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Functional profile of the microbiome in the rhizosphere of drought- tolerant beans

Researchers investigated the functional microbiome profiles of the rhizosphere of drought-tolerant and drought-susceptible common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivars under different water stress conditions using mesocosm experiments, finding distinct microbial functional signatures associated with drought tolerance. The study provides insights into how soil microorganisms contribute to crop resilience, with implications for sustainable agricultural practices that reduce the need for plastic-intensive irrigation infrastructure.

2024
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Genomic mechanisms of plant growth-promoting bacteria in the production of leguminous crops

This review examines how plant growth-promoting bacteria in the rhizosphere contribute to legume crop production through genomic mechanisms like nitrogen fixation, phosphate solubilization, and disease suppression. Researchers discuss the symbiotic relationship between leguminous plants and rhizobia and how molecular signaling drives these beneficial interactions. The study highlights the potential of these bacteria as sustainable alternatives to chemical fertilizers in agriculture.

2023 Frontiers in Genetics 8 citations
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Modifying Rhizobacteria for Improved Plant Growth and Soil Health in Sustainable Agriculture

This review examined how modifying plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria can improve both plant growth and soil health in sustainable agriculture by enhancing nutrient cycling, disease suppression, and stress tolerance. The paper discussed strategies for engineering rhizobacterial strains to maximize their agronomic benefits.

2024 passer 1 citations
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YIELD AND QUALITY RESPONSES OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max. L. Merr.) VARIETIES INOCULATED WITH RHIZOBIA STRAINS UNDER DROUGHT STRESS

Despite its classification in this database, this study examines soybean yield under drought stress with different Rhizobia inoculants — not microplastic research. Limited irrigation combined with high temperatures significantly reduced soybean yield and leaf area, and no discernible nodulation development was observed under either irrigated or drought conditions.

2024 Turkish Journal Of Field Crops 1 citations
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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.

2024 TURKISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Application of Organic Fertilizer Changes the Rhizosphere Microbial Communities of a Gramineous Grass on Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Researchers examined how organic fertilizer application altered rhizosphere microbial communities in a gramineous grass, finding significant shifts in bacterial diversity and composition that may influence nutrient cycling and soil health in grassland ecosystems.

2022 Microorganisms 26 citations
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Effect of Nitrogen Addition on Tiger Nut (Cyperus esculentus L.) Rhizosphere Microbial Diversity and Drive Factions of Rhizosphere Soil Multifunctionality in Sandy Farmland

Not relevant to microplastics — this study investigates how nitrogen fertilizer addition affects rhizosphere microbial diversity and soil multifunctionality in tiger nut crops grown in sandy farmland.

2024 Agronomy 3 citations
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Culturomics and Amplicon-Based Metagenomic Insights into the Bacteria of Soils with High Yield of Oryza sativa L. subsp. Japonica

Researchers used culturomics and amplicon-based metagenomics to characterise bacterial communities in rhizosphere and bulk soils of high-yield Oryza sativa japonica paddy fields, identifying the microorganisms contributing to rice growth adaptability. The combined approach revealed the taxonomic composition and functional potential of the bacterial community in the paddy field agroecosystem.

2023 Agronomy 3 citations
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Potential effect of key soil bacterial taxa on the increase of rice yield under milk vetch rotation

A long-term paddy field experiment found that milk vetch rotation enriched key phosphate-solubilizing bacterial taxa including Vicinamibacterales, which correlated positively with soil phosphorus availability and ultimately with increased rice yield.

2023 Frontiers in Microbiology 15 citations
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Differences in the Microbial Composition and Function of the Arundo donax Rhizosphere Under Different Cultivation Conditions

Researchers compared the microbial communities in the root zones of giant reed (Arundo donax) grown in hydroponic versus soil conditions. The study found that hydroponic cultivation resulted in lower microbial diversity but higher abundances of nitrogen-fixing and photosynthetic bacteria, providing insights into how cultivation methods influence root-associated microorganism communities.

2024 Microorganisms 2 citations
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Peer Review #2 of "The application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in Solanum lycopersicum production in the agricultural system: a review (v0.1)"

This peer review evaluates a study on plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in tomato production, assessing the manuscript's coverage of rhizobacteria structure, function, and diversity in soil. The review addresses the potential of PGPR as eco-friendly biological control agents and nutrient providers that could substitute harmful agricultural chemicals.

2022
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Inter-phylum negative interactions affect soil bacterial community dynamics and functions during soybean development under long-term nitrogen fertilization

Researchers found that the growth stage of soybean plants had a stronger influence on soil bacterial communities than 16 years of nitrogen fertilization, while fertilization more strongly shaped nitrogen-processing gene activity. Negative interactions between certain bacterial groups helped explain how soil microbial communities change over a crop's growing season.

