Salt-Loving Bacteria From Moroccan Dunes Could Supercharge Coastal Farming
Researchers in Morocco have isolated five salt-tolerant Pseudomonas strains from the roots of a wild coastal legume that dramatically boost ...
Tag: rhizosphere
Hidden Microbial Partners May Drive Selenium Superpowers in Chinese Plant
Researchers have identified a stable native core microbiome of two bacterial orders in the selenium hyperaccumulator Cardamine hupingshanensis, with rhizosphere ...
Halophyte Roots Rewrite Their Microbial Worlds as Soil Salt Shifts
A new study of halophytes in arid Northwest China shows that plant species create distinct salinity conditions around their roots ...
Tiny Particles and Helpful Bacteria Team Up to Feed Crops Sustainably
A new review in Plant and Soil shows that engineered nano-micro materials and plant growth-promoting bacteria can protect and enhance ...
Swapping Orchard Soil Revives Stunted Pear Trees by Purging Toxic Alkaloids
Replacing soil in renovated pear orchards doubles tree yields by reshaping rhizosphere microbes and eliminating a growth-inhibiting alkaloid, a new ...
Biochar Emerges as an Interface Engineer Reshaping the Hidden World Around Plant Roots
A new review in Biochar shows that biochar acts as a rhizosphere interface engineer, simultaneously restructuring soil physics, chemistry and ...
Viruses as Scalpels: Phages Expose Hidden Dependencies in Intact Microbiomes
Researchers used narrow-host-range bacteriophages to selectively deplete Variovorax from complex microbial communities, confirming thiamine cross-feeding with Leifsonia and revealing auxin-mediated ...
Biochar May Turn Fleeting Root Carbon into a Lasting Soil Sink, Review Finds
A critical review in Plant and Soil finds that biochar could plausibly intercept labile root-exudate carbon and convert it into ...
Machine Learning Designs Microbial Communities That Boost Tomato Growth and Heat Tolerance
Kyoto University researchers used machine learning to design a six-bacterium microbial community that significantly boosted tomato growth and high-temperature tolerance ...
Hidden Fungal Partners May Decide the Fate of a Rare Chinese Tree
A new sequencing study of the endangered seven-son flower reveals how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities differ between roots and rhizosphere ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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