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Pseudomonas putidais a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that can be encountered in diverse ecological habitats. This ubiquity is traced to its remarkably versatile metabolism, adapted to withstand physicochemical stress, and the capacity to thrive in harsh environments. Owing to these characteristics, there is a growing interest in this microbe for industrial use, and the corresponding research has made rapid progress in recent years. Hereby, strong drivers are the exploitation of cheap renewable feedstocks and waste streams to produce value-added chemicals and the steady progress in genetic strain engineering and systems biology understanding of this bacterium. Here, we summarize the recent advances and prospects in genetic engineering, systems and synthetic biology, and applications ofP. putidaas a cell factory.

Key points

\uffe2\uff80\uffa2 Pseudomonas putida advances to a global industrial cell factory.

\uffe2\uff80\uffa2 Novel tools enable system-wide understanding and streamlined genomic engineering.

\uffe2\uff80\uffa2 Applications of P. putida range from bioeconomy chemicals to biosynthetic drugs.

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However, tree biomass and the litter layer accumulated considerable amounts of nitrogen. This accumulation of nitrogen came at the expense of depleting soil nitrogen stocks. With the change from input of grass litter that is low in lignin to forest litter with higher lignin concentration, organic-matter C:N ratios increased so that more carbon could be stored per unit of soil nitrogen which partly negated the effect of reduced nitrogen stocks. The increase in C:N ratios was initially confined to the surface litter layer because of slow transfer of material to the mineral soil. Over a period of decades, soil C:N ratios eventually increased in the soil as well. Simulations with different amounts of precipitation showed that greater amounts of nitrogen were leached from systems where water supply exceeded the plants\u2019 requirements. Reduced nitrogen stocks then caused a subsequent reduction in soil organic carbon stocks. These simulations thus provided a consistent explanation for the observation of greater losses of soil organic carbon in high-rainfall systems after converting pastures to forests. More generally, the simulations showed that explicit modelling of the nitrogen cycle can put important constraints on possible changes in soil-carbon stocks that may occur after land-use change.", "keywords": ["land use change", "Rainfall", "Mitigation", "ecophysiology", "nitrogen cyc Afforestation", "Greenhouse", "Nitrogen", "Rain", "CenW", "Land-use change", "lignin", "Greenhouse effect", "afforestation", "carbon cycle", "Forest", "Reforestation", "Keywords: Carbon", "2. Zero hunger", "atmospheric deposition", "Nitrogen dynamics", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Carbon", "13. Climate action", "Land use", "ecological modeling", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "grassland"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Roger M. Gifford, Miko U. F. Kirschbaum, Miko U. F. 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Fractionated pyrolysis coupled to gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) appears as an interesting analytical tool for elucidating lignocellulosic biomass structure, as it allows the progressive release of chemical fragments representative of biomass macromolecular composition. In this paper the effect of fractionated pyrolysis time (from 5 s to 300 s) on the degradation of lignin and carbohydrates from beech wood was studied at temperatures between 250 \u00b0C and 500 \u00b0C. Fractionated Py-GC/MS showed that the release temperature of the volatile degradation products varied between the volatile species detected. In addition, the step duration time changed the thermal degradation behavior of lignocellulosic components. Shortening the constant step duration time from 300 s to 5 s shifted the maximum weight loss to the higher temperatures. The result was opposite at long step duration times. Time optimization at each pyrolysis temperature (250 \u00b0C, 40 s; 300 \u00b0C, 30 s; 350 \u00b0C, 25 s; 370 \u00b0C, 20 s; 400 \u00b0C, 15 s; 450 \u00b0C, 10 s; 500 \u00b0C, 5 s) enhanced the yield of both lignin and carbohydrate volatile pyrolysis degradation products. In addition, two multiple temperature maxima were shown for some lignin and carbohydrate derivatives. This behavior may be due to the two different pathways of formation and macromolecular origins of compounds in beech wood. At optimized conditions lignin derivatives having a 3-carbon side chain substituent had a maximum at lower temperature than that of lignin derivatives with a 1-carbon side chain substituent. That phenomenon follows the order of primary and secondary pyrolysis reactions. Similar behaviors were observed among the degradation products of hemicelluloses and cellulose. Degradation products of hemicelluloses were mainly released at lower temperatures than those of cellulose derivatives, which illustrates the lower thermal stability of hemicelluloses compared to cellulose.

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Several studies have investigated soil microbial biodiversity, but understanding of the mechanisms underlying plant responses to soil microbiota remains in its infancy. Here, we focused on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), testing the hypothesis that plants grown on native soils display different responses to soil microbiotas.

Using transcriptomics, proteomics, and biochemistry, we describe the responses of two tomato genotypes (susceptible or resistant to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici) grown on an artificial growth substrate and two native soils (conducive and suppressive to Fusarium).