2021 Stress Biology 15 citations
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The interplay between root exudates and Cross-kingdom synthetic microbiota enhances the resistance of Vicia faba to Fusarium wilt disease

This study found that cross-kingdom synthetic microbiota consisting of bacteria and fungi, in combination with root exudate signals from Vicia faba, can significantly enhance plant resistance to Fusarium wilt disease by restructuring the rhizosphere microbial community.

2024 Research Square (Research Square)
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Deciphering the response of nodule bacteriome homeostasis in the bulk soil-rhizosphere-root-nodule ecosystem to soil microplastic pollution

Researchers examined how polyethylene microplastic contamination in soil affects the bacterial communities associated with legume plant root nodules. They found that microplastic treatments accelerated nodule formation but disrupted the balance of beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the nodules. The study suggests that soil microplastic pollution may interfere with the symbiotic relationship between legume crops and their nitrogen-fixing bacterial partners.

2025 Journal of Hazardous Materials 5 citations
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Soil metagenomics reveals the effect of nitrogen on soil microbial communities and nitrogen-cycle functional genes in the rhizosphere of Panax ginseng

Researchers studied how different levels of nitrogen fertilizer affect the soil microbial communities around ginseng roots. They found that moderate nitrogen boosted beneficial microbes and improved ginseng yields, while excessive nitrogen decreased soil pH, reduced microbial diversity, and increased disease-causing organisms. The study highlights the importance of balanced fertilizer use for maintaining healthy soil ecosystems in agricultural settings.

2024 Frontiers in Plant Science 29 citations
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Effects of microbial cultures on bacterial communities in the roots of Phyllostachys edulis

Researchers investigated the effects of applying endophytic bacterial cultures isolated from Phyllostachys edulis on bacterial communities in bamboo root systems and rhizosphere, as well as on soil chemical properties. Seven root samples were collected from experimental plots treated with a mixed culture of four bacteria, revealing how microbial inoculants reshape root-associated microbial communities.

2025
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Aboveground and belowground responses to cyanobacterial biofertilizer supplement in a semi‐arid, perennial bioenergy cropping system

A field experiment supplementing synthetic fertilizers with a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterial biofertilizer in a perennial switchgrass bioenergy system maintained crop productivity while improving late-season soil nitrogen availability, with microbial community analysis showing selective responses among arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and specific bacterial taxa to the biofertilizer treatment.

2021 GCB Bioenergy 13 citations
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Diversity and interactions of rhizobacteria determine multinutrient traits in tomato host plants under nitrogen and water disturbances

Researchers investigated how root-associated bacteria help tomato plants maintain nutrient uptake under nitrogen and water stress conditions. They found that microbial diversity and species interactions were key factors in supporting the plant's ability to acquire multiple nutrients simultaneously. While not directly about microplastics, the study advances understanding of soil microbiome dynamics that are relevant to agricultural systems increasingly affected by plastic contamination.

2024 Horticulture Research 5 citations
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Understanding 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.

2021 Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)
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Mineral-Solubilizing Microbial Inoculums Promote Robinia pseudoacacia L. Growth by Optimizing the Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Community Structure

This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it examines how mineral-solubilizing microbial inoculants affect rhizosphere microbial communities and growth of Robinia pseudoacacia trees.

2023 Preprints.org 1 citations
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16S rRNA gene amplicon-based metagenomic analysis of bacterial communities in the rhizospheres of selected mangrove species from Mida Creek and Gazi Bay, Kenya

This metagenomic study characterized rhizosphere bacterial communities of four mangrove tree species in Kenya, finding species-specific differences in microbial diversity and community structure that reflect the distinct root chemistry and sediment conditions of each mangrove host.

2021 PLoS ONE 52 citations
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Iva xanthiifolia leaf extract reduced the diversity of indigenous plant rhizosphere bacteria

Researchers investigated how Iva xanthiifolia leaf extract altered the diversity of indigenous plant rhizosphere bacteria, finding that the invasive plant's leaf material reduced bacterial diversity and may facilitate invasion by disrupting the native soil microbiome.

2023 BMC Plant Biology 5 citations
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The importance of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria to increase air pollution tolerance index (APTI) in the plants of green belt to control dust hazards

Researchers found that inoculating plants with growth-promoting rhizobacteria significantly increased their Air Pollution Tolerance Index, enhancing the ability of green belt vegetation to withstand and filter dust and air pollutants.

2023 Frontiers in Plant Science 10 citations
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Long-term adaptation study of bacterial isolates of plant growth-promoting bacteria in heat-stressed conditions

Researchers examined whether plant growth-promoting bacteria can adaptively respond to heat stress, finding that bacteria under periodic stress consistently outperformed those under non-periodic stress across multiple growth-promoting traits, with two novel Paenibacillus alvei strains showing the strongest adaptive capacity.

2026 Food Science and Applied Biotechnology