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Legumes have a wide range of positive effects on soil properties, including nitrogen and carbon storage, soil structure and the phytosanitary condition of crops. From an agronomic point of view, legumes are most valued for their ability to take up atmospheric nitrogen in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. The aim of this research was to determine the effect of legume residues (peas, fodder beans, narrow-leaved lupins) on the N (Ntotal) and organic carbon (Corg) accumulation in soil and N leaching under temperate climate conditions. The experiment was carried out in lysimetric equipment in 2016\u20132023. The effect of legumes on Corg and Ntotal accumulation in soil and N leaching were studied in a Fabaceae\u2013Cereals sequence. Three species of legumes\u2014peas, fodder beans and narrow-leaved lupines\u2014were tested; spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) was grown as a control treatment. The lysimeter surface area was 1.75 m2 and the experimental soil layer was 0.60 m (sand loam Haplic Luvisol). It was found that after harvesting, more residues were incorporated into the soil with lupines (p < 0.05), which, compared to pea and bean residues, increased Ntotal and Corg concentrations in the soil. There was a strong correlation (r = 0.95) between the Ntotal concentration in the soil and the N amount incorporated with residues. Mineral N released during residue decomposition was leached from the humic horizon under conditions of excess moisture in the autumn\u2013winter period and increased the nitrate concentration in the lysimeter water. The increase in concentration was recorded within 5 to 6 months after the application of the residues. As a result, the N leaching losses increased on average by 24.7\u201333.2% (p < 0.05) during the year of legume cultivation. In the following year, after legume residue incorporation, the effect of residues on nitrate concentration and N leaching decreased and did not differ significantly from that of barley residues.

", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "leaching", "below-ground biomass", "organic carbon", "QK1-989", "Botany", "nitrogen; organic carbon; leaching; above-ground biomass; below-ground biomass", "15. Life on land", "nitrogen", "Article", "above-ground biomass"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Tripolskaja, Liudmila, Kazlauskaite-Jadzevice, Asta, Razukas, Almantas,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/13/2478/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/13/2478/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/PMC10346452"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "PMC10346452", "name": "item", "description": "PMC10346452", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/PMC10346452"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-06-28T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1002/pld3.401", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:14:11Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-05-11", "title": "OsJAZ11 regulates spikelet and seed development in rice", "description": "Abstract

Seed size is one of the major determinants of seed weight and eventually, crop yield. As the global population is increasing beyond the capacity of current food production, enhancing seed size is a key target for crop breeders. Despite the identification of several genes and QTLs, current understanding about the molecular regulation of seed size/weight remains fragmentary. In the present study, we report novel role of a jasmonic acid (JA) signaling repressor, OsJAZ11 controlling rice seed width and weight. Transgenic rice lines overexpressing OsJAZ11 exhibited up to a 14% increase in seed width and ~30% increase in seed weight compared to wild type (WT). Constitutive expression of OsJAZ11 dramatically influenced spikelet morphogenesis leading to extra glume\uffe2\uff80\uff90like structures, open hull, and abnormal numbers of floral organs. Furthermore, overexpression lines accumulated higher JA levels in spikelets and developing seeds. Expression studies uncovered altered expression of JA biosynthesis/signaling and MADS box genes in overexpression lines compared to WT. Yeast two\uffe2\uff80\uff90hybrid and pull\uffe2\uff80\uff90down assays revealed that OsJAZ11 interacts with OsMADS29 and OsMADS68. Remarkably, expression of OsGW7, a key negative regulator of grain size, was significantly reduced in overexpression lines. We propose that OsJAZ11 participates in the regulation of seed size and spikelet development by coordinating the expression of JA\uffe2\uff80\uff90related, OsGW7 and MADS genes.Rapidly growing global populations mandate greater crop productivity despite increasingly scarce natural resources, including freshwater. The adoption of sustainable agricultural practices seek to address such issues, but an unintended consequence is the exposure of agricultural soils and associated biota to emerging contaminants including azole pharmaceutical antifungals. We show that environmentally relevant exposure to three commonly prescribed azole antifungals can reduce mycorrhizal 33P transfer from the soil into the host plant. This suggests that exposure to azoles may have a significant impact on mycorrhizal\uffe2\uff80\uff90mediated transfer of nutrients in soil\uffe2\uff80\uff90plant systems. Understanding the unintended consequences of sustainable agricultural practices is needed to ensure the security and safety of future food production systems.

Summary

Sustainable farming practices are increasingly necessary to meet the demands of a growing population under constraints imposed by climate change. These practices, in particular the reuse of wastewater and amending soil with wastewater derived biosolids, provide a pathway for man\uffe2\uff80\uff90made chemicals to enter the agricultural environment.

Among the chemicals commonly detected in wastewater and biosolids are pharmaceutical azole antifungals. Fungi, in particular mycorrhiza\uffe2\uff80\uff90forming fungal symbionts of plant roots, are key drivers of nutrient cycling in the soil\uffe2\uff80\uff93plant system. As such, greater understanding of the impacts of azole antifungal exposure in agricultural systems is urgently needed.

We exposed wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. \uffe2\uff80\uff98Skyfall\uffe2\uff80\uff99) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to environmentally relevant concentrations of three azole antifungals (clotrimazole, miconazole nitrate and fluconazole). We traced the mycorrhizal\uffe2\uff80\uff90acquired 33P from the soil into the host plant in contaminated versus non\uffe2\uff80\uff90contaminated soils and found 33P transfer from mycorrhizal fungi to host plants was reduced in soils containing antifungals. This represents a potentially major disruption to soil nutrient flows as a result of soil contamination.

Our work raises the major issue of exposure of soil biota to pharmaceuticals such as azole antifungals, introduced via sustainable agricultural practices, as a potentially globally important disruptive influence on soil nutrient cycles. The impacts of these compounds on non\uffe2\uff80\uff90target organisms, beneficial mycorrhizal fungi in particular, could have major implications on security and sustainability of future food systems.

Maize is the world's second most important agricultural crop. The cereal was unknown to Europeans before the end of the 15th century, but since its arrival in Europe, it has changed agriculture, food and landscapes. Terraces where maize was cultivated in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula contributed to the formation of local cultures and identities. The history of maize and maize landscape are mementos that help to recover traditional practices, fostering identities, and are crucial for the successful implementation of sustainable policies to provide prosperous futures.

Summary

Maize (Zea mays L.) in the Iberian Peninsula embodies a history of landscape changes where the concepts of \uffe2\uff80\uff98exotic\uffe2\uff80\uff99, \uffe2\uff80\uff98traditional\uffe2\uff80\uff99 and \uffe2\uff80\uff98hybrid\uffe2\uff80\uff99 help to understand the engagements between landscape, farmers, agronomists (since the 19th and 20th centuries) and seeds. Today, landscapes reveal biophysical and ecological changes that reflect a panoply of intentions. A multitude of agents, and their interactions, acted upon those territories over time.

Using historical sources from the leading institutions dedicated to agricultural research in the Iberian Peninsula, this paper aims to (1) contribute to a better understanding of the maize landscape and culture in the Iberian Peninsula and (2) interrogate how landscape changes (and the landscape history of maize) can frame local or regional heritage and identities reflecting customs or ways of life.

The analysis unveils networks of knowledge, agricultural technologies and seed exchange. Politicians, economists, engineers, agronomists, farmers, governmental officials and agricultural industries planned and transformed traditional rural practices into modern and industrialised ones. Experts and politicians, willing to improve agricultural practices and seeds, using hybrid seeds or building new irrigation systems, led to deep social and landscape changes, allowing maize to cover territories far away from its traditional domains. Moreover, despite farmers' resistance, hybrid maize substituted landraces, eroding agrobiodiversity. Nowadays, the south and east regions of the Iberian Peninsula are the main producers of maize (hybrid), whereas in the Northwest maize is an occasional crop, being replaced by vineyards for economic reasons.

The micronutrient zinc (Zn) is often poorly available but toxic when present in excess, so a tightly controlled Zn homoeostasis network operates in all organisms. This review summarizes our present understanding of plant Zn homoeostasis. In Arabidopsis, about 1,900 Zn-binding metalloproteins require Zn as a cofactor. Abundant Zn metalloproteins reside in plastids, mitochondria and peroxisomes, emphasizing the need to address how Zn reaches these proteins. Apo\uffe2\uff80\uff93Zn metalloproteins do not acquire Zn2+ from a cytosolic pool of free cations, but instead through associative ligand exchange from Zn-buffering molecules. The importance of cytosolic thiols in Zn buffering suggests that, besides elevated Zn influx, a more oxidized redox state is also predicted to cause elevated labile-bound Zn levels, consistent with the suppression of a Zn deficiency marker under oxidative stress. Therefore, we consider a broadened physiological scope in plants for a possible signalling role of Zn2+, experimentally supported only in animals to date.

Species\u2013area relationships (SAR) constitute a key aspect of ecological theory and are integral to other scientific disciplines, such as biogeography, which have played a crucial role in advancing biology. The theory of insular biogeography provides a clear example. This theory initially expanded from true islands to other types of systems characterized by their insularity. One such approach was linked to geoedaphic islands, as seen in gypsum outcrops. While these continental areas have been considered insular systems, only limited and mostly indirect evidence thereof has been provided. This study utilized SAR to advance the understanding of gypsum outcrops as insular continental territories. It is hereby hypothesized that gypsum outcrops are edaphic islands, although their insular nature depends on the different functional or ecological plant types, and this nature will be reflected in the potential Arrhenius model z values. The results obtained support both hypotheses and provide insight into the ecological factors that help interpret the insularity of these areas. This interpretation goes beyond their mere extent and the distance among outcrops, emphasizing the importance of environmental filters. Said filters vary in permeability depending on the degree of gypsophily, or preference for gypsum, exhibited by different species.