Native soils affected tomato responses by modulating pathways involved in responses to oxidative stress, phenol biosynthesis, lignin deposition, and innate immunity, particularly in the suppressive soil. In tomato plants grown on steam\uffe2\uff80\uff90disinfected soils, total phenols and lignin decreased significantly. The inoculation of a mycorrhizal fungus partly rescued this response locally and systemically. Plants inoculated with the fungal pathogen showed reduced disease symptoms in the resistant genotype in both soils, but the susceptible genotype was partially protected from the pathogen only when grown on the suppressive soil.

The \uffe2\uff80\uff98state of alert\uffe2\uff80\uff99 detected in tomatoes reveals novel mechanisms operating in plants in native soils and the soil microbiota appears to be one of the drivers of these plant responses.

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A model of the supply and demand chain of biojet involving farmers, biorefineries, airlines, and policymakers is developed by considering factors that drive the decisions of actors (i.e., decision-makers and stakeholders) in the life cycle stages. Two kinds of feedstock are considered: oil-producing feedstock (i.e., camelina and algae) and lignocellulosic biomass (i.e., corn stover, switchgrass, and short rotation woody crops). By factoring in farmer/feedstock producer and biorefinery profitability requirements and risk attitudes, land availability and suitability, as well as a time delay and technological learning factor, a more realistic estimate of the level of biojet supply and emissions reduction can be developed under different oil price assumptions. Factors that drive biojet GHG emissions and unit production costs from each feedstock are identified and quantified. 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The soil contained significantly more water in the previous imperata plots at 13 weeks due to the relative slow decomposition of the leaves. Soil N levels were significantly reduced in the previous imperata plots due to immobilisation of N. Levels of exchangeable K were significantly increased in the previous piper plots due to the large addition of K. It can be concluded that piper leaf litter is a significant and easily decomposable source of K which is an important nutrient for sweet potato. Gliricidia leaf litter contained much N, whereas imperata leaf litter releases relatively little nutrients and keeps the soil more moist. 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Arable Land and Permanent Crop Land)"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1004868502539"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plant%20and%20Soil", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1023/a:1004868502539", "name": "item", "description": "10.1023/a:1004868502539", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1023/a:1004868502539"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2001-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.00722.x", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:18:28Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2004-12-24", "title": "Soil Organic Carbon Content And Composition Of 130-Year Crop, Pasture And Forest Land-Use Managements", "description": "Abstract

Conversion of former agricultural land to grassland and forest ecosystems is a suggested option for mitigation of increased atmospheric CO2. A Sharpsburg prairie loess soil (fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Argiudoll) provided treatments to study the impact of long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term land use on soil organic carbon (SOC) content and composition for a 130\uffe2\uff80\uff90year\uffe2\uff80\uff90old cropped, pasture and forest comparison. The forest and pasture land use significantly retained more SOC, 46% and 25%, respectively, compared with cropped land use, and forest land use increased soil C content by 29% compared with the pasture. Organic C retained in the soils was a function of the soil N content (r=0.98,P<0.001) and the soil carbohydrate (CH) concentration (r=0.96,P<0.001). Statistical analyses found that soil aggregation processes increased as organic C content increased in the forest and pasture soils, but not in the cropped soil. SOC was composed of similar percentages of CHs (49%, 42% and 51%), amino acids (22%, 15% and 18%), lipids (2.3%, 2.3% and 2.9%) and unidentified C (21%, 29% and 27%), but differed for phenolic acids (PAs) (5.7%, 11.6% and 1.0%) for the pasture, forest and cropped soils, respectively. The results suggested that the majority of the surface soil C sequestered in the long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term pasture and forest soils was identified as C of plant origin through the use of CH and PA biomarkers, although the increase in amino sugar concentration of microbial origin indicates a greater increase in microbial inputs in the three subsoils. The practice of permanent pastures and afforestation of agricultural land showed long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term potential for potential mitigation of atmospheric CO2.

", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "amino acids", "550", "Plant Sciences", "carbohydrates", "lignin", "organic C", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "630", "6. Clean water", "land-use change", "lipids", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "phenolic acids"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Martens, Dean A., Reedy, Thomas E., Lewis, David T., (retired),", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.00722.x"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Global%20Change%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.00722.x", "name": "item", "description": "10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.00722.x", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.00722.x"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2003-12-19T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1080/15592324.2018.1464855", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:18:51Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-04-27", "title": "Not only priming: Soil microbiota may protect tomato from root pathogens", "description": "An increasing number of studies have investigated soil microbial biodiversity. However, the mechanisms regulating plant responses to soil microbiota are largely unknown. A previous work tested the hypothesis that tomato plants grown on native soils with their complex microbiotas respond differently from tomato growing in a sterile substrate. Two soils, suppressive or conducive to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL), and two genotypes susceptible and resistant to the same pathogen were considered. The work highlighted that the two tested soil microbiotas, irrespectively of their taxonomic composition, elicit the PAMP-triggered Immunity Pathway, the first level of plant defence, as well as an increased lignin synthesis, leading to an active protection when FOL is present in the soil. Here, we tested the expression of a panel of genes involved in Effector-Triggered Immunity (ETI), demonstrating that soil microbiota, beside genotype, affects plant resistance to FOL also modulating this pathway.", "keywords": ["suppressive and conducive soils", "susceptible and resistant genotypes", "0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "defence responses; Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; gene expression; lignin biosynthesis; microbiota; suppressive and conducive soils; susceptible and resistant genotypes; tomato; Plant Science", "arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi", "tomato", "15. Life on land", "defence responses", "03 medical and health sciences", "Fusarium", "Solanum lycopersicum", "microbiota", "gene expression", "Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici", "lignin biosynthesis", "Soil Microbiology", "Plant Diseases"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://iris.unito.it/bitstream/2318/1677702/2/Chialva_et_al_2018_PostPrint.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15592324.2018.1464855"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2018.1464855"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plant%20Signaling%20%26amp%3B%20Behavior", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/15592324.2018.1464855", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/15592324.2018.1464855", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/15592324.2018.1464855"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-04-27T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/gcb.15420", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:23Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-03-04", "title": "Microbial inputs at the litter layer translate climate into altered organic matter properties", "description": "

&lt;p&gt;Plant litter chemistry is altered during decomposition but it remains unknown if these alterations, and thus the composition of residual litter, will change in response to climate. Selective microbial mineralization of litter components and the accumulation of microbial necromass can drive litter compositional change, but the extent to which these mechanisms respond to climate remains poorly understood. We addressed this knowledge gap by studying needle litter decomposition along a boreal forest climate transect. Specifically, we investigated how the composition and/or metabolism of the decomposer community varies with climate, and if that variation is associated with distinct modifications of litter chemistry during decomposition. We analyzed the composition of microbial phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) in the litter layer and measured natural abundance &amp;#948;&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C&lt;sub&gt;PLFA&lt;/sub&gt; values as an integrated measure of microbial metabolisms. Changes in litter chemistry and &amp;#948;&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C values were measured in litterbag experiments conducted at each transect site. A warmer climate was associated with higher litter nitrogen concentrations as well as altered microbial community structure (lower fungi:bacteria ratios) and microbial metabolism (higher &amp;#948;&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C&lt;sub&gt;PLFA&lt;/sub&gt;). Litter in warmer transect regions accumulated less aliphatic&amp;#8208;C (lipids, waxes) and retained more O&amp;#8208;alkyl&amp;#8208;C (carbohydrates), consistent with enhanced &lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C&amp;#8208;enrichment in residual litter, than in colder regions. These results suggest that chemical changes during litter decomposition will change with climate, driven primarily by indirect climate effects (e.g., greater nitrogen availability and decreased fungi:bacteria ratios) rather than direct temperature effects. A positive correlation between microbial biomass &amp;#948;&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C values and &lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C&amp;#8208;enrichment during decomposition suggests that change in litter chemistry is driven more by distinct microbial necromass inputs than differences in the selective removal of litter components. Our study highlights the role that microbial inputs during early litter decomposition can play in shaping surface litter contribution to soil organic matter as it responds to climate warming effects such as greater nitrogen availability.&lt;/p&gt;

", "keywords": ["DECOMPOSITION", "C-13", "CP‐", "necromass", "litter decomposition", "COMMUNITY COMPOSITION", "Soil", "CARBON SEQUESTRATION", "Taiga", "boreal forest", "bacteria", "C-13 NMR", "TEMPERATURE", "Biochemistry", " cell and molecular biology", "Soil Microbiology", "FUNGAL", "2. Zero hunger", "MAS C-13‐", "Fungi", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "NMR", "6. Clean water", "climate transect", "Plant Leaves", "13. Climate action", "FOREST SOILS", "PLFA", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "fungi", "FATTY-ACIDS", "BULK CARBON", "LIGNIN"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/gcb.15420"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15420"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Global%20Change%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/gcb.15420", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/gcb.15420", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/gcb.15420"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-11-16T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01822.x", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:36Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2008-04-22", "title": "Elevated Co2 Increases Photosynthesis, Biomass And Productivity, And Modifies Gene Expression In Sugarcane", "description": "ABSTRACT

