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1. A new function of the biocontrol bacterium Lysobacter enzymogenes LE16 in the mineralization of soil organic phosphorus

Author:
Danmei Chen; Jianguo Huang; Ling Yuan
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.442 no.1-2 pp. 299-309
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Lactuca sativa; Lysobacter enzymogenes; ammonium nitrogen; bacteria; biological control; biomass; crop yield; disease control; enzymes; fertilizer application; hydrolysis; inorganic phosphorus; lecithins; lettuce; liquids; mineral fertilizers; mineralization; nitrate nitrogen; pH; plant growth; plant pathogens; plant protection; seedlings; soil; soil organic phosphorus; urea; water solubility
Abstract:
... AIMS: To evaluate the functions of a new biocontrol bacterium, Lysobacter enzymogenes LE16, in the mineralization of soil organic phosphorus (P) and in the stimulation of plant P uptake and plant growth. METHODS: Liquid culture, soil incubation, and pot experiments were used to study phosphatase production, inorganic P release from lecithin and soil organic P compounds, and the P uptake and growth ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04175-x

2. A unique aluminum resistance mechanism conferred by aluminum and salicylic-acid-activated root efflux of benzoxazinoids in maize

Author:
Zunkang Zhao; Xiaofeng Gao; Ye Ke; Minmin Chang; Lu Xie; Xiaofeng Li; Minghua Gu; Jiping Liu; Xinlian Tang
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.437 no.1-2 pp. 273-289
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
aluminum; benzoxazinoids; biosynthesis; chelation; corn; cultivars; exudation; hydroxamic acids; root growth; root tips; salicylic acid
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Although aluminum (Al) exclusion via root exudation of organic matters is a common resistance mechanism adopted by many plant species, whether root exudation of benzoxazinoids, such as hydroxamic acids (HAs), confers Al resistance remains unclear. METHODS: We performed physiological characterization for an Al-resistant maize cultivar TY and a sensitive maize cultivar ZD. RESUL ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-03971-9

3. A volatile producing endophytic Bacillus siamensis YC7012 promotes root development independent on auxin or ethylene/jasmonic acid pathway

Author:
Mohammad Tofajjal Hossain; Ajmal Khan; Md. Harun-Or-Rashid; Young Ryun Chung
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.439 no.1-2 pp. 309-324
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Arabidopsis; Bacillus subtilis; auxins; bioassays; biosynthesis; carbohydrates; cell walls; chloroplasts; coculture; endophytes; ethylene; gene expression regulation; genes; genetically modified organisms; hormones; jasmonic acid; mutants; phytomass; plant growth; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; roots; seedlings; signal transduction; volatile organic compounds
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND & AIMS: Endophytic Bacillus species with plant growth promoting activities have been used in the last decade. The mechanism of their activities has been partially elucidated recently. Plant growth regulatory hormones that interact with volatiles emitted by endophytic Bacillus siamensis YC7012 have not been well defined yet. To elucidate the mechanism involved in the promoting effect of ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04015-y

4. Alleviation of the detrimental effect of water deficit on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth by an indole acetic acid-producing endophytic fungus

Author:
Xiaojing Qiang; Junjun Ding; Wei Lin; Qiaozhen Li; Chunying Xu; Qian Zheng; Yuzhong Li
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.439 no.1-2 pp. 373-391
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Alternaria alternata; Elymus dahuricus; Triticum aestivum; antioxidant enzymes; biomass; drought tolerance; endophytes; enzyme activity; fungi; host plants; indole acetic acid; photosynthesis; plant growth; proline; seedlings; solutes; sugars; water stress; wheat
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Endophytic fungi colonization is an eco-friendly strategy to respond to environmental stresses and confer tolerance to the host plant. Here, the responses of wheat plant inoculated with an indole acetic acid (IAA) -producing endophytic fungus to drought stress and water recovery were evaluated. METHODS: The inoculation of wheat plants with Alternaria alternata (LQ1230) was con ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04028-7

5. An efficient three-dimensional rhizosphere modeling capability to study the effect of root system architecture on soil water and reactive transport

Author:
Yilin Fang; Steven B. Yabusaki; Amir H. Ahkami; Xingyuan Chen; Timothy D. Scheibe
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.441 no.1-2 pp. 33-48
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Brachypodium distachyon; advection; biophysics; computer software; grasses; ion exchange; ion transport; ions; models; nutrient uptake; nutrients; rhizosphere; root systems; roots; saturated flow; soil water; soil-plant interactions; water uptake
Abstract:
... AIMS: The objective of this research was to develop a three-dimensional (3D) rhizosphere modeling capability for plant-soil interactions by integrating plant biophysics, water and ion uptake and release from individual roots, variably saturated flow, and multicomponent reactive transport in soil. METHODS: We combined open source software for simulating plant and soil interactions with parallel com ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04068-z

