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ClearA 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.
Microbiological and Mechanism Analysis of Novel Wheat Seed Coating Agents-Induced Growth Promotion of Wheat Seedlings
Researchers evaluated a novel thifluzamide-fludioxonil-clothianidin wheat seed coating agent and found it controlled soil-borne diseases with 95.3 percent efficiency while promoting seedling growth and positively reshaping rhizosphere bacterial communities. The study demonstrates that seed coatings can enhance both plant protection and soil microbiome health.
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.
Agricultural mulching and fungicides—impacts on fungal biomass, mycotoxin occurrence, and soil organic matter decomposition
Researchers studied how plastic mulch and straw soil coverings affect the fate of fungicides applied to crops, finding that plastic mulch reduced fungicide entry into soil and altered soil fungal communities. The study highlights how plastic agricultural practices create complex interactions with other chemicals, including effects on microorganisms important for soil health.
Soil and Phytomicrobiome for Plant Disease Suppression and Management under Climate Change: A Review
This review examines how soil microorganisms can be harnessed to suppress plant diseases through farming practices like crop rotation, cover cropping, and applying beneficial microbes. While not directly about microplastics, soil health is increasingly threatened by plastic contamination, which can disrupt the microbial communities that protect crops. Understanding these plant-microbe interactions is important as microplastic pollution in agricultural soils continues to grow.
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.
Plastic mulch film residues in agriculture: impact on soil suppressiveness, plant growth, and microbial communities
Researchers tested the effects of low-density polyethylene and biodegradable mulch film residues on soil disease suppressiveness, plant growth, and microbial communities. They found that while 1% plastic residues did not affect the soil's ability to suppress Fusarium disease, plant biomass decreased and nutrient status changed in the presence of plastic. Notably, the microbial communities on the plastic surfaces (the plastisphere) were distinct from those in the rhizosphere and included potential plant pathogens like Rhizoctonia.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Unearthing soil-plant-microbiota crosstalk: Looking back to move forward
This review examines the complex interactions between soil, plants, and microbiota, tracing the evolution of soil fertility assessment from crop performance metrics to modern microbiome-based approaches. Researchers emphasize that soil quality must be evaluated by combining physical, chemical, and biological parameters, and that understanding microbial community dynamics is essential for sustainable agriculture and ecosystem health.
Harnessing soil biodiversity to promote human health in cities
Researchers argue that urban soil biodiversity — the vast community of microorganisms, fungi, and invertebrates living in city soils — plays an overlooked role in human health by suppressing pathogens, shaping the human microbiome, and supporting immune function, and that restoring it in cities could offer meaningful public health benefits.
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.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi attenuate negative impact of drought on soil functions
A meta-analysis combined with greenhouse experiments demonstrated that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi promote soil aggregation, microbial biomass, and nutrient-cycling enzyme activity, effectively buffering soil functions against drought. This protective effect is relevant to microplastic concerns because soil health is increasingly threatened by plastic pollution, and understanding natural soil defense mechanisms is important for protecting agricultural ecosystems.
Characteristics of Rhizosphere Microbiome, Soil Chemical Properties, and Plant Biomass and Nutrients in Citrus reticulata cv. Shatangju Exposed to Increasing Soil Cu Levels
This study characterized rhizosphere microbiome composition, soil chemical properties, and plant biochemistry in relation to soil management practices, finding that treatment type drives distinct rhizosphere microbial communities with functional consequences for plant health.
How Organic Mulching Influences the Soil Bacterial Community Structure and Function in Urban Forests
Researchers tested how different types of organic mulch affect the bacterial communities in urban forest soils. They found that wood chips and compost changed the soil's chemical properties and shifted the types of bacteria present, particularly those involved in carbon and nitrogen cycling. The study suggests that organic mulching could be a practical tool for improving the microbial health of urban soils.
Plant Disease Management: Leveraging on the Plant-Microbe-Soil Interface in the Biorational Use of Organic Amendments
This review discusses how organic soil amendments can help restore soil health and manage plant diseases by supporting beneficial microbial communities in the root zone. Researchers found that organic amendments improve the interactions between plants, soil microbes, and the surrounding soil environment, creating conditions less favorable for plant pathogens. The study emphasizes that sustainable agricultural practices that nurture soil biology may reduce the need for synthetic pesticides and plastics in farming.
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.