Because of the economical relevance of sugarcane and its high potential as a source of biofuel, it is important to understand how this crop will respond to the foreseen increase in atmospheric [CO2]. The effects of increased [CO2] on photosynthesis, development and carbohydrate metabolism were studied in sugarcane (Saccharum ssp.). Plants were grown at ambient (\uffe2\uff88\uffbc370\uffe2\uff80\uff83ppm) and elevated (\uffe2\uff88\uffbc720\uffe2\uff80\uff83ppm) [CO2] during 50 weeks in open\uffe2\uff80\uff90top chambers. The plants grown under elevated CO2 showed, at the end of such period, an increase of about 30% in photosynthesis and 17% in height, and accumulated 40% more biomass in comparison with the plants grown at ambient [CO2]. These plants also had lower stomatal conductance and transpiration rates (\uffe2\uff88\uff9237 and \uffe2\uff88\uff9232%, respectively), and higher water\uffe2\uff80\uff90use efficiency (c.a. 62%). cDNA microarray analyses revealed a differential expression of 35 genes on the leaves (14 repressed and 22 induced) by elevated CO2. The latter are mainly related to photosynthesis and development. Industrial productivity analysis showed an increase of about 29% in sucrose content. These data suggest that sugarcane crops increase productivity in higher [CO2], and that this might be related, as previously observed for maize and sorghum, to transient drought stress.

", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "Sucrose", "Light", "Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction", "Temperature", "Humidity", "Carbon Dioxide", "15. Life on land", "Lignin", "01 natural sciences", "Saccharum", "Plant Leaves", "Gene Expression Regulation", " Plant", "Plant Stomata", "Biomass", "Gases", "Photosynthesis", "Cellulose"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01822.x"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plant%2C%20Cell%20%26amp%3B%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01822.x", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01822.x", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01822.x"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-07-09T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/nph.19572", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:49Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-02-12", "title": "Modelling optimal ligninolytic activity during plant litter decomposition", "description": "Summary

A large fraction of plant litter comprises recalcitrant aromatic compounds (lignin and other phenolics). Quantifying the fate of aromatic compounds is difficult, because oxidative degradation of aromatic carbon (C) is a costly but necessary endeavor for microorganisms, and we do not know when gains from the decomposition of aromatic C outweigh energetic costs.

To evaluate these tradeoffs, we developed a litter decomposition model in which the aromatic C decomposition rate is optimized dynamically to maximize microbial growth for the given costs of maintaining ligninolytic activity. We tested model performance against >\uffe2\uff80\uff89200 litter decomposition datasets collected from published literature and assessed the effects of climate and litter chemistry on litter decomposition.

The model predicted a time\uffe2\uff80\uff90varying ligninolytic oxidation rate, which was used to calculate the lag time before the decomposition of aromatic C is initiated. Warmer conditions increased decomposition rates, shortened the lag time of aromatic C oxidation, and improved microbial C\uffe2\uff80\uff90use efficiency by decreasing the costs of oxidation. Moreover, a higher initial content of aromatic C promoted an earlier start of aromatic C decomposition under any climate.

With this contribution, we highlight the application of eco\uffe2\uff80\uff90evolutionary approaches based on optimized microbial life strategies as an alternative parametrization scheme for litter decomposition models.

Whether rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) concentrations will cause forests to grow faster and store more carbon is an open question. Using free air CO 2 release in combination with a canopy crane, we found an immediate and sustained enhancement of carbon flux through 35-meter-tall temperate forest trees when exposed to elevated CO 2 . However, there was no overall stimulation in stem growth and leaf litter production after 4 years. Photosynthetic capacity was not reduced, leaf chemistry changes were minor, and tree species differed in their responses. Although growing vigorously, these trees did not accrete more biomass carbon in stems in response to elevated CO 2 , thus challenging projections of growth responses derived from tests with smaller trees.

", "keywords": ["Carbon Isotopes", "Plant Stems", "Atmosphere", "Nitrogen", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "0207 environmental engineering", "02 engineering and technology", "Carbon Dioxide", "15. Life on land", "Lignin", "Carbon", "Trees", "Plant Leaves", "Quercus", "Soil", "Betulaceae", "13. Climate action", "Fagus", "Biomass", "Photosynthesis", "Ecosystem", "Plant Shoots", "Switzerland"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1113977"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1126/science.1113977", "name": "item", "description": "10.1126/science.1113977", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1126/science.1113977"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2005-08-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.2136/sssaj2006.0069", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2007-06-30", "description": "

