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Dashko, Regina, and Anna Shidlovskaya. "Impact of microbial activity on soil properties." Canadian Geotechnical Journal 53, no. 9 (2016): 1386–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2015-0649.

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There are microorganisms in soils and their activity can have a positive or negative impact on soil properties and groundwater. The positive effect of microorganisms includes the self-purification and self-regulation of contaminated groundwater and soil. The negative effect on soil is the change in grain-size composition; the weakening of engineering properties of soils; and the development processes, such as biogas generation, microbial quick-sand formation, and soil liquefaction. This paper addresses the negative effects of microbial activity on soil. Research on the impact of microbial acti

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Zou, Xiangbo, Xinyu Jiang, Heng Jiang, et al. "Soil Biocrusts May Exert a Legacy Impact on the Rhizosphere Microbial Community of Plant Crops." Agronomy 14, no. 11 (2024): 2548. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14112548.

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Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) play important ecological roles in many ecosystems, but their legacy effects in subtropical agricultural systems are poorly understood. This study investigated how biocrusts impact soil properties and subsequent crop rhizosphere microbiomes. Soil with (+BC) and without (−BC) biocrusts was cultivated and used to grow pepper plants in a greenhouse experiment. Soil physicochemical properties and microbial communities in the pre-planting soils, and microbial communities in crop rhizosphere were analyzed. The results showed that soils with biocrust had significant

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Pereira, Marlon Correa, Roisin O’Riordan, and Carly Stevens. "Urban soil microbial community and microbial-related carbon storage are severely limited by sealing." Journal of Soils and Sediments 21, no. 3 (2021): 1455–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11368-021-02881-7.

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Abstract Purpose Urbanisation causes changes in land use, from natural or rural to urban, leading to the sealing of soil and the replacement of vegetation by buildings, roads and pavements. The sealing process impacts soil properties and services and can lead to negative consequences for microbial attributes and processes in soil. At present, information about the microbial community following soil sealing is limited. As such, we investigated how changes in soil physical and chemical properties caused by sealing affect the soil microbial community and soil ecosystem services. Material and meth

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Lu, Longlong, Mengjun Hu, Jiali Wang, et al. "Impact of Downed Logs of Masson Pine (Pinus massoniana Lamb.) on Soil Microbial Community in a Climate Transitional Forest of Central China." Forests 14, no. 5 (2023): 955. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f14050955.

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Downed woody debris (DWD) can alter the chemical and biological properties of forest soils, and this process is affected by the degree of DWD decay. Our aim was to assess the effects of the entire decay process of DWD on the associated soil microbial communities. Here, we examined the differences in soil microbial community size and composition among five decay stages (DC Ⅰ–Ⅴ) of Masson pine (Pinus massoniana Lamb.) at two soil depths in a climate transitional forest and then linked these differences to soil chemical properties. The decay of DWD increased soil total PLFAs, and the complexity o

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Wei, Longxue, Jinying Zhu, Dongbo Zhao, et al. "Microbial fungicides can positively affect aubergine photosynthetic properties, soil enzyme activity and microbial community structure." PeerJ 12 (June 28, 2024): e17620. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17620.

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Background This study examined the effects of microbial agents on the enzyme activity, microbial community construction and potential functions of inter-root soil of aubergine (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.). This study also sought to clarify the adaptability of inter-root microorganisms to environmental factors to provide a theoretical basis for the stability of the microbiology of inter-root soil of aubergine and for the ecological preservation of farmland soil. Methods Eggplant inter-root soils treated with Bacillus subtilis (QZ_T1), Bacillus subtilis (QZ_T2), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (QZ_T3)

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Rachwał, Kamila, Klaudia Gustaw, Waldemar Kazimierczak, and Adam Waśko. "Is soil management system really important? comparison of microbial community diversity and structure in soils managed under organic and conventional regimes with some view on soil properties." PLOS ONE 16, no. 9 (2021): e0256969. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256969.

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The fertility and productive value of soil are closely related to the physical and chemical properties of the soil as well as its biological activity. This activity is related to the intensity of microbially catalysed processes of transformation of organic and mineral substances contained in the soil. These processes are closely correlated with the abundance and biodiversity of soil microorganisms, especially bacteria, and the activity of enzymes produced by them. In this article we have compared some physicochemical properties of soil derived from conventional and organic farms and microbial

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Babur, Emre. "Significant Differences in Microbial Soil Properties, Stoichiometry and Tree Growth Occurred within 15 Years after Afforestation on Different Parent Material." Life 14, no. 9 (2024): 1139. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life14091139.