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Over the last few decades, a growing incidence of Banana Wilt (BW) has been detected in the banana-producing areas of the central zone of Venezuela. This disease is thought to be caused by a fungal\u2013bacterial complex, coupled with the influence of specific soil properties. However, until now, there was no consensus on the soil characteristics associated with a high incidence of BW. The objective of this study was to identify the soil properties potentially associated with BW incidence, using supervised methods. The soil samples associated with banana plant lots in Venezuela, showing low (n = 29) and high (n = 49) incidence of BW, were collected during two consecutive years (2016 and 2017). On those soils, sixteen soil variables, including the percentage of sand, silt and clay, pH, electrical conductivity, organic matter, available contents of K, Na, Mg, Ca, Mn, Fe, Zn, Cu, S and P, were determined. The Wilcoxon test identified the occurrence of significant differences in the soil variables between the two groups of BW incidence. In addition, Orthogonal Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (OPLS-DA) and the Random Forest (RF) algorithm was applied to find soil variables capable of distinguishing banana lots showing high or low BW incidence. The OPLS-DA model showed a proper fitting of the data (R2Y: 0.61, p value < 0.01), and exhibited good predictive power (Q2: 0.50, p value < 0.01). The analysis of the Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curves by RF revealed that the combination of Zn, Fe, Ca, K, Mn and Clay was able to accurately differentiate 84.1% of the banana lots with a sensitivity of 89.80% and a specificity of 72.40%. So far, this is the first study that identifies these six soil variables as possible new indicators associated with BW incidence in soils of lacustrine origin in Venezuela.

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The symbiosis between Mesorhizobium japonicum R7A and Lotus japonicus Gifu is an important model system for investigating the role of bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPS) in plant-microbe interactions. Previously, we showed that R7A exoB mutants that are affected at an early stage of EPS synthesis and in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) synthesis induce effective nodules on L. japonicus Gifu after a delay, whereas exoU mutants affected in the biosynthesis of the EPS side chain induce small uninfected nodule primordia and are impaired in infection. The presence of a halo around the exoU mutant when grown on Calcofluor-containing media suggested the mutant secreted a truncated version of R7A EPS. A nonpolar \u0394 exoA mutant defective in the addition of the first glucose residue to the EPS backbone was also severely impaired symbiotically. Here, we used a suppressor screen to show that the severe symbiotic phenotype of the exoU mutant was due to the secretion of an acetylated pentasaccharide, as both monomers and oligomers, by the same Wzx/Wzy system that transports wild-type exopolysaccharide. We also present evidence that the \u0394 exoA mutant secretes an oligosaccharide by the same transport system, contributing to its symbiotic phenotype. In contrast, \u0394 exoYF and polar exoA and exoL mutants have a similar phenotype to exoB mutants, forming effective nodules after a delay. These studies provide substantial evidence that secreted incompatible EPS is perceived by the plant, leading to abrogation of the infection process.

[Formula: see text] Copyright \u00a9 2024 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license .

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Plants growing in proximity to other plants are exposed to a variety of metabolites that these neighbors release into the environment. Some species produce allelochemicals to inhibit growth of neighboring plants, which in turn have evolved ways to detoxify these compounds. In order to understand how the allelochemical-receiving target plants respond to chemically diverse compounds, we performed whole-genome transcriptome analysis ofArabidopsis thalianaexposed to either the benzoxazinoid derivative 2-amino-3H-phenoxazin-3-one (APO) or momilactone B. These two allelochemicals belong to two very different compound classes, benzoxazinoids and diterpenes, respectively, produced by different cereal crop species. Despite their distinct chemical nature, we observed similar molecular responses ofA. thalianato these allelochemicals. In particular, many of the same or closely related genes belonging to the three-phase detoxification pathway were upregulated in both treatments. Further, we observed an overlap between genes upregulated by allelochemicals and those involved in herbicide detoxification. Our findings highlight the overlap in the transcriptional response of a target plant to natural and synthetic phytotoxic compounds and illustrate how herbicide resistance could arise via pathways involved in plant-plant interaction.

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The presence and persistence of water on the leaf can affect crop performance and thus might be a relevant trait to select for or against in breeding programmes. Low-cost, rapid and relatively simple methods are of significant importance for screening of large populations of plants for moisture analysis of detached leaves. Leaf moisture can be detected using an electric circuit, where the resistance changes are proportional to the moisture of the measured surface. In this study, we present a protocol to analyse genotypic differences through the electrical properties of living or stored tissues, performed using a commercial device. Expanded and non-expanded leaves were compared to determine the effects of leaf maturity on these data. Two wheat genotypes that differ in tissue affinity for bound water were used to define the influence of water status.

Results

The device indirectly estimates leaf moisture content using two electrodes applied to the leaf lamina of fresh and stored samples. Single moisture readings using this moisture meter had mean execution time of ~\uffe2\uff80\uff891.0\uffe2\uff80\uff89min. Exponential associations provided good fits for relationships between the moisture meter reading (MMR) and the electrical resistance applied to the electrodes. MMR normalised for the water/ dry matter ratio (MMRnorm) was lower for mature leaves of the water-mutant than those of wild-type, for the fully hydrated fresh leaves. MMR of fully mature leaves when partially dehydrated and measured after 10\uffe2\uff80\uff89min at 27\uffe2\uff80\uff89\uffc2\uffb0C and 40% relative humidity was greater for the water-mutant than the wild-type.

Conclusions

This case study provides a low-cost tool to compare electrical-resistance estimates of leaf moisture content, together with a promising and rapid phenotyping protocol for genotypic screening of wheat under standard environmental conditions. Measurement of changes in MMR with time, of fresh and partially dehydrated leaves, or of MMR normalised to tissue water content allowed for differentiation between the genotypes. Furthermore, the differences observed between genotypes that here relate particular to tissue affinity for bound water suggest that not only the free-water fraction, but also other water fractions, can affect these electrically estimated leaf moisture measures.

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We evaluated the function of the salt-tolerant strain Azotobacter chroococcum 76A as stress protectant in an important horticultural crop, tomato. Specifically we hypothesized that treatment of tomato plants with A. chroococcum 76A could improve plant performance under salinity stress and sub-optimal nutrient regimen.Inoculation of Micro Tom tomato plants with A. chroococcum 76A increased numerous growth parameters and also conferred protective effects under both moderate (50\u00a0mM NaCl) and severe (100\u00a0mM NaCl) salt stresses. These benefits were mostly observed under reduced nutrient regimen and were less appreciable in optimal nitrogen conditions. Therefore, the efficiency of A. chroococcum 76A was found to be dependent on the nutrient status of the rhizosphere. The expression profiles of LEA genes indicated that A. chroococcum 76A treated plants were more responsive to stress stimuli when compared to untreated controls. However, transcript levels of key nitrogen assimilation genes revealed that the optimal nitrogen regimen, in combination with the strain A. chroococcum 76A, may have saturated plant's ability to assimilate nitrogen.Roots inoculation with A. chroococcum 76A tomato promoted tomato plant growth, stress tolerance and nutrient assimilation efficiency under moderate and severe salinity. Inoculation with beneficial bacteria such as A. chroococcum 76A may be an ideal solution for low-input systems, where environmental constraints and limited chemical fertilization may affect the potential yield.", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "Salinity", "Nitrogen", "Physiological", "Plant Science", "Plant Roots", "Tomato", "Micro tom", "03 medical and health sciences", "Solanum lycopersicum", "Gene Expression Regulation", " Plant", "Azotobacter chroococcum; Micro tom; Plant nutrition; Rhizobacteria; Salinity; Tomato; Adaptation", " Physiological; Azotobacter; Gene Expression Regulation", " Plant; Lycopersicon esculentum; Nitrogen; Plant Leaves; Plant Roots; Rhizosphere; Salt Tolerance; Symbiosis; Plant Science", "Rhizobacteria", "Adaptation", "Lycopersicon esculentum", "Plant nutrition", "Symbiosis", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "Botany", "Plant", "Salt Tolerance", "15. Life on land", "Adaptation", " Physiological", "6. Clean water", "3. Good health", "Plant Leaves", "Gene Expression Regulation", "QK1-989", "Azotobacter", "Rhizosphere", "Azotobacter chroococcum", "Research Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.iris.unina.it/bitstream/11588/728072/2/VanOosten2018_Article_RootInoculationWithAzotobacter.pdf"}, {"href": "http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12870-018-1411-5.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-018-1411-5"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/BMC%20Plant%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1186/s12870-018-1411-5", "name": "item", "description": "10.1186/s12870-018-1411-5", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1186/s12870-018-1411-5"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-09-20T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.14601/phytopathol_mediterr-23515", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:18:07Z", "type": "Journal Article", "title": "Endotherapy of infected grapevine cuttings for the control of Phaeomoniella chlamydospora and Phaeoacremonium minimum", "description": "The pathogens Phaeomoniella chlamydospora and Phaeoacremonium minimum are associated with different syndromes of the esca disease complex affecting grapevine propagation material, and young and adult plants. Infections by these fungi occur in grapevine nurseries and in vineyards, with disease control strategies providing limited protection in both cases. Several chemicals are effective in vitro against these two pathogens, but treatment of infected plants, especially endotherapy, has not yet proven satisfactory. Five chemicals (elemental silver, fosetyl-Al, glutaraldehyde, hydrogen peroxide and Blad-containing oligomer) were tested in vitro, with the first four also tested in planta, by means of endotherapy, against Pa. chlamydospora and Pm. minimum. All chemicals were effective in vitro for preventing growth of both pathogens, at different concentrations. Endotherapy of rooted grapevine cuttings (cv. Touriga Nacional) was effective against Pa. chlamydospora for all the tested chemicals, with reductions in the frequency of re-isolation of this pathogen of 91\u201395% (glutaraldehyde), 68\u201396% (hydrogen peroxide), 68\u201377% (elemental silver) and 58\u201359% (fosetyl-Al) when compared with the water-treated experimental controls. The only treatment that was effective against Pm. minimum was glutaraldehyde, providing a 75\u201383% reduction in re-isolation frequency. These results indicate that endotherapy of young grapevines during early stages of infection may be an effective control strategy, especially against the wood pathogen Pa. chlamydospora.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "tracheomycosis", "chemical control", "QK1-989", "Botany", "grapevine trunk diseases", "01 natural sciences", "fungicides"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.14601/phytopathol_mediterr-23515"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Phytopathologia%20Mediterranea", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.14601/phytopathol_mediterr-23515", "name": "item", "description": "10.14601/phytopathol_mediterr-23515", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.14601/phytopathol_mediterr-23515"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants14050804", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2025-03-05", "title": "Elemental Screening and Nutritional Strategies of Gypsophile Flora in Sicily", "description": "