We resampled one of the earliest replicated experimental sites used to investigate the impacts of native tropical tree species on soil properties, to examine longer term effects to 1\uffe2\uff80\uff90m depth. The mono\uffe2\uff80\uff90dominant stands, established in abandoned pasture in 1988 at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica, contained six species, including one exotic, Pinus patula ssp. tecunumanii (Eguiluz & J.P. Perry) Styles, and five native species: Pentaclethra macroloba (Willd.) Ktze (N2\uffe2\uff80\uff90fixing); Hyeronima alchorneoides Allemao; Virola koschnyi Warb.; Vochysia ferruginea Mart.; and Vochysia guatemalensis J.D. Smith. Soil organic carbon (SOC) differed significantly among species in the surface (0\uffe2\uff80\uff9315\uffe2\uff80\uff90cm) layer, ranging from 44.5 to 55.1 g kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921, compared with 46.6 and 50.3 g kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921 in abandoned pasture and mature forest, respectively. The change in surface SOC over 15 yr ranged from \uffe2\uff88\uff920.03 to 0.66 Mg C ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 yr\uffe2\uff88\uff921 The species differed in the quantity and chemical composition of their detrital production. Soil organic C was significantly correlated with fine\uffe2\uff80\uff90root growth, but not with aboveground detrital inputs. Soil organic C increased with potential C mineralization on a grams of C basis, indicating that species influenced both the quality and quantity of SOC. Contrary to expectations, SOC declined with increasing fine\uffe2\uff80\uff90root lignin concentrations, indicating that lignin\uffe2\uff80\uff90derived C did not dominate refractory SOC pools. We hypothesize that differences among species in the capacity to increase SOC stocks involved fine\uffe2\uff80\uff90root traits that promoted soil microbial turnover and, thus, greater production of recalcitrant, microbial\uffe2\uff80\uff90derived C fractions.

", "keywords": ["soil organic carbon", "580", "Ecology and Evolutionary Biology", "Organic Chemistry", "Natural Resources Management and Policy", "lignin", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Forest Biology", "tropical tree", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "630", "fine-root growth"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2006.0069"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Science%20Society%20of%20America%20Journal", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2136/sssaj2006.0069", "name": "item", "description": "10.2136/sssaj2006.0069", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2136/sssaj2006.0069"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2007-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/ijms21010228", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:55Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-12-30", "title": "How Vine Shoots as Fillers Impact the Biodegradation of PHBV-Based Composites", "description": "

Vine shoots are lignocellulosic agricultural residues. In addition to being an interesting source of polyphenols, they can be used as fillers in a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) matrix to decrease the overall cost and to propose an alternative to non-biodegradable fossil-based materials. The objective of the present work was to investigate how the incorporation of vine shoots fillers and a preliminary polyphenol extraction step could impact the biodegradability of biocomposites. Biocomposites (20 wt %) were produced by microcompounding. The biodegradation of materials was assessed by respirometric tests in soil. The negative impact of polyphenols on the biodegradability of vine shoots was confirmed. This was supported by crystallinity measurements and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations, which showed no difference in structure nor morphology between virgin and exhausted vine shoots particles. The incorporation of vine shoots fillers in PHBV slightly accelerated the overall biodegradation kinetics. All the biocomposites produced were considered fully biodegradable according to the French and European standard NF EN 17033, allowing the conclusion that up-cycling vine shoots for the production of lignocellulosic fillers is a promising strategy to provide biodegradable materials in natural conditions. Moreover, in a biorefinery context, polyphenol extraction from vine shoots has the advantage of improving their biodegradability.

", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "biocomposites", "660", "polyphenols extraction", "Polyesters", "Polyphenols", "600", "02 engineering and technology", "[SPI.MAT] Engineering Sciences [physics]/Materials", "15. Life on land", "biodegradation", "Lignin", "Article", "510", "[SPI.MAT]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Materials", "poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-3-hydroxyvalerate)", "vine shoots", "03 medical and health sciences", "natural fibers", "Biodegradation", " Environmental", "Vitis", "0210 nano-technology", "Plant Shoots"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/1/228/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/1/228/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21010228"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/International%20Journal%20of%20Molecular%20Sciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/ijms21010228", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/ijms21010228", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/ijms21010228"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-12-28T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/ijms222313161", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:55Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-12-07", "title": "Oxidation of Various Kraft Lignins with a Bacterial Laccase Enzyme", "description": "

Modification of kraft lignin (KL), traditionally uses harsh and energy-demanding physical and chemical processes. In this study, the potential of the bacterial laccase CotA (spore coating protein A) for oxidation of KL under mild conditions was assessed. Thereby, the efficiency of CotA to oxidize both softwood and hardwood KL of varying purity at alkaline conditions was examined. For the respective type of wood, the highest oxidation activity by CotA was determined for the medium ash content softwood KL (MA_S) and the medium ash content hardwood KL (MA_H), respectively. By an up to 95% decrease in fluorescence and up to 65% in phenol content coupling of the structural lignin units was indicated. These results correlated with an increase in viscosity and molecular weight, which increased nearly 2 and 20-fold for MA_H and about 1.3 and 6.0-fold for MA_S, respectively. Thus, this study confirms that the CotA laccase can oxidize a variety of KL at alkaline conditions, while the origin and purity of KL were found to have a major impact on the efficiency of oxidation. Under the herein tested conditions, it was observed that the MA_H KL showed the highest susceptibility to CotA oxidation when compared to the other hardwood KLs and the softwood KLs. Therefore, this could be a viable method to produce sustainable resins and adhesives.

