Tag: soil microbiome

A new microcosm study finds that imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, and clothianidin seed treatments cause compound-specific and time-dependent shifts in soil fungal ...

Researchers at China Agricultural University developed a biodegradable mulch film made from cow manure that sustains silage maize yields with ...

New Zealand researchers have shown that ribwort plantain and even perennial ryegrass suppress soil nitrification through a broader suite of ...

A 13-month field study shows that pairing crayfish with rice stabilizes soil chemistry, reshapes microbial community assembly, and enriches functional ...

A laboratory simulation of Ukrainian battlefield soils shows that microbes accelerate the corrosion of exploded weapons residue, releasing pulses of ...

Iron-manganese (hydr)oxide-phosphate composites reduced bioavailable cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc in mining soil by up to 99.8 percent while rebuilding ...

Foliar sprays of the plant hormone 24-epibrassinolide help wheat tolerate polyethylene nanoplastic contamination by reprogramming root metabolism and restructuring the ...

Siderophore-producing bacterial consortia boosted grain iron by 88.2 percent and zinc by 131.9 percent in cowpea, offering a microbial route ...

A comprehensive new review argues that sustainable agriculture depends on stewarding the soil microbiome, from fungal food webs and mycorrhizal ...

A global analysis of 1,158 paired sites shows that afforestation and reforestation can jointly increase soil carbon storage and microbial ...