Sicily is a Mediterranean island with an exceptional natural heritage, where gypsum outcrops are widespread and associated with an endemic flora. These ecosystems are prioritized by the European Habitats Directive (Mediterranean gypsum steppes, 1520*) in the Mediterranean Basin. Some studies have revealed the physiological mechanisms in gypsophile plants, which are important adaptative characteristics of plants that live on gypsum. To identify stress-tolerant strategies, we studied the leaf chemical composition of 14 plant species (gypsum endemics, Mediterranean gypsophiles and widely distributed) from Sicily. The ability to accumulate mineral elements in leaves, especially sulfur (S), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg), is a widespread strategy for gypsophile plants. Bioconcentration factor (BCF) calculations also indicate bioaccumulation of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and potassium (K) in species with a certain degree of foliar succulence, such as Gypsophila arrostii Guss. subsp. arrostii or Diplotaxis harra (Forssk.) Boiss. subsp. crassifolia (Raf.) Maire, which also accumulates Mg and Sodium (Na). The narrow gypsophile Erysimum metlesicsii Polatschek exhibited the highest BCF value for strontium (Sr). The study of the gypsophile G. arrostii subsp. arrostii growing on limestone substrates indicates that this plant tends to hyperaccumulate nutrients, such as S, that are normally available in gypsum substrates. The remarkable ability of these plants to absorb elements such as sulfur and strontium is important to explain their ecological adaptations but also indicates their potential usefulness in environmental phytoremediation processes. The study of plant communities and flora of gypsum substrates is essential to understand the nutritional adaptations that allow flora to survive in gypsum environments and to support the better preservation of these interesting natural areas in Sicily.

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Crops are the major source of food supply and raw materials for the processing industry. A balance between crop production and food consumption is continually threatened by plant diseases and adverse environmental conditions. This leads to serious losses every year and results in food shortages, particularly in developing countries. Presently, cutting-edge technologies for genome sequencing and phenotyping of crops combined with progress in computational sciences are leading a revolution in plant breeding, boosting the identification of the genetic basis of traits at a precision never reached before. In this frame, machine learning (ML) plays a pivotal role in data-mining and analysis, providing relevant information for decision-making towards achieving breeding targets. To this end, we summarize the recent progress in next-generation sequencing and the role of phenotyping technologies in genomics-assisted breeding toward the exploitation of the natural variation and the identification of target genes. We also explore the application of ML in managing big data and predictive models, reporting a case study using microRNAs (miRNAs) to identify genes related to stress conditions.

", "keywords": ["Nanopore", "QTLs dissection", "0301 basic medicine", "microrna", "pacbio", "Genome-wide association studies; Genomics; Genotyping by sequencing; Machine learning; MicroRNA; Nanopore; PacBio; Phenomics; QTLs dissection", "Review", "Genome-wide association studies", "03 medical and health sciences", "Machine learning", "genotyping by sequencing", "genomics", "Phenomics", "nanopore", "PacBio", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "Botany", "1. No poverty", "qtls dissection", "MicroRNA", "phenomics", "Genomics", "machine learning", "QK1-989", "genome-wide association studies", "Genotyping by sequencing"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/1/34/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9010034"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants9010034", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants9010034", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants9010034"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-12-25T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants9050583", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-05-05", "title": "Response to Anthracnose in a Tarwi (Lupinus mutabilis) Collection Is Influenced by Anthocyanin Pigmentation", "description": "

Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum lupini, is a major limiting factor for lupin production. Tarwi or Andean Lupin (Lupinus mutabilis) is generally regarded as susceptible to anthracnose, but the high protein and oil content of its seeds raise interest in promoting its cultivation in Europe. In this study we evaluated the response to anthracnose of 10 tarwi accessions contrasting in anthocyanin pigmentation, by comparison to white lupin (Lupinus albus), using a contemporary Portuguese fungal isolate. A severity rating scale was optimized, including weighted parameters considering the type of symptoms and organs affected. All tarwi accessions were classified as susceptible, exhibiting sporulating necroses on the main stem from seven days after inoculation. Anthracnose severity was lower on anthocyanin-rich tarwi plants, with accession LM34 standing out as the less susceptible. Accession I82 better combines anthracnose response and yield. In global terms, disease severity was lower on white lupin than on tarwi. Although based on a limited collection, the results of the study show the existence of genetic variability among L. mutabilis towards anthracnose response relatable with anthocyanin pigmentation, providing insights for more detailed and thorough characterization of tarwi resistance to anthracnose.

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Our understanding of the richness and uniqueness of the flora growing on gypsum substrates in Italy has grown significantly since the 19th century and, even today, new plant species are still being discovered. However, the plants and plant communities, growing on gypsum substrates in Italy, are still a relatively unknown subject.

The main aim of this paper was to elaborate a checklist of the Italian gypsophilous flora, to increase knowledge about this peculiar flora and for which conservation efforts need to be addressed.

Through a structured group communication process of experts (application of the Delphi technique), a remarkable number of experienced Italian botanists have joined together to select focal plant species linked to gypsum substrates. From the results obtained, 31 plant species behave as absolute or preferent taxa (gypsophytes and gypsoclines) and form the \uffe2\uff80\uff98core\uffe2\uff80\uff99 Italian gypsophilous flora. The most abundant life forms were chamaephytes and hemicryptophytes, belonging to Poaceae and Brassicaceae; as for chorotypes, the most represented are Mediterranean and narrow endemics. By improving on previously available information about the flora with a clear preference for gypsum in Italy, this undertaking represents an important contribution to the knowledge of a habitat which is today considered a priority for conservation.

The symbiosis between Mesorhizobium japonicum R7A and Lotus japonicus Gifu is an important model system for investigating the role of bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPS) in plant-microbe interactions. Previously, we showed that R7A exoB mutants that are affected at an early stage of EPS synthesis and in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) synthesis induce effective nodules on L. japonicus Gifu after a delay, whereas exoU mutants affected in the biosynthesis of the EPS side chain induce small uninfected nodule primordia and are impaired in infection. The presence of a halo around the exoU mutant when grown on Calcofluor-containing media suggested the mutant secreted a truncated version of R7A EPS. A nonpolar \u0394 exoA mutant defective in the addition of the first glucose residue to the EPS backbone was also severely impaired symbiotically. Here, we used a suppressor screen to show that the severe symbiotic phenotype of the exoU mutant was due to the secretion of an acetylated pentasaccharide, as both monomers and oligomers, by the same Wzx/Wzy system that transports wild-type exopolysaccharide. We also present evidence that the \u0394 exoA mutant secretes an oligosaccharide by the same transport system, contributing to its symbiotic phenotype. In contrast, \u0394 exoYF and polar exoA and exoL mutants have a similar phenotype to exoB mutants, forming effective nodules after a delay. These studies provide substantial evidence that secreted incompatible EPS is perceived by the plant, leading to abrogation of the infection process.

[Formula: see text] Copyright \u00a9 2024 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license .

", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "0303 health sciences", "exo mutants", "exopolysaccharide secretion", "Polysaccharides", " Bacterial", "Botany", "Mesorhizobium", "Microbiology", "QR1-502", "03 medical and health sciences", "Bacterial Proteins", "QK1-989", "Mutation", "Mesorhizobium-Lotus symbiosis", "Lotus", "truncated exopolysaccharide", "Symbiosis", "Root Nodules", " Plant"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/38904752"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Molecular%20Plant-Microbe%20Interactions%C2%AE", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "38904752", "name": "item", "description": "38904752", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/38904752"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants13091212", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-04-29", "title": "Precision Estimation of Crop Coefficient for Maize Cultivation Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery to Enhance Evapotranspiration Assessment in Agriculture", "description": "

The estimation of crop evapotranspiration (ETc) is crucial for irrigation water management, especially in arid regions. This can be particularly relevant in the Po Valley (Italy), where arable lands suffer from drought damages on an annual basis, causing drastic crop yield losses. This study presents a novel approach for vegetation-based estimation of crop evapotranspiration (ETc) for maize. Three years of high-resolution multispectral satellite (Sentinel-2)-based Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI), Normalized Difference Red Edge Index (NDRE), and Leaf Area Index (LAI) time series data were used to derive crop coefficients of maize in nine plots at the Acqua Campus experimental farm of Irrigation Consortium for the Emilia Romagna Canal (CER), Italy. Since certain vegetation indices (VIs) (such as NDVI) have an exponential nature compared to the other indices, both linear and power regression models were evaluated to estimate the crop coefficient (Kc). In the context of linear regression, the correlations between Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)-based Kc and NDWI, NDRE, NDVI, and LAI-based Kc were 0.833, 0.870, 0.886, and 0.771, respectively. Strong correlation values in the case of power regression (NDWI: 0.876, NDRE: 0.872, NDVI: 0.888, LAI: 0.746) indicated an alternative approach to provide crop coefficients for the vegetation period. The VI-based ETc values were calculated using reference evapotranspiration (ET0) and VI-based Kc. The weather station data of CER were used to calculate ET0 based on Penman-Monteith estimation. Out of the Vis, NDWI and NDVI-based ETc performed the best both in the cases of linear (NDWI RMSE: 0.43 \u00b1 0.12; NDVI RMSE: 0.43 \u00b1 0.095) and power (NDWI RMSE: 0.44 \u00b1 0.116; NDVI RMSE: 0.44 \u00b1 0.103) approaches. The findings affirm the efficacy of the developed methodology in accurately assessing the evapotranspiration rate. Consequently, it offers a more refined temporal estimation of water requirements for maize cultivation in the region.

