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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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Short‐term effects of mineral and combined mineral‐organic fertilization in soil microbial communities

A one-year fertilization trial in a Qinghai-Tibet Plateau greenhouse found that both mineral and combined mineral-organic fertilization increased bacterial richness and decreased fungal diversity compared to unfertilized soil, with available phosphorus as the primary driver of microbial community structure changes.

2023 Soil Use and Management 3 citations
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Microalgal biomass as a partial replacement for chemical fertilizers in barley cultivation

Researchers tested partial replacement of chemical nitrogen fertilizers with microalgal biomass in barley cultivation, finding that algal amendments maintained yields while improving soil properties, reducing nitrogen leaching, and decreasing the environmental footprint of fertilization.

2025 Caderno Pedagógico 2 citations
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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.

2025 Biochar 13 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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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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Moderate Nitrogen Reduction Increases Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Positively Affects Microbial Communities in Agricultural Soils

A field study found that moderate nitrogen reduction did not significantly reduce crop yield due to increased nitrogen use efficiency driven by higher available phosphorus and potassium, while short-term nitrogen changes had limited effects on soil microbial community structure but increased nitrification-related bacterial functions.

2023 Agriculture 25 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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The effect of intercropping leguminous green manure on theanine accumulation in the tea plant: A metagenomic analysis

Researchers examined how intercropping tea plants with leguminous green manure affects the accumulation of theanine, a key amino acid in tea. Using soil DNA analysis, they found that the green manure promoted nitrogen-cycling bacteria that enhanced nutrient availability for the tea plants. While the study focuses on agricultural practices, it provides insight into how soil microbial communities respond to different cropping strategies.

2023 Plant Cell & Environment 21 citations
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Nitrogen and phosphorus addition affects community assembly and network structure of phyllosphere and rhizosphere microbiomes in the Inner Mongolia steppe

Researchers examined how nitrogen and phosphorus addition altered bacterial and fungal community assembly and network structure in phyllosphere and rhizosphere microbiomes of an Inner Mongolian steppe, finding that nutrient addition decreased diversity, shifted assembly toward deterministic processes for bacteria and stochastic processes for fungi, and increased network complexity while reducing stability.

2026 Ecological Processes
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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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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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Boosting Cyanobacteria Growth by Fivefold with Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens: Toward the Development of a Biofactory

Adding aggregation-induced emission luminogens to cyanobacteria cultures converted UV and blue light into green and yellow wavelengths more suitable for photosynthesis, boosting cyanobacterial growth by fivefold and demonstrating a light quality engineering approach for improving photobioreactor productivity.

2021 ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 21 citations
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Effects of biochar amendment and organic fertilizer on microbial communities in the rhizosphere soil of wheat in Yellow River Delta saline-alkaline soil

Researchers studied how adding biochar and organic fertilizer to salty alkaline soil in China's Yellow River Delta affected the microbial communities around wheat roots. Both amendments increased beneficial soil bacteria and improved soil fertility indicators like organic matter and available nutrients. The findings suggest that biochar and organic fertilizer together can help rehabilitate degraded saline soils by promoting healthier microbial ecosystems.

2023 Frontiers in Microbiology 24 citations
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Identification of culturable bacteria associated with the rhizosphere of Lablab purpureus growing in Namibia

Culturable bacteria associated with the rhizosphere of Lablab purpureus, a drought-tolerant protein-rich legume crop, were identified in Namibia to support agricultural productivity in marginalised areas. The study characterized rhizobacterial diversity as foundational information for developing bioinoculants to improve this multipurpose crop's performance in African farming systems.

2024 Research Square (Research Square)
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Synergistic effects of biochar and phosphate fertilizer on fungal communities and soybean productivity in microplastic-contaminated alkaline soils

Researchers investigated synergistic effects of biochar and phosphate fertilizer on fungal communities and phosphorus dynamics in alkaline soils containing microplastics, finding that biochar application could partially counteract the disruption of plant-microbe-soil phosphorus dynamics caused by microplastic contamination.

2025 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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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.

2022 Journal of Hazardous Materials 139 citations
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Metagenomics reveals the effect of long-term fertilization on carbon cycle in the maize rhizosphere

Metagenomics analysis of maize rhizosphere soil revealed that long-term chemical nitrogen fertilizer treatments increased abundance of genes regulating the reductive citrate cycle for carbon fixation, while straw return treatments increased carbon degradation gene abundance.

2023 Frontiers in Microbiology 19 citations
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Cyanobacteria: Symbiosis with the Sea - A MiniReview on their Role in Advancing the Blue Economy

This mini-review examines the symbiotic roles of cyanobacteria in marine ecosystems and their potential contributions to the blue economy, including nitrogen fixation, biofuel production, and biotechnological applications. Researchers synthesise current knowledge on cyanobacterial-marine organism interactions and highlight emerging opportunities for leveraging these microorganisms in sustainable ocean-based industries.

2024 Significances of Bioengineering & Biosciences
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Microbial fertilizer regulates C:N:P stoichiometry and alleviates phosphorus limitation in flue-cured tobacco planting soil

Researchers studied how adding microbial fertilizer to tobacco farmland affects the balance of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the soil, finding that phosphorus availability becomes the main limiting factor as the growing season progresses. Adding microbial fertilizer helped relieve this phosphorus limitation by shifting soil chemistry, offering a more sustainable approach to crop nutrition management.

2023 Scientific Reports 19 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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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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Linking bacterial and fungal assemblages to soil nutrient cycling within different aggregate sizes in agroecosystem

Researchers investigated how bacterial and fungal microbial assemblages within four different soil aggregate sizes correlate with nutrient cycling in rice fields in Southern China, finding that deterministic processes govern bacteria while stochastic processes govern fungi, and that macroaggregates showed stronger regulation of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycling by soil properties than microaggregates.

2022 Frontiers in Microbiology 9 citations
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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.

2023 Phytoparasitica 8 citations