uffa00.03, control: 0.88\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb1\uffc2\uffa00.01) did not differ between warmed and control soils either. Gross N mineralization was invariant to incubation temperature and was not affected by long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term soil warming. Our results indicate that thermal adaptations of the microbial decomposer community are unlikely to occur in C\uffe2\uff80\uff90rich calcareous temperate forest soils.

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We measured potential denitrification activity and denitrifier marker gene abundances (nirK, nirS, nosZ) in grasslands soils in three geographic regions characterized by site-specific land-use indices (LUI) after warming in spring, at an intermediate sampling and after summer drought. Potential denitrification was significantly increased by warming, but did not persist over the intermediate sampling. At the intermediate sampling, the relevance of grassland land-use intensity was reflected by increased potential N2O production at sites with higher LUI. Abundances of total bacteria did not respond to experimental warming or drought treatments, displaying resilience to minor and short-term effects of climate change. In contrast, nirS- and nirK-type denitrifiers were more influenced by drought in combination with LUI and pH, while the nosZ abundance responded to the summer drought manipulation. Land-use was a strong driver for potential denitrification as grasslands with higher LUI also had greater potentials for N2O emissions. We conclude that both warming and drought affected the denitrifying communities and the potential denitrification in grassland soils. However, these effects are overruled by regional and site-specific differences in soil chemical and physical properties which are also related to grassland land-use intensity.", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "570", "UFSP13-8 Global Change and Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Microbial Consortia", "580 Plants (Botany)", "Nitric Oxide", "142-005 142-005", "Soil", "03 medical and health sciences", "potential N2O emissions", "RNA", " Ribosomal", " 16S", "2402 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology", "use index", "Soil Microbiology", "2. Zero hunger", "Biodiversity Exploratories", "denitrification", "Bacteria", "2404 Microbiology", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Grassland", "6. 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Plots of 1,2ha were burned at intervals of 0 (not burn control), 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years from 1958 to 1980. In 1981 these were assessed for bush density by species and by height classes, for grass basal cover and botanical composition, and for soil properties. Bush density increased with increasing burning interval but complete resting suppressed seedling development. All burned plots were visibly more open than the rested plot and hence fire appears to offer the possibility of a low cost means of bush control. The changes in soil properties, grass cover and botanical composition resulting from low frequency burns were small.Keywords: bush control|fires|savannas|Botswana|burning regimes|periodic burning|resting|vegetation|soil factors|semi arid grasslands|bush densities|botanical compositions|soil properties|seedlings|grass cover|vegetation surveys|species lists", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "15. 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Both contained sodium selenate: \u201cAgSel\u201d is a fast release formulation (100% water\u2010soluble Se) whereas \u201cSelprill Double\u201d (76% water\u2010soluble Se) has been formulated to slow the release of Se. The fertilisers were broadcast in spring (Zadoks growth stage 32) at rates of 5 to 20 g Se/ ha. Grain Se increased linearly with application rate, but concentrations were higher with the fully\u2010soluble formulation. Mean Se concentration was significantly lower in irrigated (grain yield 9.1 t/ha) than dryland (yield 7.4 t/ha) wheat (0.17 versus 0.25 mg Se/kg), possibly owing to yield dilution. For the fully\u2010soluble Se fertiliser, grain Se increased by 0.018 mg/kg in irrigated wheat for each g/ha of applied Se. an application of 4\u20135 g/ha would raise grain Se to 0.1 mg...", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/01140670809510216"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/New%20Zealand%20Journal%20of%20Crop%20and%20Horticultural%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/01140670809510216", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/01140670809510216", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/01140670809510216"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1080/01140671.1989.10428037", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:19:17Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-06-01", "title": "The Effects Of Sodium Selenate Applications On Growth And Selenium Concentration In Wheat", "description": "Abstract In two field experiments, one located on a silt loam and the other on a clay loam, sodium selenate was applied to \u2018Rongotea\u2019 wheat sown in late autumn at rates which supplied 5, 10, 15, and 20 g Se/ha, as a seed coating, prills drilled with the wheat seed, or a foliar spray at mid-tillering and/or ear emergence. At both experimental sites, application of sodium selenate caused small reductions in vegetative growth and grain yield, but improved Se concentrations in mature plants and their fractions, viz straw, grain, wheaten flour, milling residue, and bran. Selenium concentrations in mature plants were linearly and significantly related to the quantities of sodium selenate applied. Each method of application was effective in raising Se concentrations, however, late foliar applications of sodium selenate made at ear emergence were slightly more effective than either the earlier foliar applications at mid-tillering, or the seed coating or prills treatments. Increases in plant Se concentrations were...", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "01 natural sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "D. J. Saville, J. H. Watkinson, R. C. Stephen,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/01140671.1989.10428037"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/New%20Zealand%20Journal%20of%20Crop%20and%20Horticultural%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/01140671.1989.10428037", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/01140671.1989.10428037", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/01140671.1989.10428037"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "1989-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/microorganisms9020426", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:22:37Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-02-19", "title": "Identification of Beneficial Microbial Consortia and Bioactive Compounds with Potential as Plant Biostimulants for a Sustainable Agriculture", "description": "

A growing body of evidence demonstrates the potential of various microbes to enhance plant productivity in cropping systems although their successful field application may be impaired by several biotic and abiotic constraints. In the present work, we aimed at developing multifunctional synthetic microbial consortia to be used in combination with suitable bioactive compounds for improving crop yield and quality. Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) with different functional attributes were identified by a bottom-up approach. A comprehensive literature survey on PGPMs associated with maize, wheat, potato and tomato, and on commercial formulations, was conducted by examining peer-reviewed scientific publications and results from relevant European projects. Metagenome fragment recruitments on genomes of potential PGPMs represented in databases were also performed to help identify plant growth-promoting (PGP) strains. Following evidence of their ability to coexist, isolated PGPMs were synthetically assembled into three different microbial consortia. Additionally, the effects of bioactive compounds on the growth of individually PGPMs were tested in starvation conditions. The different combination products based on microbial and non-microbial biostimulants (BS) appear worth considering for greenhouse and open field trials to select those potentially adoptable in sustainable agriculture.

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Soils provide essential ecosystem services and represent the most diverse habitat on Earth. It has been suggested that the presence of various physico-chemically heterogeneous microhabitats supports the enormous diversity of microbial communities in soil. However, little is known about the relationship between microbial communities and their immediate environment at the micro- to millimetre scale. In this study, we examined whether bacteria, archaea, and fungi organize into distinct communities in individual 2-mm-sized soil aggregates and compared them to communities of homogenized bulk soil samples. Furthermore, we investigated their relationship to their local environment by concomitantly determining microbial community structure and physico-chemical properties from the same individual aggregates. Aggregate communities displayed exceptionally high beta-diversity, with 3\uffe2\uff80\uff934 aggregates collectively capturing more diversity than their homogenized parent soil core. Up to 20%\uffe2\uff80\uff9330% of ASVs (particularly rare ones) were unique to individual aggregates selected within a few centimetres. Aggregates and bulk soil samples showed partly different dominant phyla, indicating that taxa that are potentially driving biogeochemical processes at the small scale may not be recognized when analysing larger soil volumes. Microbial community composition and richness of individual aggregates were closely related to aggregate-specific carbon and nitrogen content, carbon stable-isotope composition, and soil moisture, indicating that aggregates provide a stable environment for sufficient time to allow co-development of communities and their environment. We conclude that the soil microbiome is a metacommunity of variable subcommunities. Our study highlights the necessity to study small, spatially coherent soil samples to better understand controls of community structure and community-mediated processes in soils.