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An organic greenhouse crop of tomato was established in February following cultivation of cowpea (CP) or common bean (CB) for green pod production, or faba bean (FB) for green manuring. The vegetative residues of CP and CB were incorporated to the soil together with farmyard manure (FYM), prior to establishing the tomato crop. The FB plants were incorporated to the soil at anthesis together with either FYM or composted olive-mill waste (CO). Green manuring with FB resulted in higher soil mineral N levels during the subsequent tomato crop and higher tomato fruit yield when combined with FYM, compared to compost. The level of soil mineral N was the main restrictive factor for yield in organic greenhouse tomato. FB for green manuring as preceding crop to tomato increased significantly the level of soil mineral N and tomato yield compared to CB or CP aiming to produce green pods. The lowest tomato yield was obtained when the preceding crop was CB cultivated for green pod production. The soil mineral N was significantly higher when FYM was applied as base dressing compared with CO, despite the higher total N concentration in CO, pointing to slower mineralization rates of CO during tomato cultivation.

", "keywords": ["common bean", "2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "green manure", "organic", "Botany", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "rhizobia", "01 natural sciences", "faba bean", "Article", "cowpea", "PGPR", "BNF", "QK1-989", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "BNF; Common bean; Cowpea; Faba bean; Green manure; Organic; PGPR; Rhizobia"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/3/468/pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.unito.it/bitstream/2318/1796167/1/Plants_10_468.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/3/468/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030468"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants10030468", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants10030468", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants10030468"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-03-02T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants10040783", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-04-19", "title": "A Novel Protein Hydrolysate-Based Biostimulant Improves Tomato Performances under Drought Stress", "description": "

Abiotic stresses adversely affect crop production causing yield reductions in important crops, including tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Among the different abiotic stresses, drought is considered to be the most critical one, since limited water availability negatively impacts plant growth and development, especially in arid and semi-arid areas. The aim of this study was to understand how biostimulants may interact with critical physiological response mechanisms in tomato under limited water availability and to define strategies to improve tomato performances under drought stress. We investigated the physiological responses of the tomato genotype \uffe2\uff80\uff98E42\uffe2\uff80\uff99 grown in open fields under optimal conditions (100% irrigation) and limited water availability (50% irrigation) treated or not with a novel protein hydrolysate-based biostimulant (CycoFlow, Agriges, BN, Italy). Plants treated with the protein hydrolysate showed a better water status and pollen viability, which also resulted in higher yield under drought stress compared to untreated plants. The treatment with the biostimulant had also an effect on antioxidant contents and activity in leaves and fruits depending on the level of irrigation provided. Altogether, these results indicate that the application of protein hydrolysates on tomato improved plant performances under limited water availability and in different experimental fields.

", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "Yield", "Proline", "Fruit set", "Fruit set; Glycine betaine; Pollen viability; Proline; Water shortage; Yield", "Botany", "pollen viability", "15. Life on land", "yield", "Article", "6. Clean water", "Pollen viability", "glycine betaine", "03 medical and health sciences", "Glycine betaine", "water shortage", "QK1-989", "proline", "fruit set", "Water shortage"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/4/783/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.iris.unina.it/bitstream/11588/864925/1/plants_Francesca_21.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/4/783/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10040783"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants10040783", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants10040783", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants10040783"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-04-16T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants10061124", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-06-02", "title": "Lemna minor Cultivation for Treating Swine Manure and Providing Micronutrients for Animal Feed", "description": "

The potential of Lemna minor to valorise agricultural wastewater into a protein-rich feed component to meet the growing demand for animal feed protein and reduce the excess of nutrients in certain European regions was investigated. Three pilot-scale systems were monitored for nine weeks under outdoor conditions in Flanders. The systems were fed with a mixture of the liquid fraction and the biological effluent of a swine manure treatment system diluted with rainwater in order that the weekly N and P addition was equal to the N and P removal by the system. The design tested the accumulation of elements in a continuous recirculation system. Potassium, Cl, S, Ca, and Mg were abundantly available in the swine manure wastewaters and tended to accumulate, being a possible cause of concern for long-operating recirculation systems. The harvested duckweed was characterised for its mineral composition and protein content. In animal husbandry, trace elements are specifically added to animal feed as micronutrients and, thus, feedstuffs biofortified with essential trace elements can provide added value. Duckweed grown on the tested mixture of swine manure waste streams could be considered as a source of Mn, Zn, and Fe for swine feed, while it is not a source of Cu for swine feed. Moreover, it was observed that As, Cd, and Pb content were below the limits of the feed Directive 2002/32/EC in the duckweed grown on the tested medium. Overall, these results demonstrate that duckweed can effectively remove nutrients from agriculture wastewaters in a recirculated system while producing a feed source with a protein content of 35% DM.

", "keywords": ["Agriculture and Food Sciences", "CONSTRUCTED WETLAND", "mineral supplements", "01 natural sciences", "Article", "BIOMASS", "12. Responsible consumption", "REMOVAL", "agricultural wastewater", "WASTE-WATER", "nutrient recovery", "remediation", "Lemnaceae", "ACCUMULATION", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "feed safety", "Botany", "PERFORMANCE", "6. Clean water", "NITROGEN", "PHOSPHORUS", "QK1-989", "GROWTH", "accumulation", "DUCKWEED"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/6/1124/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10061124"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants10061124", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants10061124", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants10061124"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-06-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants10112322", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-10-29", "title": "Radial Oxygen Loss from Plant Roots\u2014Methods", "description": "

In flooded soils, an efficient internal aeration system is essential for root growth and plant survival. Roots of many wetland species form barriers to restrict radial O2 loss (ROL) to the rhizosphere. The formation of such barriers greatly enhances longitudinal O2 diffusion from basal parts towards the root tip, and the barrier also impedes the entry of phytotoxic compounds produced in flooded soils into the root. Nevertheless, ROL from roots is an important source of O2 for rhizosphere oxygenation and the oxidation of toxic compounds. In this paper, we review the methodological aspects for the most widely used techniques for the qualitative visualization and quantitative determination of ROL from roots. Detailed methodological approaches, practical set-ups and examples of ROL from roots with or without barriers to ROL are included. This paper provides practical knowledge relevant to several disciplines, including plant\u2013soil interactions, biogeochemistry and eco-physiological aspects of roots and soil biota.

", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "0303 health sciences", "Botany", "microelectrodes", "root-sleeving electrodes", "planar optodes", "Review", "15. Life on land", "microsensors", "6. Clean water", "methylene blue staining", "03 medical and health sciences", "QK1-989", "Methylene blue staining; Microelectrodes; Microsensors; Planar optodes; Root-sleeving electrodes"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://air.uniud.it/bitstream/11390/1215619/1/plants-10-02322.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112322"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants10112322", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants10112322", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants10112322"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-10-28T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants10112340", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-11-02", "title": "Brassica Species in Phytoextractions: Real Potentials and Challenges", "description": "

The genus Brassica is recognized for including species with phytoaccumulation potential and a large amount of research has been carried out in this area under a variety of conditions, from laboratory experiments to field trials, with spiked or naturally contaminated soils, using one- or multi-element contaminated soil, generating various and sometimes contradictory results with limited practical applications. To date, the actual field potential of Brassica species and the feasibility of a complete phytoextraction process have not been fully evaluated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to summarize the results of the experiments that have been performed with a view to analyzing real potentials and limitations. The reduced biomass and low metal mobility in the soil have been addressed by the development of chemically or biologically assisted phytoremediation technologies, the use of soil amendments, and the application of crop management strategies. Certain issues, such as the fate of harvested biomass or the performance of species in multi-metal-contaminated soils, remain to be solved by future research. Potential improvements to current experimental settings include testing species grown to full maturity, using a greater amount of soil in experiments, conducting more trials under real field conditions, developing improved crop management systems, and optimizing solutions for harvested biomass disposal.

", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "biomass", "metal", "Brassicaceae", "Botany", "metals", "contaminated soils", "field trials", "Review", "15. Life on land", "assisted phytoextraction", "01 natural sciences", "contaminated soil", "QK1-989", "Brassicaceae", "brassicas", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2340/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112340"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants10112340", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants10112340", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants10112340"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-10-29T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants10112419", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-11-09", "title": "Legume-Based Mobile Green Manure Can Increase Soil Nitrogen Availability and Yield of Organic Greenhouse Tomatoes", "description": "

Information about the availability of soil mineral nitrogen (N) in organic greenhouse tomatoes after the application of mobile green manure (MGM), and its impact on plant nutrient status and yield is scarce. Considering this knowledge gap, the effects of legume biomass from faba beans that are cultivated outdoors (FAB), or from feed-grade alfalfa pellets at two different doses (AAL = 330 g m\uffe2\uff88\uff922; AAH = 660 g m\uffe2\uff88\uff922) that were applied as MGM on the nutrition and yield of an organic greenhouse crop of tomatoes were evaluated. All of the MGM treatments increased the mineral N concentrations in the soil throughout the cropping period, and the total N concentration in tomato leaves when compared to the untreated control. FAB and AAH treatments had a stronger impact than AAL in all of the measured parameters. In addition, AAL, AAH, and FAB treatments increased the yield compared to the control by 19%, 33%, and 36%, respectively. The application of MGM, either as faba bean fresh biomass or as alfalfa dry pellets, in organic greenhouse tomatoes significantly increased the plant available soil N, improved N nutrition, and enhanced the fruit yield. However, the N mineralization rates after the MGM application were excessive during the initial cropping stages, followed by a marked decrease thereafter. This may impose an N deficiency during the late cropping period.

", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Solanum lycopersicum", "soil nitrogen", "alfalfa pellet", "Botany", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Alfalfa pellet; Biological nitrogen fixation; Faba bean; Organic tomato; Rhizobia; Soil nitrogen; Solanum lycopersicum", "biological nitrogen fixation", "rhizobia", "faba bean", "Article", "QK1-989", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "organic tomato"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2419/pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.unito.it/bitstream/2318/1818902/1/Plants_10_2419.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2419/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112419"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants10112419", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants10112419", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants10112419"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-11-09T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants10112498", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-11-19", "title": "Testing Virulence of Different Species of Insect Associated Fungi against Yellow Mealworm (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Their Potential Growth Stimulation to Maize", "description": "

This paper investigates 71 isolates of two genera of entomopathogens, Metarhizium and Beauveria, and a biostimulative genus Trichoderma, for their ability to infect yellow mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) and to stimulate maize (Zea mays) growth. Fungal origin, host, and isolation methods were taken into account in virulence analysis as well. Isolates Metarhizium brunneum (1154) and Beauveria bassiana (2121) showed the highest mortality (100%) against T. molitor. High virulence seems to be associated with fungi isolated from wild adult mycosed insects, meadow habitats, and Lepidopteran hosts, but due to uneven sample distribution, we cannot draw firm conclusions. Trichoderma atroviride (2882) and Trichoderma gamsii (2883) increased shoot length, three Metarhizium robertsii isolates (2691, 2693, and 2688) increased root length and two M. robertsii isolates (2146 and 2794) increased plant dry weight. Considering both criteria, the isolate M. robertsii (2693) was the best as it caused the death of 73% T. molitor larvae and also significantly increased maize root length by 24.4%. The results warrant further studies with this isolate in a tri-trophic system.

", "keywords": ["virulence", "0106 biological sciences", "rhizosphere competence", "plant\u2013microbe\u2013pest interactions", "QK1-989", "entomopathogenic fungi; Tenebrio molitor; virulence; pathogenicity; growth stimulation; plant\u2013microbe\u2013pest interactions; rhizosphere competence", "Botany", "pathogenicity", "entomopathogenic fungi", "Tenebrio molitor", "growth stimulation", "01 natural sciences", "Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2498/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2498/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112498"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants10112498", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants10112498", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants10112498"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-11-18T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants11060774", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-03-15", "title": "The Comparison of Soil Agrochemical and Biological Properties in the Multi-Cropping Farming Systems", "description": "

Multi-cropping systems play an important role in improving the quality of soil properties. A field experiment was carried at the Experimental Station of Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy (Lithuania) in 2017 to 2019. The aim of the study was to compare agrophysical and biological properties of the soil in the multi-cropping systems of sole (spring barley, spring wheat, pea, caraway), binary (spring barley\u2013caraway, spring wheat\u2013caraway, pea\u2013caraway) and trinary (spring barley\u2013caraway\u2013white clover, spring wheat\u2013caraway\u2013white clover, pea\u2013caraway\u2013white clover) crops. In the second and the third years of caraway cultivation, when solely caraway was grown, the total nitrogen content was significantly lower than in binary and trinary crops (8.5% and 17.4%, respectively). The results indicated that the highest organic carbon content was in the third year of caraway cultivation in trinary crop when caraway was grown with peas and white clover. In the third year, the highest saccharase and urease activity was found in trinary crop where caraway was grown with spring barley and white clover. A strong positive correlation was observed between the content of saccharase and urease and the total nitrogen, organic carbon, and potassium available in the soil. The results of the study suggest that multi-cropping is important for soil conservation and the sustainability of agro-ecosystems.

", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Carum carvi L.", "multi-cropping system", "root biomass", "soil properties", "QK1-989", "enzymes", "Botany", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Carum carvi L.; enzymes; multi-cropping system; root biomass; soil properties", "Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/6/774/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/6/774/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11060774"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants11060774", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants11060774", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants11060774"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-03-14T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants11101279", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-05-11", "title": "Residual Effects of 50-Year-Term Different Rotations and Continued Bare Fallow on Soil CO2 Emission, Earthworms, and Fertility for Wheat Crops", "description": "

In this study, our investigated hypothesis was that different pre-crops would have different effects on earthworm activity and soil CO2 emissions. We also hypothesized that a pre-crop clover\u2013timothy mixture would perform best in terms of increasing the share of organic carbon in soil and, in this way, contribute to improving the sustainability of agroecosystems. The aim of this study was to explore the residual effects of using a 50-year-term of three different crop rotations and a continuous bare fallow period on soil CO2 emissions by investigating the soil earthworm populations, soil agrochemical properties, and winter wheat yields. A field experiment was carried out from 2016 to 2017 at Vytautas Magnus University in Lithuania (54\u00b053\u2032 N, 23\u00b050\u2032 E). The experiment was conducted in crop stands of winter wheat cv. \u2018Skagen\u2019, which were sown in three crop rotations with different pre-crops and a continuous bare fallow period. The pre-crop used for winter wheat in the cereal crop rotation (CE) was a vetch and oat mixture for green forage, LEG-CER; the pre-crop used for winter wheat in the field with row crops (FWR) crop rotation was black fallow, FAL-CER; the pre-crop used for winter wheat in the Norfolk (NOR) crop rotation was a clover\u2013timothy mixture, GRS-CER; and finally, continuous bare fallow, FAL-CONTROL, was used as well. The highest soil CO2 emission intensity was determined after the pre-crops that left a large amount of plant residues (clover and timothy mixture) in the soil. Plant residues remaining after the pre-crop had the greatest effect on the number of earthworms in the soil after the harvesting of winter wheat. Winter wheat had the best yield when grown in grass and legume sequences. Crop rotation sequences that included perennial grasses accumulated higher contents of total nitrogen and organic carbon. The best values for the productivity indicators of wheat were obtained when it was grown after a fallow crop fertilized with cattle manure. An appropriate crop rotation that promotes the steady long-term contribution of organic matter and increases the content of organic carbon in the soil will have a positive effect on the agrochemical, biological, and physical properties of soil and agroecosystem sustainability; moreover, these effects cannot be achieved by technological means alone.

", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "soil physicochemical and biological properties", "0303 health sciences", "soil CO2 emission", "perennial grasses", "Botany", "15. Life on land", "Article", "12. Responsible consumption", "soil physicochemical and biological properties; soil CO2 emission; crop rotation; pre-crop; continuous bare fallow; perennial grasses; wheat yield", "03 medical and health sciences", "crop rotation", "13. Climate action", "continuous bare fallow", "QK1-989", "pre-crop"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/10/1279/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/10/1279/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11101279"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants11101279", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants11101279", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants11101279"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-05-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants11152070", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-08-09", "title": "Identification of Soil Properties Associated with the Incidence of Banana Wilt Using Supervised Methods", "description": "

Over the last few decades, a growing incidence of Banana Wilt (BW) has been detected in the banana-producing areas of the central zone of Venezuela. This disease is thought to be caused by a fungal\u2013bacterial complex, coupled with the influence of specific soil properties. However, until now, there was no consensus on the soil characteristics associated with a high incidence of BW. The objective of this study was to identify the soil properties potentially associated with BW incidence, using supervised methods. The soil samples associated with banana plant lots in Venezuela, showing low (n = 29) and high (n = 49) incidence of BW, were collected during two consecutive years (2016 and 2017). On those soils, sixteen soil variables, including the percentage of sand, silt and clay, pH, electrical conductivity, organic matter, available contents of K, Na, Mg, Ca, Mn, Fe, Zn, Cu, S and P, were determined. The Wilcoxon test identified the occurrence of significant differences in the soil variables between the two groups of BW incidence. In addition, Orthogonal Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (OPLS-DA) and the Random Forest (RF) algorithm was applied to find soil variables capable of distinguishing banana lots showing high or low BW incidence. The OPLS-DA model showed a proper fitting of the data (R2Y: 0.61, p value < 0.01), and exhibited good predictive power (Q2: 0.50, p value < 0.01). The analysis of the Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curves by RF revealed that the combination of Zn, Fe, Ca, K, Mn and Clay was able to accurately differentiate 84.1% of the banana lots with a sensitivity of 89.80% and a specificity of 72.40%. So far, this is the first study that identifies these six soil variables as possible new indicators associated with BW incidence in soils of lacustrine origin in Venezuela.

