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ClearUnderstanding disease suppressive soils: molecular and chemical identification of microorganisms and mechanisms involved in soil suppressiveness to Fusarium culmorum of wheat
This study investigated microorganisms in agricultural soils that suppress wheat disease caused by Fusarium culmorum, identifying specific bacteria and chemical compounds responsible. The findings could lead to natural alternatives to fungicides in crop protection.
Combined effects of oxytetracycline and microplastic on wheat seedling growth and associated rhizosphere bacterial communities and soil metabolite profiles
Researchers examined how the antibiotic oxytetracycline combined with polyethylene microplastics affects wheat seedling growth and soil microbial communities. They found that high concentrations of the antibiotic combined with microplastics significantly reduced seedling growth and altered the bacterial communities around the roots. The study reveals that the co-presence of antibiotics and microplastics in agricultural soils may create compounding negative effects on crop health.
Microplastic particles alter wheat rhizosphere soil microbial community composition and function
Researchers found that microplastic particles altered wheat rhizosphere soil microbial community composition and function, with different polymer types inducing distinct shifts in bacterial diversity and nutrient cycling processes.
A Review on Soil and Phytomicrobiome for Plant Disease Management
This review examines how soil microbiomes and agricultural practices influence plant disease management, highlighting the role of beneficial microorganisms in suppressing pathogens. Researchers found that conservation tillage, crop rotation, and mulching promote microbial diversity that helps protect crops from soil-borne diseases. The study suggests that integrating microbiome-focused strategies into farming could reduce reliance on chemical pesticides while improving crop health.
Comparative effect of silver nanoparticles on maize rhizoplane microbiome in initial phaseof plants growth
This is not about microplastics — it is a soil microbiology study examining how five different forms of silver nanoparticles with varying surface properties affect the bacterial and fungal communities in the root zone of maize seedlings.
Seed-Encapsulation of Desiccation-Tolerant Microorganisms for the Protection of Maize from Drought: Phenotyping Effects of a New Dry Bioformulation
Researchers developed a dry seed coating using desiccation-tolerant microorganisms to help maize crops survive drought conditions. This biological approach could improve crop resilience to water stress without relying on chemical inputs.
Peer Review #2 of "New seed coating containing Trichoderma viride with anti-pathogenic properties (v0.2)"
This peer review evaluated a study on using the fungus Trichoderma as a seed coating to protect crops from plant pathogens while reducing agrochemical use. Biological seed treatments represent a more sustainable alternative to synthetic pesticides that contaminate soil and water.
Combined effects of degradable film fragments and micro/nanoplastics on growth of wheat seedling and rhizosphere microbes
Researchers studied the combined effects of degradable mulching film fragments and polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics on wheat seedling growth and soil microbes. They found that degradable film fragments alone reduced plant growth, but adding nanoplastics partially counteracted harmful fungal communities in the soil. The findings highlight that interactions between multiple types of plastic particles in farmland can produce complex and sometimes unexpected effects on crop health.
Nanoparticle-driven defense in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): Enhancing antioxidant and rhizosphere responses under arsenic and microplastic stress
Researchers tested whether silicon, silicon dioxide, and silver nanoparticles could protect wheat from combined arsenic and microplastic stress in soil, finding that all three nanoparticle types improved antioxidant activity, reduced oxidative damage, and supported rhizosphere microbial community recovery.
Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat rhizosphere and soil properties
A pot experiment compared effects of polyethylene and biodegradable plastic mulch film residues on wheat rhizosphere bacteria, soil volatiles, and soil chemistry, finding significant effects from biodegradable plastic residues on rhizosphere bacterial communities and soil carbon fractions. The results suggest biodegradable plastic alternatives may have their own distinct soil impacts.
Microplastics from agricultural mulch films: a threat to growth promoting abilities of bacteria?
Researchers tested how microplastics shed from agricultural plastic mulch films affect soil bacteria that promote plant growth, finding that mulch-derived microplastics reduced the abundance and activity of key plant growth-promoting bacteria. The results suggest agricultural plastic use could undermine soil health and crop productivity.
The application of biochar and organic fertilizer substitution regulates the diversities of habitat specialist bacterial communities within soil aggregates in proso millet farmland
Researchers conducted a field experiment on millet farmland to study how biochar and organic fertilizer combinations affect soil bacterial communities, finding that combining both improved soil nutrients and bacterial diversity more than either treatment alone — supporting healthier, more resilient farming soils.
Early inoculation of an endophyte alters the assembly of bacterial communities across rice plant growth stages
Researchers inoculated rice seedlings with a beneficial core endophytic bacterium and tracked how it affected bacterial communities throughout the plant's growth stages. They found the inoculation significantly altered microbial diversity in roots and stems and influenced bacterial community assembly. The study suggests that early introduction of beneficial microbes could be a useful tool for shaping healthier plant-associated microbial communities in agriculture.
