Soil microbial inoculants for sustainable agriculture: Limitations and opportunities

M O'Callaghan, RA Ballard… - Soil Use and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The burgeoning global market for soil microbial inoculants for use in agriculture is being
driven by pressure to increase sustainable crop production by managing pests and diseases …

Association of biochar properties with changes in soil bacterial, fungal and fauna communities and nutrient cycling processes

Z Dai, X Xiong, H Zhu, H Xu, P Leng, J Li, C Tang, J Xu - Biochar, 2021 - Springer
Soil microorganisms play crucial roles in soil nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, fertility
maintenance and crop health and production. To date, the responses of microorganisms …

Environmental stress destabilizes microbial networks

DJ Hernandez, AS David, ES Menges… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Environmental stress is increasing worldwide, yet we lack a clear picture of how stress
disrupts the stability of microbial communities and the ecosystem services they provide …

Metallic micronutrients are associated with the structure and function of the soil microbiome

Z Dai, X Guo, J Lin, X Wang, D He, R Zeng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The relationship between metallic micronutrients and soil microorganisms, and thereby soil
functioning, has been little explored. Here, we investigate the relationship between metallic …

Genome-resolved metagenomics reveals distinct phosphorus acquisition strategies between soil microbiomes

X Wu, C Rensing, D Han, KQ Xiao, Y Dai, Z Tang… - Msystems, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Enhancing soil phosphate solubilization is a promising strategy for agricultural sustainability,
while little is known about the mechanisms of how microorganisms cope with differing …

[HTML][HTML] Benefits of phosphate solubilizing bacteria on belowground crop performance for improved crop acquisition of phosphorus

A Bargaz, W Elhaissoufi, S Khourchi, B Benmrid… - Microbiological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although research on plant growth promoting bacteria began in the 1950s, basic and
applied research on bacteria improving use of phosphorus (P) continues to be a priority …

Microbial community succession in soil is mainly driven by carbon and nitrogen contents rather than phosphorus and sulphur contents

S Tang, Q Ma, KA Marsden, DR Chadwick… - Soil Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organic manure is widely applied in agricultural systems to improve soil nutrient cycling and
other physicochemical properties. However, the biotic and abiotic mechanisms that drive C …

Phosphate‐solubilising microorganisms for improved crop productivity: a critical assessment

NS Raymond, B Gómez‐Muñoz… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Phosphate‐solubilising microorganisms (PSM) are often reported to have positive effects on
crop productivity through enhanced phosphorus (P) nutrition. Our aim was to evaluate the …

Alkaline phosphatase activity mediates soil organic phosphorus mineralization in a subalpine forest ecosystem

J Li, T Xie, H Zhu, J Zhou, C Li, W Xiong, L Xu, Y Wu… - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Microorganisms play a crucial role in soil organic P mineralization. However, how microbial
and environmental traits mediate this process in subalpine forests remains largely unknown …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance plant phosphorus uptake through stimulating hyphosphere soil microbiome functional profiles for phosphorus turnover

G Wang, Z Jin, TS George, G Feng, L Zhang - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The extraradical hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are colonized by different
bacteria in natural and agricultural systems, but the mechanisms by which AM fungi interact …