", "keywords": ["calcium; clay; iron; machine learning; random forest; zinc", "0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "calcium", "Iron", "zinc", "Botany", "clay", "15. Life on land", "Article", "Zinc", "03 medical and health sciences", "iron", "machine learning", "QK1-989", "Machine learning", "Clay", "Calcium", "random forest", "Random forest"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/15/2070/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/15/2070/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11152070"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants11152070", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants11152070", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants11152070"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-08-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants12051162", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-03-06", "title": "Spontaneous Primary Succession and Vascular Plant Recovery in the Iberian Gypsum Quarries: Insights for Ecological Restoration in an EU Priority Habitat", "description": "

Gypsum covers a vast area of the Iberian Peninsula, making Spain a leader in its production. Gypsum is a fundamental raw material for modern societies. However, gypsum quarries have an obvious impact on the landscape and biodiversity. Gypsum outcrops host a high percentage of endemic plants and unique vegetation, considered a priority by the EU. Restoring gypsum areas after mining is a key strategy to prevent biodiversity loss. For the implementation of restoration approaches, understanding vegetation\u2019s successional processes can be of invaluable help. To fully document the spontaneous succession in gypsum quarries and to evaluate its interest for restoration, 10 permanent plots of 20 \u00d7 50 m were proposed, with nested subplots, in which vegetation change was recorded for 13 years in Almeria (Spain). Through Species-Area Relationships (SARs), these plots\u2019 floristic changes were monitored and compared to others in which an active restoration was carried out, as well as others with natural vegetation. Furthermore, the successional pattern found was compared to those recorded in 28 quarries distributed throughout the Spanish territory. The results show that an ecological pattern of spontaneous primary auto-succession is widely recurring in Iberian gypsum quarries, which is capable of regenerating the pre-existing natural vegetation.

", "keywords": ["QK1-989", "Botany", "gypsum mining", "permanent plots", "passive restoration", "15. Life on land", "Species-Area Relationships (SAR)", "gypsophil", "successional chronosequence", "Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/5/1162/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/5/1162/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12051162"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants12051162", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants12051162", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants12051162"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-03-03T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants12071443", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-03-24", "title": "Do Nitrogen and Phosphorus Additions Affect Nitrogen Fixation Associated with Tropical Mosses?", "description": "

Tropical cloud forests are characterized by abundant and biodiverse mosses which grow epiphytically as well as on the ground. Nitrogen (N)-fixing cyanobacteria live in association with most mosses, and contribute greatly to the N pool via biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). However, the availability of nutrients, especially N and phosphorus (P), can influence BNF rates drastically. To evaluate the effects of increased N and P availability on BNF in mosses, we conducted a laboratory experiment where we added N and P, in isolation and combined, to three mosses (Campylopus sp., Dicranum sp. and Thuidium peruvianum) collected from a cloud forest in Peru. Our results show that N addition almost completely inhibited BNF within a day, whereas P addition caused variable results across moss species. Low N2 fixation rates were observed in Campylopus sp. across the experiment. BNF in Dicranum sp. was decreased by all nutrients, while P additions seemed to promote BNF in T. peruvianum. Hence, each of the three mosses contributes distinctively to the ecosystem N pool depending on nutrient availability. Moreover, increased N input will likely significantly decrease BNF associated with mosses also in tropical cloud forests, thereby limiting N input to these ecosystems via the moss-cyanobacteria pathway.

", "keywords": ["nutrient limitation", "cyanobacteria; ecosystem ecology; global change; mosses; nitrogen fixation; nutrient limitation; phosphorus; tropical cloud forest", "Botany", "ecosystem ecology", "15. Life on land", "Milj\u00f6vetenskap", "cyanobacteria", "Article", "mosses", "13. Climate action", "nitrogen fixation", "QK1-989", "tropical cloud forest", "phosphorus", "Environmental Sciences", "global change"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/7/1443/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/7/1443/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12071443"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants12071443", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants12071443", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants12071443"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-03-24T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants12112165", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-05-31", "title": "Multivariate Interaction Analysis of Zea mays L. Genotypes Growth Productivity in Different Environmental Conditions", "description": "

Evaluating maize genotypes under different conditions is important for identifying which genotypes combine stability with high yield potential. The aim of this study was to assess stability and the effect of the genotype\u2013environment interaction (GEI) on the grain yield traits of four maize genotypes grown in field trials; one control trial without nitrogen, and three applying different levels of nitrogen (0, 70, 140, and 210 kg ha\u22121, respectively). Across two growing seasons, both the phenotypic variability and GEI for yield traits over four maize genotypes (P0725, P9889, P9757 and P9074) grown in four different fertilization treatments were studied. The additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) models were used to estimate the GEI. The results revealed that genotype and environmental effects, such as the GEI effect, significantly influenced yield, as well as revealing that maize genotypes responded differently to different conditions and fertilization measures. An analysis of the GEI using the IPCA (interaction principal components) analysis method showed the statistical significance of the first source of variation, IPCA1. As the main component, IPCA1 explained 74.6% of GEI variation in maize yield. Genotype G3, with a mean grain yield of 10.6 t ha\u22121, was found to be the most stable and adaptable to all environments in both seasons, while genotype G1 was found to be unstable, following its specific adaptation to the environments.

", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "03 medical and health sciences", "productivity", "grain yield productivity", "grain yield", "QK1-989", "maize; grain yield productivity; genotype by environment interaction", "Botany", "genotype by environment interaction", "maize", "Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/11/2165/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12112165"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants12112165", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants12112165", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants12112165"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-05-30T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants12132478", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-06-29", "title": "Organic Carbon, Nitrogen Accumulation and Nitrogen Leaching as Affected by Legume Crop Residues on Sandy Loam in the Eastern Baltic Region", "description": "

Legumes have a wide range of positive effects on soil properties, including nitrogen and carbon storage, soil structure and the phytosanitary condition of crops. From an agronomic point of view, legumes are most valued for their ability to take up atmospheric nitrogen in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. The aim of this research was to determine the effect of legume residues (peas, fodder beans, narrow-leaved lupins) on the N (Ntotal) and organic carbon (Corg) accumulation in soil and N leaching under temperate climate conditions. The experiment was carried out in lysimetric equipment in 2016\u20132023. The effect of legumes on Corg and Ntotal accumulation in soil and N leaching were studied in a Fabaceae\u2013Cereals sequence. Three species of legumes\u2014peas, fodder beans and narrow-leaved lupines\u2014were tested; spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) was grown as a control treatment. The lysimeter surface area was 1.75 m2 and the experimental soil layer was 0.60 m (sand loam Haplic Luvisol). It was found that after harvesting, more residues were incorporated into the soil with lupines (p < 0.05), which, compared to pea and bean residues, increased Ntotal and Corg concentrations in the soil. There was a strong correlation (r = 0.95) between the Ntotal concentration in the soil and the N amount incorporated with residues. Mineral N released during residue decomposition was leached from the humic horizon under conditions of excess moisture in the autumn\u2013winter period and increased the nitrate concentration in the lysimeter water. The increase in concentration was recorded within 5 to 6 months after the application of the residues. As a result, the N leaching losses increased on average by 24.7\u201333.2% (p < 0.05) during the year of legume cultivation. In the following year, after legume residue incorporation, the effect of residues on nitrate concentration and N leaching decreased and did not differ significantly from that of barley residues.

", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "leaching", "below-ground biomass", "organic carbon", "QK1-989", "Botany", "nitrogen; organic carbon; leaching; above-ground biomass; below-ground biomass", "15. Life on land", "nitrogen", "Article", "above-ground biomass"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Tripolskaja, Liudmila, Kazlauskaite-Jadzevice, Asta, Razukas, Almantas,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/13/2478/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/13/2478/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12132478"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants12132478", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants12132478", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants12132478"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-06-28T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants13010079", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-12-27", "title": "Crinum bulbispermum, a Medicinal Geophyte with Phytostabilization Properties in Metal-Enriched Mine Tailings", "description": "

Ancient grasslands are lost through transformation to agriculture, mining, and urban expansion. Land-use change leads to ecosystem degradation and a subsequent loss of biodiversity. Globally, degraded grasslands have become a priority for restoration efforts to recover lost ecosystem services. Although the ecological and social benefits of woody species and grasses are well documented, limited research has considered the use of forbs for restoration purposes despite their benefits (e.g., C sequestration and medicinal uses). The aim of this study was to determine if Crinum bulbispermum (Burm.f.) Milne-Redh. & Schweick., a medicinal geophyte, could form part of restoration initiatives to restore mine soils in grasslands of the South African Highveld. A pot experiment was conducted to assess the performance of C. bulbispermum in a random design, with three soil treatments varying in level of degradation and metal contamination. The plants were monitored for 12 months, and the morphological characters were measured monthly to assess performance and survival. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to determine the soil and plant tissue concentration of potentially toxic metals. The results indicated that mine tailings negatively affected the growth and development of C. bulbispermum. Although the survival rates indicated that it could survive on tailings, its below-par productivity indicated that the species is not ideal for restoration purposes unless the tailings are ameliorated with topsoil. Although there was root accumulation of metals (Co, Cd, Cu, Mo, and Zn), there was no translocation to the bulbs and leaves, which makes C. bulbispermum suitable for medicinal use even when grown on metal-enriched soil. This species may not be viable for phytoremediation but is a contender to be used in phytostabilization due to its ecological advantages and the fact that it does not accumulate or store metals. These findings underscore the importance of considering geophytes in grassland restoration strategies, expanding their ecological and societal benefits beyond conventional approaches.

", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "bioaccumulation", "restoration", "QK1-989", "grasslands", "11. Sustainability", "Botany", "15. Life on land", "potentially toxic metals", "geophyte", "Article", "3. Good health"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13010079"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants13010079", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants13010079", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants13010079"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-12-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants13060818", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-03-13", "title": "Enhancing Phytoextraction Potential of Brassica napus for Contaminated Dredged Sediment Using Nitrogen Fertilizers and Organic Acids", "description": "

Dredged sediment contaminated with heavy metals can be remediated through phytoremediation. The main challenge in phytoremediation is the limited availability of heavy metals for plant uptake, particularly in multi-contaminated soil or sediment. This study aimed to assess the effect of the nitrogen fertilizers (ammonium nitrate (AN), ammonium sulfate (AS), and urea (UR)), organic acids (oxalic (OA) and malic (MA) acids), and their combined addition to sediment on enhancing the bioavailability and phytoremediation efficiency of heavy metals. The sediment dredged from Begej Canal (Serbia) had high levels of Cr, Cd, Cu, and Pb and was used in pot experiments to cultivate energy crop rapeseed (Brassica napus), which is known for its tolerance to heavy metals. The highest accumulation and translocation of Cu, Cd, and Pb were observed in the treatment with AN at a dose of 150 mg N/kg (AN150), in which shoot biomass was also the highest. The application of OA and MA increased heavy metal uptake but resulted in the lowest biomass production. A combination of MA with N fertilizers showed high uptake and accumulation of Cr and Cu.

", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Brassica napus", "dredged sediment", "Botany", "contaminated soils", "rapeseed", "phytoremediation", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "Article", "6. Clean water", "Brassica napus", "phytoextraction", "nitrogen fertilizers", "13. Climate action", "QK1-989", "organic acids", "heavy metals"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13/6/818/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13060818"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants13060818", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants13060818", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants13060818"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-03-13T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants13070970", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-03-27", "title": "Shipwrecked on the Rock, or Not Quite: Gypsophytes and Edaphic Islands", "description": "

Species\u2013area relationships (SAR) constitute a key aspect of ecological theory and are integral to other scientific disciplines, such as biogeography, which have played a crucial role in advancing biology. The theory of insular biogeography provides a clear example. This theory initially expanded from true islands to other types of systems characterized by their insularity. One such approach was linked to geoedaphic islands, as seen in gypsum outcrops. While these continental areas have been considered insular systems, only limited and mostly indirect evidence thereof has been provided. This study utilized SAR to advance the understanding of gypsum outcrops as insular continental territories. It is hereby hypothesized that gypsum outcrops are edaphic islands, although their insular nature depends on the different functional or ecological plant types, and this nature will be reflected in the potential Arrhenius model z values. The results obtained support both hypotheses and provide insight into the ecological factors that help interpret the insularity of these areas. This interpretation goes beyond their mere extent and the distance among outcrops, emphasizing the importance of environmental filters. Said filters vary in permeability depending on the degree of gypsophily, or preference for gypsum, exhibited by different species.

", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "0301 basic medicine", "gypsum outcrops", "Gypsicolous", "Botany", "gypsovag", "Gypsophily", "15. Life on land", "gypsophile", "gypsicolous", "01 natural sciences", "Article", "03 medical and health sciences", "species\u2013area relationships (SAR)", "QK1-989", "gypsophily", "14. Life underwater", "Gypsophile"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13070970"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants13070970", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants13070970", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants13070970"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-03-27T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants9050612", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:16Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-05-11", "title": "Strigolactones Control Root System Architecture and Tip Anatomy in Solanum lycopersicum L. Plants under P Starvation", "description": "

The hormones strigolactones accumulate in plant roots under phosphorus (P) shortage, inducing variations in plant phenotype. In this study, we aimed at understanding whether strigolactones control morphological and anatomical changes in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) roots under varying P supply. Root traits were evaluated in wild-type seedlings grown in high vs. low P, with or without exogenous strigolactones, and in wild-type and strigolactone-depleted plants grown first under high vs. no P, and then under high vs. no P after acclimation on low P. Exogenous strigolactones stimulated primary root and lateral root number under low P. Root growth was reduced in strigolactone-depleted plants maintained under continuous P deprivation. Total root and root hair length, lateral root number and root tip anatomy were impaired by low strigolactone biosynthesis in plants grown under low P or transferred from low to no P. Under adequate P conditions, root traits of strigolactone-depleted and wild-type plants were similar. Concluding, our results indicate that strigolactones (i) control macro- and microscopic changes of root in tomato depending on P supply; and (ii) do not affect root traits significantly when plants are supplemented with adequate P, but are needed for acclimation to no P and typical responses to low P.

", "keywords": ["root anatomy", "0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "03 medical and health sciences", "Phosphorus; Root anatomy; Root architecture; Strigolactones; Tomato", "QK1-989", "Botany", "strigolactones", "phosphorus", "root architecture", "tomato", "Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/5/612/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.research.unipd.it/bitstream/11577/3355994/1/STRIGOplants.pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.unito.it/bitstream/2318/1755410/1/Santoro%20et%20al._2020.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/5/612/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9050612"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants9050612", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants9050612", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants9050612"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-05-11T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants9060715", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:16Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-06-04", "title": "Biology and Management of Vulpia myuros\u2014An Emerging Weed Problem in No-Till Cropping Systems in Europe", "description": "

Recently, Vulpia myuros has become a problematic grass weed species in parts of Europe. It is most common in no-till cropping systems. The inherent tolerance to several selective grass weed herbicides is of serious concern to the successful management of V. myuros in arable farming. Here, we reviewed the available knowledge about the biology of V. myuros to identify knowledge gaps and assess management efforts to identify best practices for control. V. myuros is a winter-annual species producing seeds with a short dormancy that can germinate at a wide range of conditions. Seed longevity in the soil is short. Little information is available on the influence of V. myuros on crop yield but some results suggest that yield losses can be significant. The findings provide a better understanding of the weedy characteristics of V. myuros and highlight that management strategies in Europe need to be diversified and integrate preventive and cultural control methods. Finally, we identify some of the management tools that should be considered to minimize the impact of V. myuros on European farming and future needs for research to develop sustainable integrated weed management strategies.

", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "non-chemical weed control", "seed dormancy", "Botany", "seed germination", "Review", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "seed longevity", "chemical control", "vernalization", "cultural weed control", "integrated weed management", "QK1-989", "life cycle", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/6/715/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9060715"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plants", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/plants9060715", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/plants9060715", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/plants9060715"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-06-03T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/plants9070886", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-08-24T16:19:16Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-07-22", "title": "Gigaspora margarita and Its Endobacterium Modulate Symbiotic Marker Genes in Tomato Roots under Combined Water and Nutrient Stress", "description": "

As members of the plant microbiota, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) may be effective in enhancing plant resilience to drought, one of the major limiting factors threatening crop productivity. AMF host their own microbiota and previous data demonstrated that endobacteria thriving in Gigaspora margarita modulate fungal antioxidant responses. Here, we used the G. margarita\uffe2\uff80\uff93Candidatus Glomeribacter gigasporarum system to test whether the tripartite interaction between tomato, G. margarita and its endobacteria may improve plant resilience to combined water/nutrient stress. Tomato plants were inoculated with spores containing endobacteria (B+) or not (B-), and exposed to combined water/nutrient stress. Plants traits, AM colonization and expression of AM marker genes were measured. Results showed that mycorrhizal frequency was low and no growth effect was observed. Under control conditions, B+ inoculated plants were more responsive to the symbiosis, as they showed an up-regulation of three AM marker genes involved in phosphate and lipids metabolism compared with B\uffe2\uff88\uff92 inoculated or not-inoculated plants. When combined stress was imposed, the difference between fungal strains was still evident for one marker gene. These results indicate that the fungal endobacteria finely modulate plant metabolism, even in the absence of growth response.

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Different seed priming treatments are widely used in order to improve the nutritional status of wheat, as well as to improve its grain yield and yield- related traits. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of seed priming with zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on the yield related traits, such as, field emergence, plant height, spike length and grain yield per plant of four winter wheat genotypes (Triticum aestivum L.) during two vegetation seasons of 2018/2019 and 2019/2020. The seeds of each wheat genotypes were primed with different concentrations of ZnO NPs (0 mg L\u22121, 10 mg L\u22121, 100 mg L\u22121 and 1000 mg L\u22121) for 48 h in a dark box by continuous aeration and were sown in soil pots with 60\u201370% moisture content until full maturity. The additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) models were used to study the genotype environment effects. The results indicated that the plants response to ZnO nanoparticles significantly increased all of the observed traits of the wheat, while its maximum rates reduced the traits of the wheat. The AMMI analysis revealed the very complex nature of the variation observed in the trial and showed the significant effect of the G\u00d7E interaction, in which the first main component was significant for all components.

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Abstract. Understanding patterns of habitat natural recovery after human-made disturbances is critical for the conservation of ecosystems under high environmental stress, such as drylands. In particular, the unassisted establishment of nonvascular plants such as biological soil crusts or biocrust communities (e.g., soil lichens, mosses and cyanobacteria) in newly formed habitats is not yet fully understood. However, the potential of biocrusts to improve soil structure and function at the early stages of succession and promote ecosystem recovery is enormous. In this study, we evaluated the capacity of lichen biocrusts to spontaneously establish and develop on road slopes in a Mediterranean shrubland. We also compared taxonomic and functional diversity of biocrusts between road slopes and natural habitats in the surroundings. Biocrust richness and cover, species composition, and functional structure were measured in 17 road slopes (nine roadcuts and eight embankments) along a 13\u2009km highway stretch. Topography, soil properties and vascular plant communities of road slopes were also characterized. We used Kruskal\u2013Wallis tests and applied redundancy analysis (RDA) to test the effect of environmental scenario (road slopes vs.\u00a0natural habitat) and other local factors on biocrust features. We found that biocrusts were common in road slopes after \u223c20\u00a0years of construction with no human assistance needed. However, species richness and cover were still lower than in natural remnants. Also, functional structure was quite similar between roadcuts (i.e., after soil excavation) and natural remnants, and topography and soil properties influenced species composition while environmental scenario type and vascular plant cover did not. These findings further support the idea of biocrusts as promising restoration tools in drylands and confirm the critical role of edaphic factors in biocrust establishment and development in land-use change scenarios.