", "keywords": ["Molecular Weight", "0106 biological sciences", "0301 basic medicine", "03 medical and health sciences", "Bacteria", "Bacterial Proteins", "kraft lignin; lignosulfonate; CotA; laccase; oxidation; purity; isolation; precipitation", "Laccase", "Lignin", "Oxidation-Reduction", "01 natural sciences", "Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/23/13161/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/23/13161/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222313161"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/International%20Journal%20of%20Molecular%20Sciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/ijms222313161", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/ijms222313161", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/ijms222313161"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-12-06T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5061/dryad.26d32", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "unspecified", "updated": "2026-04-13T16:22:27Z", "type": "Dataset", "title": "Data from: A shady business: pine afforestation alters the primary controls on litter decomposition along a precipitation gradient in Patagonia, Argentina", "description": "unspecifiedOur understanding of the principal controls on litter decomposition is critical for our capacity to predict how global changes will impact terrestrial ecosystems. Although climate, litter quality and soil organisms clearly modulate carbon (C) and nutrient turnover, land-use change affecting plant species composition and structure can alter the relative importance of such controls. We took advantage of prior land-use changes of intentional planting of exotic forest species along a broad precipitation gradient [250\u20132200 mm mean annual precipitation (MAP)] in Patagonia, South America, where we established five paired sites in natural vegetation and adjacent 35-year-old pine plantations. We explored direct and interactive effects of precipitation and plant community structure on litter decomposition with in situ decomposition, common litters and reciprocal transplants, in addition to an evaluation of microenvironmental changes. Surface litter decomposition in natural vegetation (NV) was similar in all sites along the gradient, independent of litter quality, MAP or soil characteristics, while mass loss demonstrated a significant positive linear relationship with MAP in pine plantations (PP). Decomposition of common litters in PP was markedly reduced with respect to NV, which was > 50% faster at the arid extreme of the gradient. C:N ratios predicted decomposition only in PP, and differences in decomposition were highly correlated with impacts of vegetative cover on incident solar radiation. Synthesis. Concurrent changes in plant cover in NV with increasing MAP resulted in reduced incident solar radiation at the soil surface and decreased the relative importance of photodegradation as a control on surface mass loss. These changes eclipsed direct effects of water availability, litter quality and soil nutrients. In contrast, increased shade and recalcitrant litter with afforestation in PP sites combined such that photodegradation was entirely eliminated as a control and biotic decomposition was much reduced. While afforestation projects are promoted as a strategy to mitigate increased atmospheric carbon dioxide due to human activity, our results highlight that primary controls of litter decomposition were substantially altered with unexpected consequences for the C balance of these ecosystems.", "keywords": ["13. Climate action", "litter quality", "Carbon cycle", "15. 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Hartley, Yin Fang, Yidong Wang, Zhenqing Zhang, Cong-Qiang Liu, and Hailong Wang. 2023. Patterns and determinants of plant-derived lignin phenols in coastal wetlands: implications for organic C accumulation. Functional Ecology. Accepted. DOI: 10.5061/dryad.j3tx95xk8", "keywords": ["lignin biomarker", "salt marsh and mangrove", "13. Climate action", "plant-soil Interactions", "blue carbon", "organic C source apportionment", "14. Life underwater", "FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. 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The major families are summarized as v (vannilyl), c (cinnamyl) and s (syringyl). Column 'vsc' represents the sum of v,s, and c, standardized per 100 mg organic carbon, whereas 'vsc.sed' is standardized per 1 g of soil weight. 'adal.v' is the acid-aldehyde ratio of the vanillyl family.gcb_lignin.csvSoils EA/IRMSFile with results of elemental analysis and isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Note that plot number needs to be paired with treatment ('trt') to generate a unique ID. 'Back' column identifies whether data is from background survey of exclosures, or from pulse-chase plots.Soils_EAIRMS.csvPulse Chase Vegetation EA/IRMSData with results of EA/IRMS analysis on plant samples from pulse chase experiment. Note that plot number and treatment must be combined to generate a unique plot ID. Harvest identifies time post pulse (2 days, 7 days, or 32 days). Pool identifies whether it is shoots ('Ag Veg'), roots or rhizomes ('Rh'). 