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The mineralogical composition of the parent material, together with plant species and soil microorganisms, constitutes the foundational components of an ecosystem’s energy cycle. Afforestation in arid-semi arid regions plays a crucial role in preventing erosion and enhancing soil quality, offering significant economic and ecological benefits. This study evaluated the effects of afforestation and different parent materials on the physicochemical and microbiological properties of soils, including microbial basal respiration (MR), as well as how these changes in soil properties after 15 years inf

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Renella, Giancarlo. "Evolution of Physico-Chemical Properties, Microbial Biomass and Microbial Activity of an Urban Soil after De-Sealing." Agriculture 10, no. 12 (2020): 596. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10120596.

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Recovery of soil fertility after de-sealing of urban soils is still poorly known. This work studied the time-related dynamics of soil physico-chemical and biochemical endpoints of urban soil in the city in Naples (Southern Italy), de-sealed for different time during construction works, that underwent colonization by volunteer plants. The results showed de-sealing decreased the soil bulk density and the soil pH value, increased the electrical conductivity (EC), total organic C (TOC) and extractable carbohydrates (TEC), total and inorganic N contents, soil basal respiration (SBR), soil microbial

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Morugán-Coronado, A., F. García-Orenes, and A. Cerdà. "Effect of land management on soil properties in flood irrigated citrus orchards in Eastern Spain." SOIL Discussions 2, no. 1 (2015): 1–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/soild-2-1-2015.

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Abstract. Agricultural land management greatly affects soil properties. Microbial soil communities are the most sensitive and rapid indicators of perturbations in land use and soil enzyme activities are sensitive biological indicators of the effects of soil management practices. Citrus orchards frequently have degraded soils and this paper evaluates how land management in citrus orchards can improve soil quality. A field experiment was performed in an orchard of orange trees (Citrus Sinensis) in the Alcoleja Experimental Station (Eastern Spain) with clay-loam agricultural soils to assess the l

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Scherer, H. W., D. J. Metker, and G. Welp. "Effect of long-term organic amendments on chemical and microbial properties of a luvisol." Plant, Soil and Environment 57, No. 11 (2011): 513–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/3283-pse.

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We studied the long-term effect (about 45 years) of farmyard manure, sewage sludge and compost application in two increments on organic carbon (C<sub>org</sub>), the amount (C<sub>mic</sub>) and activity of the microbial biomass (soil respiration, dehydrogenase activity), total N content and N delivery of soils as compared to manuring with mineral fertilizers. The application of both increments of compost and the high sewage sludge application rate resulted in an increase in C<sub>org</sub> while soils treated with both compost application rates and the high

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Su, Jie, Yuanchen Zhu, Xu Chen, et al. "Biochar Influences Polyethylene Microplastic-Contaminated Soil Properties and Enzyme Activities." Agronomy 14, no. 12 (2024): 2919. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14122919.

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Microplastics (MPs) have emerged as a significant pollutant, threatening agricultural ecosystem sustainability and global food security. However, relatively few studies have investigated biochar remedial effects on plant growth and biochemical properties in soils contaminated with MPs. In polyethylene microplastic (PE-MP)-contaminated soil, we investigated corn stover biochar effects on soybean growth, soil nutrient content, enzyme activity, and microbial biomass and assessed its impact on soil microbial resource limitations. The addition of MPs inhibited soybean growth in various forms across

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Kavvadias, V., M. Doula, M. Papadopoulou, and Sid Theocharopoulos. "Long-term application of olive-mill wastewater affects soil chemical and microbial properties." Soil Research 53, no. 4 (2015): 461. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sr13325.

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Disposal of untreated olive-mill wastewater (OMW) is a major environmental problem in many Mediterranean countries. This study assessed the impact of OMW application on soil microbiological properties and explored the relationship to soil chemical properties during a 9-month, periodical soil-sampling campaign in a pilot study area in Crete, South Greece. Cases studied involved: direct application of OMW on soil; OMW disposal in active evaporation ponds; sites hosting evaporation ponds that have been inactive for the past 9 years; sites downstream of active evaporation ponds; and control soils,

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Guo, Qiushi. "Methods and Characteristics of Soil Microbial Detection in Plantation Forests in North China." BIO Web of Conferences 142 (2024): 02006. https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202414202006.

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Exploring the changes in microbial characteristics of soils in North China's plantation forests and the soil indicator measurement methods commonly used today can provide a certain degree of understanding of the current status of soils in North China's plantation forests. This study collected information on forest soil microbial laboratory testing methods and conducted mathematical statistics to get the current technical hotspots and development trends of microbial testing of forestry soils. Also organized overview of soil physicochemical properties and microbiological indicators of plantation

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Wei, Zhanxi, Hao Wang, Chao Ma, et al. "Unraveling the Impact of Long-Term Rice Monoculture Practice on Soil Fertility in a Rice-Planting Meadow Soil: A Perspective from Microbial Biomass and Carbon Metabolic Rate." Microorganisms 10, no. 11 (2022): 2153. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10112153.

