Increasing Temperature and Microplastic Fibers Jointly Influence Soil Aggregation by Saprobic Fungi [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Microplastic pollution and increasing temperature have potential to influence soil quality; yet little is known about their effects on soil aggregation, a key determinant of soil quality.
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Organic fertilization improves soil aggregation through increases in abundance of eubacteria and products of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 An important goal of sustainable agriculture is to maintain soil quality. Soil aggregation, which can serve as a measure of soil quality, plays an important role in maintaining soil structure, fertility, and stability. The process of soil aggregation can
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Fungal Traits Important for Soil Aggregation. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2019 Soil health and sustainability is essential for ecosystem functioning and human well-being. Soil structure, the complex arrangement of soil into aggregates and pore spaces, is a key feature of soils under the influence of soil life. Soil biota, and among
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Soil biota contributions to soil aggregation. [PDF]
Nat Ecol Evol, 2017 Humankind depends on the sustainability of soils for its survival and well-being. Threatened by a rapidly changing world, our soils suffer from degradation and biodiversity loss, making it increasingly important to understand the role of soil ...
Lehmann A, Zheng W, Rillig MC.
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Abiotic and Biotic Factors Influencing the Effect of Microplastic on Soil Aggregation
Soil Systems, 2019 Plastic is an anthropogenic, ubiquitous and persistent contaminant accumulating in our environment. The consequences of the presence of plastics for soils, including soil biota and the processes they drive, are largely unknown.
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Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances: Ecological Function and Impact on Soil Aggregation. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2018 A wide range of microorganisms produce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), highly hydrated polymers that are mainly composed of polysaccharides, proteins, and DNA. EPS are fundamental for microbial life and provide an ideal environment for chemical
Costa OYA, Raaijmakers JM, Kuramae EE.
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Fungal-mediated soil aggregation as a mechanism for carbon stabilization. [PDF]
ISME JSoils can potentially be turned into net carbon sinks for atmospheric carbon to offset anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Occlusion of soil organic carbon in soil aggregates is a key mechanism, which temporarily protects it from decomposition by ...
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Impact of conservation tillage in rice-based cropping systems on soil aggregation, carbon pools and nutrients. [PDF]
Geoderma, 2019 Tillage intensive cropping practices have deteriorated soil physical quality and decreased soil organic carbon (SOC) levels in rice–growing areas of South Asia.
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Effects of litter input on soil aggregation and aggregate carbon turnover differ among three subtropical forests in southeastern China [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceBackground and aimsLitter input plays important roles in controlling soil aggregation and aggregate carbon (C) content. However, the effects of litter input on soil aggregate C turnover in different forest types remain unclear.MethodsWe examined the ...
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Long-term effects of straw and straw-derived biochar on soil aggregation and fungal community in a rice-wheat rotation system. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Background Soil aggregation is fundamental for soil functioning and agricultural productivity. Aggregate formation depends on microbial activity influencing the production of exudates and hyphae, which in turn act as binding materials.
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