Trends in seaweed extract based biostimulants: Manufacturing process and beneficial effect on soil-plant systems

MEM El Boukhari, M Barakate, Y Bouhia, K Lyamlouli - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The time when plant biostimulants were considered as “snake oil” is erstwhile and the
skepticism regarding their agricultural benefits has significantly faded, as solid scientific …

Altered activities of extracellular soil enzymes by the interacting global environmental changes

P Zuccarini, J Sardans, L Asensio… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Soil enzymes are crucial in mediating ecosystems' responses to environmental drivers, so
that the comprehension of their sensitivity to drivers of global change can help make …

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 …

The effect of global change on soil phosphatase activity

O Margalef, J Sardans, J Maspons… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soil phosphatase enzymes are produced by plant roots and microorganisms and play a key
role in the cycling of phosphorus (P), an often‐limiting element in terrestrial ecosystems. The …

The soil crisis: the need to treat as a global health problem and the pivotal role of microbes in prophylaxis and therapy

K Timmis, JL Ramos - Microbial Biotechnology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soil provides a multitude of services that are essential to a healthily functioning biosphere
and continuity of the human race, such as feeding the growing human population and the …

Sustainable advances on phosphorus utilization in soil via addition of biochar and humic substances

F Yang, L Sui, C Tang, J Li, K Cheng, Q Xue - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The intervention of human in phosphorus pool seems to be a vicious circle. The rapid
population growth leads to the global food shortage, which leads to the massive use of …

Long‐term nitrogen loading alleviates phosphorus limitation in terrestrial ecosystems

J Chen, KJ van Groenigen, BA Hungate… - Global change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Increased human‐derived nitrogen (N) deposition to terrestrial ecosystems has resulted in
widespread phosphorus (P) limitation of net primary productivity. However, it remains …

Straw retention combined with phosphorus fertilizer promotes soil phosphorus availability by enhancing soil P-related enzymes and the abundance of phoC and phoD …

N Cao, M Zhi, W Zhao, J Pang, W Hu, Z Zhou… - Soil and Tillage …, 2022 - Elsevier
Straw retention has the potential to improve soil phosphorus (P) availability, but the question
on how straw retention under different P level influences the activity of soil P-related …

Enhancing soil carbon and nitrogen through grassland conversion from degraded croplands in China: Assessing magnitudes and identifying key drivers of …

Y Li, Y Li, Q Zhang, G Xu, G Liang, DG Kim… - Soil and Tillage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Agricultural intensification has resulted in severe degradation of croplands in China. While
the conversion of degraded croplands to grasslands has been proposed as a potential …

Changes in the gut microbiome and enzymatic profile of Tenebrio molitor larvae biodegrading cellulose, polyethylene and polystyrene waste

SW Przemieniecki, A Kosewska, S Ciesielski… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent studies have demonstrated the ability of mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) for plastic
degradation. This study is focused on changes in microbiome structure depending on diets …