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Global agricultural intensification leads to a decline in soil quality; however, the extent to which long-term rice cultivation adversely impacts soil, based on chemical and microbial perspectives, remains unclear. The present study was conducted on a seed multiplication farm in Wuchang, Heilongjiang Province, China, to quantify changes in the nutrient properties and microbial profiles of meadow soil in cultivated (rhizosphere and bulk soil) and uncultivated paddy plots from spring to winter. A non-parametric method was used to compare carbon metabolism characteristics among the three groups o

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Gömöryová, E., K. Střelcová, J. Škvarenina, J. Bebej, and D. Gömöry. "The impact of windthrow and fire disturbances on selected soil properties in the Tatra National Park." Soil and Water Research 3, Special Issue No. 1 (2008): S74—S80. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/9/2008-swr.

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: In November 2004, forest stands in the Tatra National Park (TANAP) were affected by windthrow and in July 2005, the wildfire broke out on a part of the affected area. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of the windthrow and fire disturbances on soil microbial activity. Basal and potential soil respiration, N-mineralisation, catalase activity, soil microbial biomass, and cellulase activity were measured in soil samples taken from the A-horizon (depth of 0–10 cm) along 100 m transects established on 4 plots (reference site, burnt, non-extracted, and extracted sites) in Octobe

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Rodgers, Hannah R., Jay B. Norton, and Linda T. A. van Diepen. "Effects of Semiarid Wheat Agriculture Management Practices on Soil Microbial Properties: A Review." Agronomy 11, no. 5 (2021): 852. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11050852.

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Agricultural management decisions on factors such as tillage, fertilization, and cropping system determine the fate of much of the world’s soils, and soil microbes both mediate and respond to these changes. However, relationships between management practices and soil microbial properties are poorly understood, especially in semiarid regions. To address this knowledge gap, we reviewed research papers published between 2000 and 2020 that analyzed soil microorganisms in semiarid wheat fields. We aimed to determine if and how soil microbial properties reliably respond to management, and how these

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Ma, L., C. Guo, X. Lü, S. Yuan, and R. Wang. "Soil moisture and land use are major determinants of soil microbial community composition and biomass at a regional scale in northeastern China." Biogeosciences 12, no. 8 (2015): 2585–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-2585-2015.

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Abstract. Global environmental factors impact soil microbial communities and further affect organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling and vegetation dynamic. However, little is known about the relative contributions of climate factors, soil properties, vegetation types, land management practices and spatial structure (which serves as a proxy for underlying effects of temperature and precipitation for spatial variation) on soil microbial community composition and biomass at large spatial scales. Here, we compared soil microbial communities using phospholipid fatty acid method across 7 land

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Yadav, Richi, Mridula Negi, and H. Vasistha. "Effect of fire on physicochemical and biological properties of soil under different plantations of rock phosphate mined area in Doon valley, India." Indian Journal of Forestry 34, no. 4 (2011): 403–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2011-675hn7.

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Soil physicochemical and biological properties of restored rock phosphate mined area of Maldeota in Doon valley were studied to evaluate the impact of fire. The soil texture of Maldeota varies from sandy loam to loamy sand. Soil organic carbon and soil microbial biomass was studied in a natural forest area and in a restored mined area at Maldeota. Soils samples were collected from both fire affected and unaffected sites. The objective of the present study was to evince the changes in soil properties after fire. Microbial biomass carbon in the burnt restored area found to be greater as compared

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Marinkovic, Jelena, Dragana Bjelic, Branislava Tintor, et al. "Soil microbial properties under different management systems in soybean production." Zbornik Matice srpske za prirodne nauke, no. 138 (2020): 41–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/zmspn2038041m.

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The aim of the study was to examine the effects of management practice on microbial properties of soil under soybean production. The study included 180 samples of soil under certified organic soybean production and 80 samples in conventional production system. An abundance of the examined microbial groups was assessed using the indirect dilution method, followed by plating of soil suspension on different selective media, while dehydrogenase and ?-glucosidase activity was measured spectrophotometrically. Our data indicated that the management practice affected the structure and activity of micr

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Panico, Speranza Claudia, Valeria Memoli, Lucia Santorufo, et al. "Soil Biological Responses under Different Vegetation Types in Mediterranean Area." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 2 (2022): 903. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020903.