'Sub' represents replicated harvested swaths ('A' or 'B') per harvest date (for 2 day and 7 day only, hence 32 day is identified as AA). One sample was accidentally combined in the field and is identified with A/B. Biomass is reported only for the t = 0 initial harvests of aboveground material.PulseChase_VegDataALL.csvPulse Chase Vegetation MassContains dry weight biomass for all plant samples collected in pulse chase experiment. Note that treatment and plot number must be combined to generate unique plot ID. 'Sub' identifies replicate harvest swath collected at each harvest date (2 day and 7 day only, 32 day only had one swath and is thus identified as AA, as is the t=0 harvest of aboveground tissue immediately post pulse). 'Harvest' identifies time of harvest post pulse and is either 0 (immediately post pulse, aboveground tissue only), '2d' (2 day), '7d' (7 day), or '32day' (32 days). 'Pool' identifies the plant tissue and is either shoots ('Ag Veg'), roots ('Root') or rhizomes ('Rh'). Biomass is in grams. 'Standing dead' represents the senesced tissue sorted out of the sample prior to analysis, and is also in grams.PlantData_MassALL.csvPulse Chase Microbial DataMicrobial biomass and isotope ratio data. Note that treatment and plot number must be combined to generate a unique sample ID. Harvest indicates time since post pulse: '48' represents 2 days, '336' represents 7 days, and 4 represents 32 days. 'Sub' represents replicated harvest swath within a given harvest date (2 day and 7 day only). Column 'Rep' can be ignored. 'mgC/dry_mass_soil(g)' represents the carbon concentration of the extract, standardized per gram of soil extracted. 'd13c (permil, versus VPDB)' is the standard isotope delta 13C value, and 'Fumigated' identifies fumigated extracts (containing lysed microbial cell contents in addition to dissolved organic carbon, DOC) and 'unfumigated' extracts (which contain just DOC). Formulae for calculating microbial biomass and isotope enrichment are in the main paper, and are also explained in the open source code used to process and analyze data available at https://github.com/chwilson/GCB_2018).PulseChase_MicrobialData.csv", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "belowground carbon allocation", "soil organic carbon", "microbial biomass", "Lignin Phenols", "Paspalum notatum", "Large Herbivore Grazing", "subtropical pasture", "15. Life on land"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Wilson, Chris H., Strickland, Michael S., Hutchings, Jack A., Bianchi, Thomas S., Flory, S. 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&lt;p&gt;Plant litter chemistry is altered during decomposition but it remains unknown if these alterations, and thus the composition of residual litter, will change in response to climate. Selective microbial mineralization of litter components and the accumulation of microbial necromass can drive litter compositional change, but the extent to which these mechanisms respond to climate remains poorly understood. We addressed this knowledge gap by studying needle litter decomposition along a boreal forest climate transect. Specifically, we investigated how the composition and/or metabolism of the decomposer community varies with climate, and if that variation is associated with distinct modifications of litter chemistry during decomposition. We analyzed the composition of microbial phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) in the litter layer and measured natural abundance &amp;#948;&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C&lt;sub&gt;PLFA&lt;/sub&gt; values as an integrated measure of microbial metabolisms. Changes in litter chemistry and &amp;#948;&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C values were measured in litterbag experiments conducted at each transect site. A warmer climate was associated with higher litter nitrogen concentrations as well as altered microbial community structure (lower fungi:bacteria ratios) and microbial metabolism (higher &amp;#948;&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C&lt;sub&gt;PLFA&lt;/sub&gt;). Litter in warmer transect regions accumulated less aliphatic&amp;#8208;C (lipids, waxes) and retained more O&amp;#8208;alkyl&amp;#8208;C (carbohydrates), consistent with enhanced &lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C&amp;#8208;enrichment in residual litter, than in colder regions. These results suggest that chemical changes during litter decomposition will change with climate, driven primarily by indirect climate effects (e.g., greater nitrogen availability and decreased fungi:bacteria ratios) rather than direct temperature effects. A positive correlation between microbial biomass &amp;#948;&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C values and &lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C&amp;#8208;enrichment during decomposition suggests that change in litter chemistry is driven more by distinct microbial necromass inputs than differences in the selective removal of litter components. Our study highlights the role that microbial inputs during early litter decomposition can play in shaping surface litter contribution to soil organic matter as it responds to climate warming effects such as greater nitrogen availability.&lt;/p&gt;