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In the present work, the Afrotropical species of the bombiformis species group, part of the aureus lineage, are revised. Six species are recognized, based on a combination of morphological and genetic features. Three of these species are new to science: Merodon\u00a0lotus Vuji\u0107 & Radenkovi\u0107 sp. nov., M.\u00a0vittatus Vuji\u0107 & Likov sp. nov., and M.\u00a0zebra Vuji\u0107 & Radenkovi\u0107 sp. nov. Redescriptions are provided for the other three species: M.\u00a0bombiformis Hull, 1944, M.\u00a0multifasciatus Curran, 1939, and M.\u00a0nasicus Bezzi, 1915. The female of M.\u00a0bombiformis is described. The name Merodon edentulus Macquart, 1855 is considered here as a nomen dubium. One new synonymy is proposed: M.\u00a0apimima Hull, 1944 syn. nov. (junior synonym of M.\u00a0multifasciatus). The distribution of the bombiformis species group is discussed. The larval host plant of M.\u00a0multifasciatus is identified as Gladiolus. A key to the identification of both males and females of the bombiformis group is provided.

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Detection of morphologically indistinguishable cryptic species implies using an integrative taxonomic approach with a combination of molecular, contemporary morphological, ecological and other relevant analyses. Within a contemporary morphological analysis, two approaches are commonly used in hoverfly taxonomy: a geometric morphometric analysis of the wing and surstyle shape. Here, the importance of the R4+5 vein shape is tested in cryptic species delimitation within four Merodon species groups using linear and semilandmark geometric morphometric analyses. As expected, geometric morphometrics showed a stronger resolution compared to linear morphometrics. Linear morphometrics failed to detect differences related to sexual dimorphism or differences among the species M. pruni and M. obscurus. However, all cryptic species and sexes were separated with high significance based on the R4+5 vein shape. Moreover, obtained results concurred with the landmark-defined wing shape and molecular results published in previous studies. Additionally, combining two characters, the semilandmark R4+5 vein shape and the landmark-defined wing shape, provided more detailed and precise insights into the shape differences. Our results showed that the R4+5 vein shape stands out as an important character in species delimitation of hoverflies where the sinuation of this vein is present. Therefore, it can be beneficial as a single character or in combination with a landmark-based wing shape analysis.

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Soybean (Glycine max L.) is one of the leading cultivated crops globally. Although the region of Vojvodina is favorable for soybean production, the climate, especially high temperatures and uneven distribution of precipitation, represents a major limiting factor. The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between soybean yield, water stress levels, and vegetation indices obtained using a handheld multispectral sensor and a drone under natural moisture conditions on a test plot in \u010cenej, Vojvodina. The results showed a significant correlation between vegetation indices with evapotranspiration, soil moisture changes, and soybean yield. During the intensive growth phase (V4), NDVI-UAV, EVI-UAV, and GNDVI-UAV showed highly significant positive correlations with yield (r=0.96**, r=0.94**, r=0.86*). During the flowering phase (R1), GNDVI-POM had significant positive correlations with all analyzed parameters, while GNDVI-UAV had significant correlations with evapotranspiration and soil moisture. During the pod formation phase (R3), GNDVI-UAV again showed a significant correlation with yield (r=0.86*), while NDVI-POM had significant correlations with evapotranspiration and soil moisture. During the pod filling phase (R4), EVI-UAV showed highly significant positive correlations with evapotranspiration, soil moisture, and yield (r=0.94**, r=0.96**, r=0.89**). These results are useful for the application of multispectral sensors in detecting soybean water availability and improving production under natural moisture conditions

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Maize is the world's second most important agricultural crop. The cereal was unknown to Europeans before the end of the 15th century, but since its arrival in Europe, it has changed agriculture, food and landscapes. Terraces where maize was cultivated in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula contributed to the formation of local cultures and identities. The history of maize and maize landscape are mementos that help to recover traditional practices, fostering identities, and are crucial for the successful implementation of sustainable policies to provide prosperous futures.

Summary

Maize (Zea mays L.) in the Iberian Peninsula embodies a history of landscape changes where the concepts of \uffe2\uff80\uff98exotic\uffe2\uff80\uff99, \uffe2\uff80\uff98traditional\uffe2\uff80\uff99 and \uffe2\uff80\uff98hybrid\uffe2\uff80\uff99 help to understand the engagements between landscape, farmers, agronomists (since the 19th and 20th centuries) and seeds. Today, landscapes reveal biophysical and ecological changes that reflect a panoply of intentions. A multitude of agents, and their interactions, acted upon those territories over time.

Using historical sources from the leading institutions dedicated to agricultural research in the Iberian Peninsula, this paper aims to (1) contribute to a better understanding of the maize landscape and culture in the Iberian Peninsula and (2) interrogate how landscape changes (and the landscape history of maize) can frame local or regional heritage and identities reflecting customs or ways of life.

The analysis unveils networks of knowledge, agricultural technologies and seed exchange. Politicians, economists, engineers, agronomists, farmers, governmental officials and agricultural industries planned and transformed traditional rural practices into modern and industrialised ones. Experts and politicians, willing to improve agricultural practices and seeds, using hybrid seeds or building new irrigation systems, led to deep social and landscape changes, allowing maize to cover territories far away from its traditional domains. Moreover, despite farmers' resistance, hybrid maize substituted landraces, eroding agrobiodiversity. Nowadays, the south and east regions of the Iberian Peninsula are the main producers of maize (hybrid), whereas in the Northwest maize is an occasional crop, being replaced by vineyards for economic reasons.

Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum lupini, is a major limiting factor for lupin production. Tarwi or Andean Lupin (Lupinus mutabilis) is generally regarded as susceptible to anthracnose, but the high protein and oil content of its seeds raise interest in promoting its cultivation in Europe. In this study we evaluated the response to anthracnose of 10 tarwi accessions contrasting in anthocyanin pigmentation, by comparison to white lupin (Lupinus albus), using a contemporary Portuguese fungal isolate. A severity rating scale was optimized, including weighted parameters considering the type of symptoms and organs affected. All tarwi accessions were classified as susceptible, exhibiting sporulating necroses on the main stem from seven days after inoculation. Anthracnose severity was lower on anthocyanin-rich tarwi plants, with accession LM34 standing out as the less susceptible. Accession I82 better combines anthracnose response and yield. In global terms, disease severity was lower on white lupin than on tarwi. Although based on a limited collection, the results of the study show the existence of genetic variability among L. mutabilis towards anthracnose response relatable with anthocyanin pigmentation, providing insights for more detailed and thorough characterization of tarwi resistance to anthracnose.

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Sicily is a Mediterranean island with an exceptional natural heritage, where gypsum outcrops are widespread and associated with an endemic flora. These ecosystems are prioritized by the European Habitats Directive (Mediterranean gypsum steppes, 1520*) in the Mediterranean Basin. Some studies have revealed the physiological mechanisms in gypsophile plants, which are important adaptative characteristics of plants that live on gypsum. To identify stress-tolerant strategies, we studied the leaf chemical composition of 14 plant species (gypsum endemics, Mediterranean gypsophiles and widely distributed) from Sicily. The ability to accumulate mineral elements in leaves, especially sulfur (S), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg), is a widespread strategy for gypsophile plants. Bioconcentration factor (BCF) calculations also indicate bioaccumulation of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and potassium (K) in species with a certain degree of foliar succulence, such as Gypsophila arrostii Guss. subsp. arrostii or Diplotaxis harra (Forssk.) Boiss. subsp. crassifolia (Raf.) Maire, which also accumulates Mg and Sodium (Na). The narrow gypsophile Erysimum metlesicsii Polatschek exhibited the highest BCF value for strontium (Sr). The study of the gypsophile G. arrostii subsp. arrostii growing on limestone substrates indicates that this plant tends to hyperaccumulate nutrients, such as S, that are normally available in gypsum substrates. The remarkable ability of these plants to absorb elements such as sulfur and strontium is important to explain their ecological adaptations but also indicates their potential usefulness in environmental phytoremediation processes. The study of plant communities and flora of gypsum substrates is essential to understand the nutritional adaptations that allow flora to survive in gypsum environments and to support the better preservation of these interesting natural areas in Sicily.

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Gypsum covers a vast area of the Iberian Peninsula, making Spain a leader in its production. Gypsum is a fundamental raw material for modern societies. However, gypsum quarries have an obvious impact on the landscape and biodiversity. Gypsum outcrops host a high percentage of endemic plants and unique vegetation, considered a priority by the EU. Restoring gypsum areas after mining is a key strategy to prevent biodiversity loss. For the implementation of restoration approaches, understanding vegetation\u2019s successional processes can be of invaluable help. To fully document the spontaneous succession in gypsum quarries and to evaluate its interest for restoration, 10 permanent plots of 20 \u00d7 50 m were proposed, with nested subplots, in which vegetation change was recorded for 13 years in Almeria (Spain). Through Species-Area Relationships (SARs), these plots\u2019 floristic changes were monitored and compared to others in which an active restoration was carried out, as well as others with natural vegetation. Furthermore, the successional pattern found was compared to those recorded in 28 quarries distributed throughout the Spanish territory. The results show that an ecological pattern of spontaneous primary auto-succession is widely recurring in Iberian gypsum quarries, which is capable of regenerating the pre-existing natural vegetation.

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In flooded soils, an efficient internal aeration system is essential for root growth and plant survival. Roots of many wetland species form barriers to restrict radial O2 loss (ROL) to the rhizosphere. The formation of such barriers greatly enhances longitudinal O2 diffusion from basal parts towards the root tip, and the barrier also impedes the entry of phytotoxic compounds produced in flooded soils into the root. Nevertheless, ROL from roots is an important source of O2 for rhizosphere oxygenation and the oxidation of toxic compounds. In this paper, we review the methodological aspects for the most widely used techniques for the qualitative visualization and quantitative determination of ROL from roots. Detailed methodological approaches, practical set-ups and examples of ROL from roots with or without barriers to ROL are included. This paper provides practical knowledge relevant to several disciplines, including plant\u2013soil interactions, biogeochemistry and eco-physiological aspects of roots and soil biota.

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