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The knowledge of the effects of fire on soil properties is of particular concern in Mediterranean areas, where the effects of vegetation type are still scarce also. This research aimed: to assess the properties of burnt soils under different vegetation types; to highlight the soil abiotic properties driving the soil microbial biomass and activity under each vegetation type; to compare the biological response in unburnt and burnt soils under the same vegetation type, and between unburnt and burnt soils under different vegetation types. The soils were collected at a Mediterranean area where a la

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Cerqueira, Luana Silva, Aldo Vilar Trindade, Luciano Ricardo Braga Pinheiro, and Carla da Silva Sousa. "Microbiological properties of soils are sensitive to changes provided by organic cultivation of banana ‘BRS Princesa’ in the semi-arid region." Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences 45 (March 23, 2023): e60974. http://dx.doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v45i1.60974.

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Soil microbiota has a key role in the dynamics of natural and agro-ecosystems and is sensitive to changes in these environments. This study evaluated changes in the microbiological properties of soils under an organic production system of banana ‘BRS Princesa’ (Musa spp.). The experimental design consisted of completely randomized blocks, with four replications. Treatments consisted of 1) soil cover with green manure and agricultural gypsum at a dose of 2,820 kg ha−1, 2) soil cover with green manure without gypsum application, 3) soil cover with weeds and agricultural gypsum at a dose of 2,820

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Giagnoni, Laura, and Giancarlo Renella. "Effects of Biochar on the C Use Efficiency of Soil Microbial Communities: Components and Mechanisms." Environments 9, no. 11 (2022): 138. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environments9110138.

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Biochar production and incorporation into soil is gaining momentum as a sustainable strategy for climate change mitigation, supported by ever increasing reports of significant carbon (C) sequestration in soil and reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the amended soils. With the progression in biochar testing and use, there is also emerging evidence that biochar induces C sequestration in soil, and that it may not be solely caused by its inherent chemical stability, but also by the complex microbially driven processes and an increase in C use efficiency (CUE) through soil microbial m

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Banu, Nargis A., Balwant Singh, and Les Copeland. "Microbial biomass and microbial biodiversity in some soils from New South Wales, Australia." Soil Research 42, no. 7 (2004): 777. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sr03132.

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Eight surface soils (0–15 cm) including 1 Ferrosol, 2 Tenosols, 2 Kurosols, 1 Sodosol, 1 Chromosol, and 1 Kandosol were collected from mainly pasture sites in New South Wales. The soils had different physico-chemical properties and there were some differences between the sites in climatic conditions. Soil microbial biomass carbon (MBC) was estimated by the chloroform-fumigation extraction method, and substrate utilisation patterns determined by the Biolog method were used to assess the amount, functional diversity, substrate richness and evenness, and community structure of the microorganisms

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Wang, Juncai, Shengyang Xiao, Kashif Hayat, et al. "Investigating the Effects of Elevation on Microbial Communities and Soil Properties at Fanjing Mountain, China." Forests 15, no. 11 (2024): 1980. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f15111980.

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Elevation is one of the most influential factors affecting soil characteristics and microbial communities in forest ecosystems. Nevertheless, there is no consensus on how soil characteristics, soil microbials, and their relationships response to the elevation of the mountain ecosystem. We investigated the soil physicochemical characteristics, the activity of soil enzymes, and the microbial community at elevational sites from 600 to 2400 m above sea level (asl) in the western slopes of the Fanjing Mountain ecosystem, China. The soil microbial communities were determined by high throughput 16S r

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Hsiao, Che-Jen, Gretchen F. Sassenrath, Lydia H. Zeglin, Ganga M. Hettiarachchi, and Charles W. Rice. "Vertical changes of soil microbial properties in claypan soils." Soil Biology and Biochemistry 121 (June 2018): 154–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.03.012.

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Wigan, Minajoy B. "Impact of Biochar Application on Chemical and Microbial Properties of Soil." International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research 4, no. 7 (2023): 2503–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.11594/ijmaber.04.07.27.

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Biochar is a carbonaceous solid compound formed by high-temperature of organic waste. The quality of biochar produced is determined by pyrolysis conditions and the type of raw materials. This study focused on the evaluation of the impact of biochar application on soil chemical and microbial properties. Four types of biochar from corn cobs, sawdust, mud press, and rice hull were produced and their chemical composition (pH, Organic Matter, Organic Carbon, Total Nitrogen, Carbon: Nitrogen Ratio, Available Phosphorus, and Exchangeable Potassium) was analyzed. A pot experiment with five treatments

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Wei, Longxue, Dongbo Zhao, Lianghai Guo, et al. "Interactive effects between soil properties and bacterial communities in tomato rhizosphere under the application of microbial agents." PeerJ 13 (June 30, 2025): e19564. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19564.