6. Antimony tolerance and accumulation in a metallicolous and a non-metallicolous population of Salvia spinosa L.

Author:
Shakiba Rajabpoor; Seyed Majid Ghaderian; Henk Schat
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.437 no.1-2 pp. 11-20
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Salvia spinosa; antimony; arsenic; byproducts; hydroponics; mineralization; roots; shoots; soil; toxicity; Iran
Abstract:
... AIMS: Antimony (Sb) is locally found at potentially toxic concentrations in mineralized soils, usually together with arsenic (As). However, local adaptation of plant populations to Sb toxicity has never been shown thus far. Here we compared Sb tolerance and accumulation between a non-metallicolous (NM) population of Salvia spinosa, and a con-specific metallicolous (M) population from a strongly Sb ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-03961-x

7. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi protect native woody species from novel weapons

Author:
Fangcuo Qin; Shixiao Yu
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.440 no.1-2 pp. 39-52
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Claroideoglomus etunicatum; Eucalyptus urophylla; Glomus mosseae; allelochemicals; allelopathy; community structure; ecological footprint; forest ecosystems; in vitro studies; indigenous species; inoculum; introduced species; leachates; mutualism; mycorrhizal fungi; plant communities; plantations; soil; species diversity; spore germination; spores; understory; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; woody plants
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play important roles in plant community structure and ecosystem functioning. The allelopathic disruption of arbuscular mycorrhizal mutualism is a potentially powerful mechanism by which non-native species can negatively impact native plant diversity. However, there is limited understanding of this mechanism on woody species in forest ecosyste ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04063-4

8. Assessing the influence of soil abiotic and biotic factors on Nostoc commune inoculation success

Author:
B. Roncero-Ramos; J. R. Román; E. Rodríguez-Caballero; S. Chamizo; P. Águila-Carricondo; P. Mateo; Y. Cantón
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.444 no.1-2 pp. 57-70
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Nostoc commune; arid lands; biological soil crusts; chlorophyll; exopolysaccharides; indigenous peoples; inoculum; organic carbon; roughness; soil ecology; soil types
Abstract:
... AIMS: A possible approach to restore drylands is to recover biocrusts by inoculating cyanobacteria. Many studies have demonstrated the ability of cyanobacteria to successfully colonize soil and improve its functions. However, most studies have focused on the abiotic factors influencing the inoculation success, overlooking biotic factors. We examined the influence of the soil indigenous community o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04239-y

9. Assimilate allocation by rice and carbon stabilisation in soil: effect of water management and phosphorus fertilisation

Author:
Cornelius Talade Atere; Tida Ge; Zhenke Zhu; Shoulong Liu; Xizhi Huang; Olga Shibsitova; Georg Guggenberger; Jinshui Wu
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.445 no.1-2 pp. 153-167
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
carbon; clay; microaggregates; nutrient management; paddies; paddy soils; particulate organic matter; phosphorus; photosynthates; plant growth; rhizosphere; rice; silt; soil separates; water conservation
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Water and nutrient management influences the allocation and stabilisation of newly assimilated carbon (C) in paddy soils. This study aimed to determine the belowground allocation of C assimilated by rice and the subsequent C stabilisation in soil aggregates and as mineral-organic associates depending on combined alternate wetting and drying (AWD) versus continuous flooding (CF ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-018-03905-x

10. Boreal tree species affect soil organic matter composition and saprotrophic mineralization rates

Author:
Javier H. Segura; Mats B. Nilsson; Tobias Sparrman; Henrik Serk; Jürgen Schleucher; Julie Tolu; Mats G. Öquist
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.441 no.1-2 pp. 173-190
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
boreal forests; carbon dioxide; carbon dioxide production; field experimentation; forest ecosystems; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; microbial activity; microbial communities; mineralization; pyrolysis; saprotrophs; soil organic matter; soil sampling; temperature; trees; variance
Abstract:
... AIMS: To investigate how different tree species affect the composition of SOM and its mineralization in boreal forest ecosystems. METHODS: We used pyrolysis GC–MS for molecular-level characterization of the SOM formed under five common boreal tree species at a replicated field experiment ~50years after plantation. We incubated soil samples at 4, 9, 14 and 19 °C and measured inherent CO₂ production ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04105-x

