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1. Above- and belowground biomass in a mixed cropping system with eight novel winter faba bean genotypes and winter wheat using FTIR spectroscopy for root species discrimination

Author:
Juliane Streit; Catharina Meinen; William Christopher Dougal Nelson; Daniel Johannes Siebrecht-Schöll; Rolf Rauber
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.436 no.1-2 pp. 141-158
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Triticum aestivum; Vicia faba; belowground biomass; breeding; cultivars; faba beans; flowering; genotype; grain yield; interspecific variation; mixed cropping; models; pure stands; root shoot ratio; root systems; roots; shoots; soil depth; sole cropping; statistics; winter; winter wheat
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Legume-cereal mixtures are often characterized by higher biomass and grain yields compared to their sole crop equivalents due to complementary resource use. Little is known about the contribution of the root system to this overyielding potential and the related cultivar differences. This study investigated pure stands and mixtures of eight winter faba bean (Vicia faba L.) geno ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-018-03904-y

2. Abscisic acid primes rice seedlings for enhanced tolerance to alkaline stress by upregulating antioxidant defense and stress tolerance-related genes

Author:
Xiao-Long Liu; Hui Zhang; Yang-Yang Jin; Ming-Ming Wang; Hao-Yu Yang; Hong-Yuan Ma; Chang-Jie Jiang; Zheng-Wei Liang
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.438 no.1-2 pp. 39-55
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
abscisic acid; antioxidant activity; ascorbate peroxidase; catalase; gene expression regulation; genes; greenhouses; hydrogen peroxide; hydroponics; pH; paraquat; peroxidase; rice; roots; seedlings; sodium carbonate; superoxide anion; superoxide dismutase; survival rate
Abstract:
... AIMS: Abscisic acid (ABA) has been shown to prime rice seedlings for enhanced tolerance to alkaline stress under both greenhouse and field conditions. This study aimed to understand the mechanism of the ABA priming effect. METHODS: Rice seedlings were grown hydroponically and pretreated with ABA (10 μM) for 24 h, and then subjected to alkaline stress simulated by 15 mM Na₂CO₃ solution (pH 10.87). ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-03992-4

3. Adventitious roots are key to the development of nebkhas in extremely arid regions

Author:
Weicheng Luo; Wenzhi Zhao
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.442 no.1-2 pp. 471-482
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Nitraria; adventitious roots; arid zones; biomass; developmental stages; dry environmental conditions; dry matter partitioning; ecosystems; landscapes; leaves; nutrient content; nutrients; sand; stems
Abstract:
... AIMS: Nebkhas, discrete sand mounds formed with a plant, are a common landscape feature critical to the stability of desert ecosystems. However, adaptations which allow plants to thrive in nebkhas in extremely arid regions are still unclear. The objectives of this study were to test the role of adventitious roots (AR) in the growth and development of Nitraria sphaerocarpa-vegetated nebkhas. METHOD ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04209-4

4. Agronomic biofortification of rice (Oryza sativa L.) with selenium and its effect on element distributions in biofortified grains

Author:
Josimar Henrique de Lima Lessa; Anderson Mendes Araujo; Liniker André Ferreira; Ediu Carlos da Silva Júnior; Cynthia de Oliveira; Ana Paula Branco Corguinha; Fábio Aurélio Dias Martins; Hudson Wallace Pereira de Carvalho; Luiz Roberto Guimarães Guilherme; Guilherme Lopes
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.444 no.1-2 pp. 331-342
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Oryza sativa; antioxidant enzymes; biofortification; endosperm; field experimentation; grain yield; humans; rice; selenium; sodium selenate; soil; soil treatment; Brazil
Abstract:
... AIMS: Taking into account the relevance of biofortification of crop plants with selenium (Se) - an essential element for humans and animals -, this study assessed the effect of adding Se in the soil (as selenate) on: i) rice grains yield; ii) Se contents in polished rice grains; iii) physiological traits in rice leaves; and, iv) spatial distribution of Se and other elements in biofortified grains. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04275-8

5. Alleviation of metal stress by Pseudomonas orientalis and Chaetomium cupreum strains and their effects on Eucalyptus globulus growth promotion

Author:
J. Ortiz; J. Soto; L. Almonacid; A. Fuentes; R. Campos-Vargas; C. Arriagada
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.436 no.1-2 pp. 449-461
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Chaetomium; Eucalyptus globulus; Pseudomonas orientalis; antioxidant activity; biomass; biosorption; copper; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; fungi; growth promotion; indole acetic acid; minimum inhibitory concentration; phosphates; plant growth; polluted soils; roots; scanning electron microscopy; shoots; siderophores; solubilization; toxicity
Abstract:
... AIM: Pseudomonas orientalis and Chaetomium cupreum isolated from metal(oid)s-contaminated soil were characterized to evaluate their role in plant growth promotion and enhance the tolerance of Eucalyptus globulus to copper stress. METHODS: We evaluated minimum inhibitory concentration and explored plant-promoting traits under copper stress. Moreover, changes in morphology and the accumulation of me ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-03946-w

6. 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

7. Allocation of assimilated carbon in paddies depending on rice age, chase period and N fertilization: Experiment with 13CO2 labelling and literature synthesis