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Background The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of microbial agents on physicochemical properties, enzyme activities, and bacterial communities in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) rhizosphere soil in order to provide a theoretical foundation for the stability of tomato rhizosphere soil microecology and the ecological preservation of farmland soil. Methods Tomato rhizosphere soils treated with various microbial agents, as well as an untreated control (FQ_CK), were analyzed. The effects of different microbial agents on the physicochemical properties, enzyme activities, and bacte

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Palma, Daniel E., Alexis Gaete, Dariel López, et al. "Microbial Communities in Permafrost, Moraine and Deschampsia antarctica Rhizosphere Soils near Ecology Glacier (King George Island, Maritime Antarctic)." Diversity 17, no. 2 (2025): 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17020086.

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While the recession of glaciers in the Antarctic is of global concern under climate change, the impact of deglaciation on soil microbiomes is still limited. Here, soil samples were collected from permafrost (P), moraine (M) and Deschampsia antarctica rhizosphere (R) soils near Ecology Glacier (Antarctic), and their soil physicochemical properties and microbial communities (bacteria, archaea and fungi) were characterized. Our analyses showed that there were significant differences in the soil properties and microbial communities between the R samples and the P and M samples. Specifically, ampli

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Bergamaschi, Valentino, Alfonso Vera, Lucia Pirone, et al. "Kiwifruit Vine Decline Syndrome (KVDS) Alters Soil Enzyme Activity and Microbial Community." Microorganisms 12, no. 11 (2024): 2347. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12112347.

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Kiwifruit Vine Decline Syndrome (KVDS) has become a major concern in Italy, impacting both plant health and production. This study aims to investigate how KVDS affects soil health indicators and the composition of soil microbial communities by comparing symptomatic and asymptomatic areas in two kiwifruit orchards located in Latium, Italy. Soil samples were collected during both spring and autumn to assess seasonal variations in soil physicochemical properties, enzyme activities, and microbial biomass. The results reveal that KVDS influences several soil properties, including pH, electrical con

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Mweetwa, Alice M., Aswell C. Lubungo, Benson H. Chishala, and Mirriam Phiri. "Selected Chemical Properties, Microbial Activity and Biomass of Soils Amended with Aqueous Neem Leaf Extract." Sustainable Agriculture Research 5, no. 3 (2016): 103. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/sar.v5n3p103.

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<p>With declining fertility levels of soils and the high cost of agricultural inputs, such as commercial fertilizers and pesticides, the use of organic inputs has increased in Zambia. While neem products have been shown to improve soil fertility status, several negative effects on soil organisms have also been cited. The negative effects have been attributed to several secondary metabolites produced by the neem plant. In Zambia, neem leaf extract is applied by small scale farmers to enhance soil fertility and promote crop productivity. This study reports the suitability of aqueous neem l

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Wang, Lihua, and Xuewu Li. "Soil Microbial Community and Their Relationship with Soil Properties across Various Landscapes in the Mu Us Desert." Forests 14, no. 11 (2023): 2152. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f14112152.

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Soil microorganisms play crucial roles in maintaining material circulation and energy flow in desert ecosystems. However, the structure and function of soil microorganisms in different forestlands are currently unclear, restricting the use of sand-fixing plants and the understanding of forest ecosystem functions. In this study, Artemisia ordosica, Caragana korshinskii, and Salix psammophila, three types of sand-fixing forests widely distributed in the Mu Us Sandy Land, were used to explore the effects of sand-fixing forests on soil physicochemical properties, soil enzyme activity, soil microbi

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Naylor, Dan, Ryan McClure, and Janet Jansson. "Trends in Microbial Community Composition and Function by Soil Depth." Microorganisms 10, no. 3 (2022): 540. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10030540.

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Microbial communities play important roles in soil health, contributing to processes such as the turnover of organic matter and nutrient cycling. As soil edaphic properties such as chemical composition and physical structure change from surface layers to deeper ones, the soil microbiome similarly exhibits substantial variability with depth, with respect to both community composition and functional profiles. However, soil microbiome studies often neglect deeper soils, instead focusing on the top layer of soil. Here, we provide a synthesis on how the soil and its resident microbiome change with

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Watts, Dexter B., Zhongqi He, Xinhua Yin, H. Allen Torbert, Zachary N. Senwo, and Haile Tewolde. "Long-Term Cropping Management Practices Affect the Biochemical Properties of an Alabama Ultisol." Soil Systems 8, no. 2 (2024): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems8020041.