11. Cadmium accumulation and bioavailability in paddy soil under different water regimes for different growth stages of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Author:
Tao Tian; Hang Zhou; Jiaofeng Gu; Runyu Jia; Hongcheng Li; Qianqian Wang; Min Zeng; Bohan Liao
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.440 no.1-2 pp. 327-339
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Oryza sativa; aerial parts; bioavailability; brown rice; cadmium; cultivars; food safety; grain yield; hulls; irrigation management; maturity stage; paddy soils; pollutants; polluted soils; pollution; remediation; staple foods; tissues; China
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Cadmium (Cd) is a ubiquitous environmental pollutant, and rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the main staple food in China. Water regimes are promising, controllable, and environment-friendly agricultural measures for remediation Cd contaminated soil. The optimum water regime for ensuring high rice yield with low Cd contents in brown rice was investigated. METHODS: A pot experiment was ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04094-x

12. Changes in soil microbial biomass C, ATP and microbial ATP concentrations due to increasing soil Cd levels in Chinese paddy soils growing rice (Oryza sativa)

Author:
Gaoyang Qiu; Min Zhu; Jun Meng; Yu Luo; Hongjie Di; Jianming Xu; Philip C. Brookes
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.436 no.1-2 pp. 1-12
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Oryza sativa; adenosine triphosphate; biochar; cadmium; copper; energy; heavy metals; microbial biomass; mineral fertilizers; paddy soils; rice; soil microorganisms; toxicity; zinc
Abstract:
... AIMS: The mean biomass ATP concentration in aerobic soils is around 10–11 μmol ATP g⁻¹ biomass C, within a fairly narrow range. It is much lower in short-term incubated laboratory waterlogged soils. However, the biomass ATP concentration in waterlogged paddy soils under field conditions remains unknown. This is investigated. METHODS: Soil microbial biomass C (biomass C), ATP, biomass ATP and heavy ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-018-03899-6

13. Changes in soil nematode abundance and composition under elevated [CO2] and canopy warming in a rice paddy field

Author:
Jianqing Wang; Mao Li; Xuhui Zhang; Xiaoyu Liu; Lianqing Li; Xiuzhen Shi; Hang-wei Hu; Genxing Pan
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.445 no.1-2 pp. 425-437
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Nematoda; canopy; carbon dioxide; climate change; crop production; paddies; parasites; rice; soil; soil nematodes; soil quality; temperature
Abstract:
... AIMS: Global climate change is characterized by enhanced atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO₂]) and temperature, with unknown consequences for soil nematode communities. Soil nematode in response to elevated [CO₂], warming and their interaction in paddy field remain largely unknown. Here we aimed to understand how factorial combinations of elevated [CO₂] and canopy warming affect soil ne ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04330-4

14. Changes in the soil microbial community are associated with the occurrence of Panax quinquefolius L. root rot diseases

Author:
Jinglong Jiang; Miao Yu; Ruping Hou; Li Li; Xuming Ren; Chengjin Jiao; Lingjuan Yang; Hao Xu
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.438 no.1-2 pp. 143-156
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Cistella; Fusarium; Janthinobacterium; Monographella; Mortierella; Mrakia; Myrothecium; Panax quinquefolius; Pedomicrobium; Podospora; Rhodoplanes; Sphingomonas; agricultural land; bacterial communities; edaphic factors; financial economics; fungal communities; fungi; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; physicochemical properties; rhizosphere; root rot; roots; soil bacteria; soil chemical properties; soil physical properties
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Root-rot disease, a catastrophic disease of Panax quinquefolium L. causes yield reduction and serious economic losses. However, knowledge of the relationship between rhizosphere microbial community and root-rot disease is limited. This study is aim to test whether the bacteria and fungi community differed between the soil attached to healthy and rotten roots of American ginsen ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-018-03928-4

15. Changes of plant N:P stoichiometry across a 3000-km aridity transect in grasslands of northern China

Author:
Xiao-Guang Wang; Xiao-Tao Lü; Feike A. Dijkstra; Hai-Yang Zhang; Xiao-Bo Wang; Wuyunna; Zheng-Wen Wang; Jiao Feng; Xing-Guo Han
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.443 no.1-2 pp. 107-119
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
arid lands; biogeochemical cycles; dry environmental conditions; forbs; grasslands; herbs; nitrogen; nutrient content; perennial grasses; phosphorus; plant nitrogen content; plant nutrition; primary productivity; shrubs; soil; soil nutrients; stoichiometry; China
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Variations in plant nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations and ratios have great implications for primary productivity and nutrient cycling. Here, we reported their changes at functional group and community levels along an aridity gradient. METHODS: We carried out a field investigation and set up 26 sampling sites along a transect in the drylands of northern China to e ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04211-w

16. Characterizing differences in microbial community composition and function between Fusarium wilt diseased and healthy soils under watermelon cultivation