Polypropylene Microplastics and Cadmium: Unveiling the Key Impacts of Co-Pollution on Wheat–Soil Systems from Multiple Perspectives
Researchers found that polypropylene microplastics combined with cadmium co-pollution impaired wheat germination, reduced plant growth, and disrupted soil microbial communities more severely than either contaminant alone, demonstrating synergistic toxicity in an agriculturally important crop.
Nanoscale-specific bioassimilation of sulfur: Time and coating specific modulation of transcriptomic and metabolomic pathways in diseased tomato
This study tested pristine and coated sulfur nanoparticles as soil amendments to help tomato plants resist fungal disease while also improving sulfur nutrition, finding disease suppression benefits alongside metabolic and microbiome effects. Understanding how nanoparticles affect plant-soil-microbe interactions is relevant given concerns that plastic nanoparticles contaminating soils may similarly disrupt these systems.
Combined contamination of microplastic and antibiotic alters the composition of microbial community and metabolism in wheat and maize rhizosphere soil
A study found that when soil is contaminated with both microplastics and antibiotics together, the damage to wheat and maize seedlings is worse than from either contaminant alone, with increased root oxidative stress and disrupted soil bacterial communities. This combined contamination, common in agricultural soils treated with plastic mulch and livestock manure, could affect crop health and food quality.
Maize root-soil microbial interactions and their effects on soil health and yield
Researchers examined interactions between maize roots and soil microbial communities, investigating how root-microbe dynamics influence soil health indicators and crop yield. The study found specific rhizosphere microbial associations that promote nutrient availability and plant productivity.
An Innovative Approach to Alleviate Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Stress on Wheat through Nanobubble Irrigation
Researchers explored using nanobubble-infused irrigation water to protect wheat seedlings from the harmful effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles in soil. They found that nanobubble irrigation improved plant growth, enhanced antioxidant defenses, and reduced zinc accumulation in plant tissues. The study suggests that nanobubble technology could be a practical tool for mitigating nanoparticle contamination in agricultural settings.
New insight on tomato seed priming with Anabaena minutissima phycobiliproteins in relation to Rhizoctonia solani root rot resistance and seedling growth promotion
Researchers found that treating tomato seeds with proteins extracted from the cyanobacterium Anabaena minutissima significantly boosted seedling growth and reduced fungal root rot disease by 67%. This plant-based priming strategy offers a chemical-free agricultural tool that could reduce reliance on plastic-coated pesticide seed treatments and synthetic fungicides.
Microplastics in soil can increase nutrient uptake by wheat
Researchers found that microplastics in soil can increase nutrient uptake by wheat by stimulating microbial activity and altering root interactions, suggesting microplastics may disrupt natural nutrient-cycling strategies in agricultural systems.
Deep enrichment of soil Proteobacteria and its coupled response to carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles under quizalofop-p-ethyl stress
Scientists studied how a common herbicide (weed killer) called quizalofop-p-ethyl affects soil bacteria in wheat fields. They found that this herbicide causes certain bacteria to multiply deep in the soil, which changes how nutrients like carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycle through the soil. This matters because these changes in soil health could affect crop nutrition and food quality, though more research is needed to understand the full impact on human health.
The Importance of Humic Acids in Shaping the Resistance of Soil Microorganisms and the Tolerance of Zea mays to Excess Cadmium in Soil
Researchers assessed whether a humic acid soil amendment (Humus Active) could protect maize from cadmium toxicity by modifying the soil bacterial community structure under heavy metal stress. Humic acid treatment improved soil bacterial diversity and reduced cadmium uptake by maize, suggesting that humic preparations can partially restore soil microbiome function and crop health in cadmium-contaminated agricultural land.
Mitigation of microplastic toxicity in soybean by synthetic bacterial community and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi interaction: Altering carbohydrate metabolism, hormonal transduction, and genes associated with lipid and protein metabolism
Researchers found that inoculating soybean plants with a combination of mycorrhizal fungi and beneficial bacteria helped protect them from microplastic-induced stress, improving biomass, seed quality, antioxidant defenses, and hormone balance. The study suggests that soil microbe communities could be harnessed as a sustainable strategy to help crops cope with growing microplastic contamination in agricultural soils.
Alteration of the Rhizosphere Microbiota and Growth Performance of Barley Infected with Fusarium graminearum and Screening of an Antagonistic Bacterial Strain (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens)
Researchers examined how polyethylene microplastics alter the rhizosphere microbiome and growth performance of barley infected with a root pathogen, finding that MP contamination shifted microbial community composition and exacerbated disease symptoms in infected plants.