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Interest in improving the long-term sustainability of agricultural production systems has focused on identifying management practices that promote soil health. No tillage, cover cropping, and amending soils with broiler (Gallus gallus domesticus L.) litter are commonly adopted conservation practices that have been shown to improve soil fertility and crop yield. However, the overall influence of these conservation practices on soil health in the southeastern US are not well understood. Thus, a study was conducted to evaluate the influence of tillage, broiler litter (BL) applications, and croppi

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Wang, Limin, and Dongfeng Huang. "Soil microbial community composition in a paddy field with different fertilization managements." Canadian Journal of Microbiology 67, no. 12 (2021): 864–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjm-2020-0590.

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Microbes play vital roles in soil quality; however, their response to N (nitrogen) and P (phosphorus) fertilization in acidic paddy soils of subtropical China remains poorly understood. Here, a 10-year field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of different fertilization treatments on microbial communities by Illumina MiSeq sequencing. The results showed that different fertilization treatments did not exert a significant effect on microbial alpha diversity, but altered soil properties, and thus affected microbial community composition. The microbial communities in the T1 (optimized

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Li, Guoqiang, Jiaqing Liu, Wenya Zhang, Jvshui Hu, Peng Shi, and Gehong Wei. "Fertilization Alters Indicator Species Serving as Bioindicators for Evaluating Agricultural Practices Related to Maize Grain Yield." Microorganisms 13, no. 6 (2025): 1384. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13061384.

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Diversified agricultural practices reconfigure agroecosystem services by modifying fertilization, tillage intensities, and cropping patterns, altering soil properties and microbial assemblages. However, microbial communities, as critical bioindicators of soil health and productivity, respond to agricultural disturbances, and the effects of multiple practices on productivity-associated indicator species require further validation. Using 16S and ITS amplicon sequencing, this study employed a field experiment to investigate the effects of agricultural practices on soil properties, maize productiv

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Yu, Jiantao, Suyan Li, Xiangyang Sun, et al. "The Impact and Determinants of Mountainous Topographical Factors on Soil Microbial Community Characteristics." Microorganisms 11, no. 12 (2023): 2878. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11122878.

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Soil bacterial and fungal community communities play significant ecological functions in mountain ecosystems. However, it is not clear how topographic factors and soil physicochemical properties influence changes in microbial community structure and diversity. This study aims to investigate how altitude and slope orientation affect soil physicochemical properties, soil microbial communities, and their contributing factors. The assessment was conducted using Illumina MiSeq sequencing in various altitude gradients and on slopes with different aspects (shady slopes and sunny slopes) in the subalp

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Zhao, Zheng, Changyin Huang, Baohui Liang, et al. "The Effect of Microbial Compound Fertilizer on the Heavy Metal Binding Forms and Enzyme Activity in Soil." Processes 12, no. 6 (2024): 1134. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr12061134.

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Nowadays, heavy metal pollution in soil caused by human production activities is increasingly serious. The heavy metal ions in soil inhibit plant growth and endanger human health as they can disrupt the physicochemical properties of soil. However, the elimination of heavy metals in soil is so difficult that more and more researchers are studying effective soil conditioners. The negatively charged groups in microbial communities can bind with heavy metal ions in the soil to remove them. In this paper, Cr- and Cd-polluted soils were used to simulate heavy-metal-polluted soil, and microbial compo

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Li, Zhigang, Kaiyang Qiu, Rebecca L. Schneider, Stephen J. Morreale, and Yingzhong Xie. "Comparison of microbial community structures in soils with woody organic amendments and soils with traditional local organic amendments in Ningxia of Northern China." PeerJ 7 (May 8, 2019): e6854. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6854.

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Background Addition of organic amendments has been commonly adopted as a means to restore degraded soils globally. More recently, the use of woody organic amendments has been recognized as a viable method of capturing and retaining water and restoring degraded and desertified soil, especially in semi-arid regions. However, the impacts of woody amendments on soil microbial community structure, versus other traditional organic supplements is less understood. Methods Three locally available natural organic materials of different qualities, i.e., cow manure (CM), corn straw (CS), and chipped popla

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Wang, Puchang, Wenhui Xie, Leilei Ding, et al. "Effects of Maize–Crop Rotation on Soil Physicochemical Properties, Enzyme Activities, Microbial Biomass and Microbial Community Structure in Southwest China." Microorganisms 11, no. 11 (2023): 2621. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11112621.

