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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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Shifts in maize microbial communities and networks are correlated with the soil soil chemical property under different fertilization regimes

A corn field experiment compared how different fertilizers — chemical versus organic — shaped soil microbial communities and their interaction networks. Organic fertilizers altered both the diversity and connections between soil microbes, which has implications for soil health and agricultural sustainability.

2023 Research Square (Research Square)
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Metagenomics reveals the response of desert steppe microbial communities and carbon-nitrogen cycling functional genes to nitrogen deposition

Researchers used metagenomics to study how nitrogen deposition affects soil microbial communities and carbon-nitrogen cycling in desert steppe ecosystems. The study provides insights into how anthropogenic nitrogen inputs alter microbial functional gene expression, which can influence broader soil ecosystem processes.

2024 Frontiers in Microbiology 13 citations
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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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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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Long-Term Compost Amendment Changes Interactions and Specialization in the Soil Bacterial Community, Increasing the Presence of Beneficial N-Cycling Genes in the Soil

Researchers found that long-term compost amendment significantly altered soil bacterial community structure and functional specialization, increasing microbial network complexity and promoting functional guilds associated with organic matter decomposition compared to non-amended soils.

2022 Agronomy 20 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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Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Nitrogen Dynamics: Effects of Maize Straw Incorporation Under Contrasting Nitrogen Fertilization Levels

Not relevant to microplastics — this study examines how maize straw incorporation into soils with different nitrogen fertilization histories affects greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen cycling in agricultural fields.

2024 Agronomy 2 citations
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The impact of different preceding crops on soil nitrogen structure and nitrogen cycling in tobacco-planting soil

Researchers examined how the crop grown in a field before tobacco affects soil nitrogen levels and the microbial genes responsible for nitrogen cycling, finding that barley and rapeseed as preceding crops significantly increased available nitrogen while suppressing key nitrification genes. The results suggest crop rotation can meaningfully shape soil nutrient dynamics and microbial communities, with implications for sustainable tobacco farming.

2024 Scientific Reports 8 citations
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Linking rhizospheric microbiota and metabolite interactions with harvested aboveground carbon and soil carbon of lakeshore reed wetlands in a subtropical region

Researchers studied how soil microorganisms and plant-produced chemicals in wetland reed rhizospheres interact to influence carbon storage in lakeside wetlands. Understanding these relationships helps protect wetlands as important carbon sinks in the face of climate change.

2023 Research Square (Research Square) 1 citations
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Soil microbial community composition and nitrogen enrichment responses to the operation of electric power substation

Researchers collected soil samples from seven sites at varying distances from an electric power substation in southeastern China and used metagenomic sequencing to characterize microbial diversity and nitrogen cycling processes. They found that proximity to the substation reduced nitrogen fixation capacity and increased nitrification, with soil moisture, pH, and electrical conductivity identified as key determinants of community composition.

2024 Research Square (Research Square)
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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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Ecological Responses of Maize Rhizosphere to Antibiotics Entering the Agricultural System in an Area with High Arsenicals Geological Background

Researchers investigated how antibiotics from cow manure enter a maize cropping system in an area with naturally high arsenic levels, finding that oxytetracycline and sulfadiazine significantly altered soil nutrient conditions in the rhizosphere while interactions with arsenic and other metals showed no significant differences.

2022 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 5 citations
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Effects of Film Mulching on Soil Microbial Diversity and Community Structure in the Maize Root Zone under Drip Irrigation in Northwest China

A field study in Northwest China examined how different plastic film mulching practices affected soil microbial diversity and community structure in drip-irrigated maize fields across the growing season.

2024 Agronomy 6 citations
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Integrating the Soil Microbiota and Metabolome Reveals the Mechanism through Which Controlled Release Fertilizer Affects Sugarcane Growth

Researchers used soil microbial community profiling and metabolomics to investigate how controlled-release fertilizer application rates affect sugarcane growth. The study found that different fertilizer rates significantly influenced root-associated microbial communities and soil metabolite patterns, providing insights into optimizing fertilizer use for improved crop production.

2023 International Journal of Molecular Sciences 11 citations
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Effects of polyethylene microplastics on the microbial community structure of maize rhizosphere soil

Researchers investigated how polyethylene microplastics from agricultural films affect the microbial communities in crop root zones (rhizosphere), finding shifts in bacterial diversity and function. Disrupting soil microbiomes through microplastic contamination could have downstream effects on soil fertility and crop health.

2021 中国生态农业学报 9 citations
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A Comparison of Rice Root Microbial Dynamics in Organic and Conventional Paddy Fields

Researchers compared the root-associated microbial communities of rice plants grown in organic versus conventional paddy fields across different growth stages. They found that organic farming supported more dynamic and diverse microbial communities, including beneficial methane-oxidizing and nitrogen-fixing bacteria at key growth stages. The study suggests that agricultural management practices significantly shape the microbial partners that support rice plant health and nutrient uptake throughout the growing season.

2024 Microorganisms 5 citations
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The Impact of Metolachlor Applications and Phytoremediation Processes on Soil Microorganisms: Insights from Functional Metagenomics Analysis

This paper is not about microplastics — it studies how phytoremediation plants affect soil microbial biodiversity in fields contaminated with the herbicide metolachlor, with no connection to microplastic pollution.

2024 Journal of Xenobiotics 3 citations
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Effects of long-term microplastic pollution on soil heavy metals and metal resistance genes: Distribution patterns and synergistic effects

Using metagenomics on cropland soils with long-term plastic film residues, researchers found that microplastic pollution alters heavy metal distribution and promotes the enrichment of metal resistance genes in soil microbial communities, with implications for food security.

2023 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 26 citations
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Root carbon inputs outweigh litter in shaping grassland soil microbiomes and ecosystem multifunctionality

Researchers analyzed 13 years of field data from a semi-arid grassland and found that carbon inputs from plant roots matter more than leaf litter in sustaining soil microbial diversity and overall ecosystem health. Removing plants caused greater microbial and functional declines than removing surface litter, underscoring the hidden importance of below-ground carbon in maintaining healthy soils.

2024 npj Biofilms and Microbiomes 28 citations
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Research progress on the effects of different fertilizers on soil microorganisms

This review examines how different fertilizer types — chemical, organic, and compound — affect soil microbial communities, summarizing research on how fertilizer-induced changes in microbial diversity and function influence nutrient cycling and crop yield.

2025 BIO Web of Conferences
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Bioinformatic study of the soil microbiome under different cropping systems

This doctoral thesis compares soil microbial communities across different cropping systems using bioinformatics and next-generation sequencing, identifying how intensive agricultural practices degrade soil biodiversity. Healthy soil microbiomes are critical for crop productivity and may influence how soils respond to emerging pollutants like microplastics.

2022
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Optimizing Microbial Composition in Soil Macroaggregates Enhances Nitrogen Supply Through Long-Term Straw Return

Despite its title referencing soil nitrogen and straw return, this paper studies how long-term agricultural straw incorporation affects microbial communities and nitrogen cycling within soil aggregates — not microplastic pollution. It examines bacterial and fungal biodiversity changes in soil over 13 years and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.

2025 Agronomy 1 citations
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[Characterization of Microplastics and Diazotrophic Community in Greenhouse Soils with Vegetable Planting Ages in Karst Areas].

Researchers characterised microplastics and nitrogen-fixing (diazotrophic) bacterial communities in greenhouse soils from vegetable fields of different planting ages in a karst area of China. Older cultivation soils had higher MP accumulation and distinct diazotroph community structures, suggesting long-term plastic mulch use progressively alters soil nitrogen fixation ecology.

2025 PubMed