", "keywords": ["DECOMPOSITION", "C-13", "CP‐", "necromass", "litter decomposition", "COMMUNITY COMPOSITION", "Soil", "CARBON SEQUESTRATION", "Taiga", "boreal forest", "bacteria", "C-13 NMR", "TEMPERATURE", "Biochemistry", " cell and molecular biology", "Soil Microbiology", "FUNGAL", "2. Zero hunger", "MAS C-13‐", "Fungi", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "NMR", "6. Clean water", "climate transect", "Plant Leaves", "13. Climate action", "FOREST SOILS", "PLFA", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "fungi", "FATTY-ACIDS", "BULK CARBON", "LIGNIN"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/gcb.15420"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-5218"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Global%20Change%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5194/egusphere-egu21-5218", "name": "item", "description": "10.5194/egusphere-egu21-5218", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-5218"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-11-16T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10138/335756", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:25:52Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-03-04", "title": "Microbial inputs at the litter layer translate climate into altered organic matter properties", "description": "

&lt;p&gt;Plant litter chemistry is altered during decomposition but it remains unknown if these alterations, and thus the composition of residual litter, will change in response to climate. Selective microbial mineralization of litter components and the accumulation of microbial necromass can drive litter compositional change, but the extent to which these mechanisms respond to climate remains poorly understood. We addressed this knowledge gap by studying needle litter decomposition along a boreal forest climate transect. Specifically, we investigated how the composition and/or metabolism of the decomposer community varies with climate, and if that variation is associated with distinct modifications of litter chemistry during decomposition. We analyzed the composition of microbial phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) in the litter layer and measured natural abundance &amp;#948;&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C&lt;sub&gt;PLFA&lt;/sub&gt; values as an integrated measure of microbial metabolisms. Changes in litter chemistry and &amp;#948;&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C values were measured in litterbag experiments conducted at each transect site. A warmer climate was associated with higher litter nitrogen concentrations as well as altered microbial community structure (lower fungi:bacteria ratios) and microbial metabolism (higher &amp;#948;&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C&lt;sub&gt;PLFA&lt;/sub&gt;). Litter in warmer transect regions accumulated less aliphatic&amp;#8208;C (lipids, waxes) and retained more O&amp;#8208;alkyl&amp;#8208;C (carbohydrates), consistent with enhanced &lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C&amp;#8208;enrichment in residual litter, than in colder regions. These results suggest that chemical changes during litter decomposition will change with climate, driven primarily by indirect climate effects (e.g., greater nitrogen availability and decreased fungi:bacteria ratios) rather than direct temperature effects. A positive correlation between microbial biomass &amp;#948;&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C values and &lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C&amp;#8208;enrichment during decomposition suggests that change in litter chemistry is driven more by distinct microbial necromass inputs than differences in the selective removal of litter components. Our study highlights the role that microbial inputs during early litter decomposition can play in shaping surface litter contribution to soil organic matter as it responds to climate warming effects such as greater nitrogen availability.&lt;/p&gt;

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Multicellular organisms control interactions with their environment through the development of specialized barriers in specific cell types. A conserved barrier in plant roots is the endodermal Casparian strip (CS). The CS is made of polymerized lignin and forms a ring-like structure that seals the apoplastic space between the endodermal cells. Most angiosperms also have another root cell type, the exodermis, that is reported to form a barrier. Our understanding of exodermal developmental and molecular regulation, as well as function, is limited as this cell type is absent from the model speciesArabidopsis thaliana. Using tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) as a model system we demonstrate that in this species, the exodermis does not form a CS. Instead, it forms a polar lignin cap with an equivalent barrier function to the endodermal CS. We demonstrate that although endodermal regulators are conserved between Arabidopsis and tomato, exodermal differentiation occurs by a distinct regulatory pathway involving theSlSCZandSlEXO1transcription factors. Although the exodermis and endodermis both produce barriers that restrict mineral ion uptake, they have unique and overlapping roles in their selectivity. Whether conservation and similarities between the endodermis and exodermis exist in other species remains to be determined. Nonetheless, in tomato, these distinct lignin structures have a convergent function with different genetic regulations.

A large fraction of plant litter comprises recalcitrant aromatic compounds (lignin and other phenolics). Quantifying the fate of aromatic compounds is difficult, because oxidative degradation of aromatic carbon (C) is a costly but necessary endeavor for microorganisms, and we do not know when gains from the decomposition of aromatic C outweigh energetic costs.

To evaluate these tradeoffs, we developed a litter decomposition model in which the aromatic C decomposition rate is optimized dynamically to maximize microbial growth for the given costs of maintaining ligninolytic activity. We tested model performance against >\uffe2\uff80\uff89200 litter decomposition datasets collected from published literature and assessed the effects of climate and litter chemistry on litter decomposition.

The model predicted a time\uffe2\uff80\uff90varying ligninolytic oxidation rate, which was used to calculate the lag time before the decomposition of aromatic C is initiated. Warmer conditions increased decomposition rates, shortened the lag time of aromatic C oxidation, and improved microbial C\uffe2\uff80\uff90use efficiency by decreasing the costs of oxidation. Moreover, a higher initial content of aromatic C promoted an earlier start of aromatic C decomposition under any climate.

With this contribution, we highlight the application of eco\uffe2\uff80\uff90evolutionary approaches based on optimized microbial life strategies as an alternative parametrization scheme for litter decomposition models.