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Introducing cover crops into maize rotation systems is widely practiced to increase crop productivity and achieve sustainable agricultural development, yet the potential for crop rotational diversity to contribute to environmental benefits in soils remains uncertain. Here, we investigated the effects of different crop rotation patterns on the physicochemical properties, enzyme activities, microbial biomass and microbial communities in soils from field experiments. Crop rotation patterns included (i) pure maize monoculture (CC), (ii) maize–garlic (CG), (iii) maize–rape (CR) and (iv) maize–annua

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Nedyalkova, Kostadinka, Galina Petkova, and Irena Atanassova. "Relationships Between Microbial Parameters and Soil Properties in a Hydrophobic Spolic Technosol." Bulgarian Journal of Soil Science 5, no. 1 (2020): 3–10. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3865399.

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Data on microbiology of water repellent (hydrophobic) soils in Bulgaria are scarce. This work aimed to find out relations between microbiological indicators, hydrophobicity level and other soil properties in a Spolic Technosol. Samples from 0-10 cm and 10-20 cm soil depth of a fly ash reclaimed soil covered with tuft vegetation and located near Obruchiste area were collected. Main microbiological (basal respiration - BR, microbial biomass carbon content -Cmic, amount of main microbial groups –CFU), chemical (organic carbon, available N, P and K contents) and physical (hydrophobicity leve

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Choi, Gyucheol, Jeff A. Brady, Olabiyi Obayomi, et al. "Wood- and Manure-Derived Biochars Reduce Antibiotic Residues and Shift Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Microbial Communities in Manure Applied Forage–Soil Systems." Agronomy 14, no. 9 (2024): 2100. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14092100.

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The increasing use of antibiotics in livestock poses environmental risks, leading to contamination of agricultural soils and propagation of microbial antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs). This study examined the impacts of wood- and manure-derived biochar (BC) on antibiotic residues, ARGs, and microbial communities in sandy loam and clay loam soils amended with manure in Cynodon dactylon pastures. We hypothesized that BC amendments would influence the degradation of antibiotics and the structure of microbial communities based on their physicochemical properties and soil types. Our results demonst

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Wu, Ran, Xiaoqin Cheng, Wensong Zhou, and Hairong Han. "Microbial regulation of soil carbon properties under nitrogen addition and plant inputs removal." PeerJ 7 (July 17, 2019): e7343. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7343.

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Background Soil microbial communities and their associated enzyme activities play key roles in carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Soil microbial communities are sensitive to resource availability, but the mechanisms of microbial regulation have not been thoroughly investigated. Here, we tested the mechanistic relationships between microbial responses and multiple interacting resources. Methods We examined soil carbon properties, soil microbial community structure and carbon-related functions under nitrogen addition and plant inputs removal (litter removal (NL), root trench and litter re

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Afonso, Sandra, Ermelinda L. Pereira, Margarida Arrobas, M. Ângelo Rodrigues, and Altino Choupina. "Composts Obtained by Mixing Hop Leaves with Wheat Straw or Farmyard Manure Improved Soil Properties and Increased Microbial Communities." Horticulturae 9, no. 12 (2023): 1304. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9121304.

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Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) leaves are rich in nutrients, particularly nitrogen (N). After harvest, they can be recycled through composting for use as a soil amendment. In this study, we report the effect of composts obtained from mixtures of hop leaves with other organic materials (wheat straw, farmyard manure, and ash from hop stems) at different ratios on soil properties and microbial diversity. Data on total N, total organic carbon (TOC), microbial N (Mic-N), microbial C (Mic-C), soil basal respiration (SBR), metabolic quotient (qCO2), Mic-C/TOC ratio, acid phosphatase activity (APA), microbi

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Shi, Lei, Zhongzheng Liu, Langyan Yang, and Wangtao Fan. "The metabolic diversity of soil microbial community in the petroleum exploitation area of Northern Shaanxi, China." Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental 38 (January 11, 2022): 33–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.20937/rica.54586.

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In order to explore the changes of soil chemical properties and microbial metabolic diversity under different petroleum pollution levels, conventional soil detection technology and Biolog® technology were used to study the soil chemical properties and microbial community characteristics of the clean soil in the north Shaanxi oilfield under four different petroleum pollution gradients. The results showed that the soil after petroleum pollution had higher total organic carbon content, higher carbon nitrogen ratio and lower total nitrogen content. Petroleum had a significant effect on the metabol

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Gardner, Terrence G., Juan P. Frene, Shaneka S. Lawson, Niall D. Lue Sue, Jeffery Handy, and Ralph H. Crawford. "The Impact of Tree Species on Microbial Community Structure and Soil Function on Forest Plantations in the Central Hardwoods Region (CHR)." Forests 14, no. 5 (2023): 859. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f14050859.