Author:
Tingting Wang; Yuewen Hao; Mingzhu Zhu; Sitian Yu; Wei Ran; Chao Xue; Ning Ling; Qirong Shen
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.438 no.1-2 pp. 421-433
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Acidobacteria; Basidiomycota; Fusarium; Fusarium wilt; Proteobacteria; ammonification; chitin; community structure; continuous cropping; fungi; genes; hemicellulose; immune evasion; iron; keystone species; metabolism; microbial communities; microbiome; nitrogen fixation; pathogens; rhizosphere bacteria; roots; soil; stress response; watermelons
Abstract:
... AIMS: Continuous cropping of watermelon is known to result in the disruption of the rhizospheric bacteria and fungi that contribute to the occurrence of Fusarium wilt disease. However, the underlying changes in microbial composition and function as a response to mono-cropping are less studied. METHODS: In this study, differences in composition and potential function of the microbiome between healt ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04037-6

17. Cluster root formation and function vary in two species with contrasting geographic ranges

Author:
Andrea Ávila-Valdés; Frida I. Piper; Alejandra Zúñiga-Feest
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.440 no.1-2 pp. 25-38
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Embothrium coccineum; biomass; citrates; enzyme activity; exudation; geographical distribution; malates; mined soils; nutrient availability; nutrition; phosphorus; roots; seedlings; soil nutrients; total phosphorus; volcanic soils
Abstract:
... AIMS: Southern South American Proteaceae can occupy soils that are rich in total phosphorus (P) but poor in available P (for example volcanic soils) thanks to their cluster roots (CR), which mine soil P. However, some southern South American Proteaceae occur in a wide range of soil nutrition. We hypothesized that CR formation and function are more responsive to nutrient soil availability in the wi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04056-3

18. Comparative transcriptome analysis of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) infected by Plasmodiophora brassicae reveals drastic defense response at secondary infection stage

Author:
Yu Ning; Yong Wang; Zhiyuan Fang; Mu Zhuang; Yangyong Zhang; Honghao Lv; Yumei Liu; Zhansheng Li; Limei Yang
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.443 no.1-2 pp. 167-183
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Brassica oleracea var. capitata; Plasmodiophora brassicae; biochemical pathways; biosynthesis; cabbage; calcium; cell walls; chitinase; clubroot; disease resistance; gene expression regulation; gene ontology; genes; histology; host-pathogen relationships; mitogen-activated protein kinase; plant hormones; plant root cells; protists; receptors; respiratory burst; roots; secondary infection; secondary metabolites; signal transduction; starch; sucrose; transcription (genetics); transcription factors; transcriptome; transcriptomics; transmission electron microscopy
Abstract:
... AIMS: Clubroot, caused by the soil-borne protist Plasmodiophora brassicae, is one of the most destructive disease for Brassica oleracea worldwide. However, the molecular mechanism of clubroot resistance still remains poorly elucidated. Therefore, we aim at identifying key genes responsive to P. brassicae infection and deducing possible molecular mechanism regulating clubroot resistance in cabbage. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04196-6

19. Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals key genes responsible for the homeostasis of iron and other divalent metals in peanut roots under iron deficiency

Author:
Qiqi Cao; Chen Xv; Qun Jiang; Lulu Wang; Gangrong Shi
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.445 no.1-2 pp. 513-531
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
cultivars; gene expression regulation; homeostasis; iron; nutrient deficiencies; peanuts; plant growth; soil; transcriptomics
Abstract:
... AIMS: This study defines key genes involved in Fe homeostasis and reveals cultivar differences in Fe deficiency responses in peanuts. METHODS: A comparative transcriptome analysis was conducted on two peanut cultivars, Silihong and Fenghua 1, under Fe-sufficient and -deficient conditions. Plant growth and metal contents were measured. RESULTS: Silihong is more tolerant to Fe-deficiency than Fenghu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04313-5

20. Comparing water-related plant functional traits among dominant grasses of the Colorado Plateau: Implications for drought resistance

Author:
David L. Hoover; Kelly Koriakin; Johanne Albrigtsen; Troy Ocheltree
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.441 no.1-2 pp. 207-218
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
C3 plants; arid lands; belowground biomass; climate; climate change; cold season; community structure; drought; drought tolerance; drying; perennial grasses; photosynthesis; plateaus; risk assessment; uncertainty
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Water is the primary limiting factor for plants in drylands, which are projected to become even drier with climate change. Plant functional traits related to water influences individual performance, community composition, and can provide insight into which species will be most vulnerable to drought. METHODS: Here, we used a trait-based approach to examine key water-related tra ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04107-9