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Interactions between above- and below-ground monoculture forest plantation components are critical to tree growth and development. Within the Central Hardwoods Region (CHR), synergistic relationships between tree species and soil microbial community structure and function have received limited research attention. Soil microbes are integral to forest ecosystems as their activities intrinsically promote soil organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and ecosystem functioning. Here, we examined soils from two perfectly aligned stands of black walnut (BW, Juglans nigra L.) and Northern red o

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Selezneva, Aleksandra E., Kristina V. Ivashchenko, Sofia V. Sushko, Anna I. Zhuravleva, Nadezhda D. Ananyeva, and Sergey A. Blagodatsky. "Microbial respiration and functional diversity of soil microbial community under treeline shifts in the Northwestern Caucasus." RUDN Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries 16, no. 3 (2021): 226–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2312-797x-2021-16-3-226-237.

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In mountain areas, one of the noticeable results of modern climate change is rapid shift of treelines to subalpine and alpine meadows. Such vegetation shifts is associated with a change in quality of the plant residues entering the soils, which in turn can affect the mineralization activity (basal respiration) and functional diversity of the soil microbial community. Therefore, the study was aimed at assessing the soil microbial (basal respiration and functional diversity) and chemical (C, N, C/N, pH) properties (0-10 cm) along the reserved and grazed forest-meadow transects of the Northwester

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Kumar, Bojja Vinod, Anuja Charpe, N. R. Krishnamurthy, and Ashwin Raut. "Effect of bio-cementation process on sandy soil." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1086, no. 1 (2022): 012017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1086/1/012017.

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Abstract Microorganisms are used in microbial geo-technology to amend the stability and bearing capacity of soil. In this research, bio-cementation process is induced in sand by using the microbial solution, calcium hydroxide and urea to enhance the physical features of the soil. Stabilization of buildings built on sandy soils using cementitious materials is an effective technique utilized all over the world to boost bearing capacity. The microbial solution was prepared using different natural elements and the sandy soil is cured in the solution for different intervals. The effects of mechanic

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SAFRONOVA, H. V., I. N. ANANYEVA, Z. M. ALESCHENKOVA, et al. "EFFECT OF MICROBIAL FERTILIZER “BIOTILIA” ON URBAN SOIL MICROBIOME AND THE VITALITY OF HORSE CHESTNUT EXPOSED TO SALINIZATION." Микробные биотехнологии: фундаментальные и прикладные аспекты 13 (October 21, 2021): 359–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.47612/2226-3136-2021-13-359-379.

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The data provides the results regarding the effect of the microbial fertilizer “Biotilia” on the microbiome and agrochemical properties of the upper soil layer surrounding horse chestnut trees growing along the central Minsk highway and exposed to deicing agents in winter. It was found that application of microbial fertilizer, retained in the soil throughout vegetation season, raised population of halotolerant bacteria and microorganisms involved in the conversion of nitrogen and phosphorus in the soil microbial cenosis. Evaluation of agrochemical properties of soils revealed decreased i

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Islamzade, Tariverdi, Rahila İslamzade, Rufat Azizov, et al. "Impact of Cadmium-contaminated water and irrigation levels on microbiological properties of soils with different textures." EURASIAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE (EJSS) 14, no. 2 (2025): 107–15. https://doi.org/10.18393/ejss.1618797.

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Cadmium (Cd) contamination poses a significant threat to soil health and agricultural productivity, particularly under varying water availability and soil textures. This study examines the effects of water levels (25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% field capacity) and soil textures (sandy clay loam, silty loam, and clay) on key microbiological properties, including basal soil respiration (BSR), microbial biomass carbon (Cmic), dehydrogenase activity (DHA), and catalase activity (CA), in Cd-contaminated soils. An incubation experiment was conducted under controlled conditions at 20 ± 0.5°C for 10 days. Mi

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Xiao, Jian, Junxian Liu, Siyu Wu, Wenhui Liang, and Shangdong Yang. "The Characteristics of the Root-Zone Soil’s Biological Properties and Microbial Community Structure in Grafted Star Anise Plantations." Microorganisms 12, no. 3 (2024): 431. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12030431.

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Extensive management seriously affects the output, quality, and sustainable development of star anise, and grafting is commonly used to improve its production and quality. Although many studies have explored the effects of grafting on soil microorganisms for other plants, there is a lack of research on aromatic plants, especially on the soil ecosystems of star anise plantations. The effect of grafting star anise on the soil’s biological characteristics and microbial composition remains unclear. The soil’s enzyme activities, soil microbial biomass, and microbial community composition in grafted

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