Author:
Huadong Zang; Mouliang Xiao; Yidong Wang; Ning Ling; Jinshui Wu; Tida Ge; Yakov Kuzyakov
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.445 no.1-2 pp. 113-123
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
carbon; nitrogen; nutrient availability; paddies; plant age; plant growth; rhizodeposition; rice; tillering
Abstract:
... AIM: Quantification of total belowground carbon (C) input and allocation to various pools in rice–soil systems depending on plant age, chase period, and nitrogen (N) availability. METHODS: Rice plants with and without N fertilization were ¹³CO₂ pulse labelled at tillering, elongation, heading, and filling stages and were destructively sampled after 6 h of labelling and at the final harvest. The al ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-03995-1

8. Aluminum-accumulating Vochysiaceae species growing on a calcareous soil in Brazil

Author:
Matheus Armelin Nogueira; Anna C. G. Bressan; Marcelo H. O. Pinheiro; Gustavo Habermann
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.437 no.1-2 pp. 313-326
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Qualea; X-radiation; acid soils; aluminum; calcareous soils; calcium; cerrado; cerrado soils; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; granules; leaf blade; mature plants; plant veins; scanning electron microscopy; woody plants; Brazil
Abstract:
... AIMS: Cerrado woody species are divided into a small group of aluminum (Al)-accumulating species and the rest of the woody species. Both groups grow well on acidic and Al-rich soils. We found a Cerrado remnant growing on a calcareous soil with high calcium (Ca) and low Al saturations (m%). We checked whether Al deposition differs between leaf veins and leaf blade, and predicted that plants grown o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-03978-2

9. Anatomical structure associated with vegetative growth variation in macadamia

Author:
Benjamin D. Toft; Mobashwer M. Alam; Bruce L. Topp
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.444 no.1-2 pp. 343-350
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Macadamia; apples; canopy; dwarf cultivars; fluorescence microscopes; hydraulic conductivity; orchards; peaches; pith; planting density; scions; tree height; trees; vegetative growth; vigor
Abstract:
... AIMS: Low-vigour scion cultivars and dwarfing rootstocks are a significant contributing factor to the success of modern temperate orchard systems. Planting density and canopy efficiency are currently limited in macadamia by a lack of low-vigour cultivars and rootstocks. The relationships between xylem vessel diameter, hydraulic conductivity and vigour are implicated in dwarf cultivars and low-vigo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04285-6

10. 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

11. 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

12. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shape the adaptive strategy of plants by mediating nutrient acquisition in a shrub-dominated community in the Mu Us Desert

Author:
Yangui Qiao; Yuxuan Bai; Yuqing Zhang; Weiwei She; Zongrui Lai; Shugao Qin
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.443 no.1-2 pp. 549-564
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
aboveground biomass; benomyl; biodiversity; carbon; community structure; drought tolerance; ecosystems; equations; field experimentation; models; mycorrhizae; mycorrhizal fungi; nitrogen; nitrogen content; perennial grasses; phosphorus; plant adaptation; plant communities; reproduction; shrubs
Abstract:
... AIMS: Whether Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) influence community composition by changing plant adaptation to resource limitation remains unclear. This study examined how AMF affect the biodiversity and functional traits of plant functional groups in a shrub-dominated community in Mu Us Desert. METHODS: In a field experiment, mycorrhizae were suppressed via benomyl to address how AMF alter the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04253-0

13. Arsenic alleviation in rice by using paddy soil microbial fuel cells

Author:
Williamson Gustave; Zhao-Feng Yuan; Yu-Xiang Ren; Raju Sekar; Jun Zhang; Zheng Chen
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.441 no.1-2 pp. 111-127
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Bacilli; Clostridia; Oryza sativa; arsenic; bioavailability; dietary exposure; electricity; hulls; humans; leaves; microbial communities; microbial fuel cells; organic matter; paddy soils; polluted soils; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; resistance genes; rhizosphere; ribosomal RNA; rice; sequence analysis; stems; tissues
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Rice (Oryza sativa L.) consumption is a major route of dietary exposure to arsenic (As) in humans. One main reason for the high accumulation of As in rice grain is the high bioavailability of As in porewater of flooded paddy soil. Recently, it has been shown that the application of soil microbial fuel cell (sMFC) can significantly reduce soil porewater As concentration, howeve ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04098-7

14. 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

15. 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

16. Atmospheric nitrogen fixation by gliricidia trees (Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp.) intercropped with cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.)

Author:
James Seutra Kaba; Stefan Zerbe; Monica Agnolucci; Francesca Scandellari; Akwasi A. Abunyewa; Manuela Giovannetti; Massimo Tagliavini
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.435 no.1-2 pp. 323-336
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Gliricidia sepium; Rhizobium etli; Rhizobium tropici; Theobroma cacao; agroforestry; color; green manures; intercropping; leaves; legumes; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; nitrogen fixation; root nodules; shoots; soil; stable isotopes; symbionts; trees; wet season; Ghana
Abstract:
... AIMS: The objective was to estimate the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen (Ndfa) by legume (Gliricidia sepium) trees for the benefit of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) trees in agroforestry systems. METHODS: Four sites where cocoa and gliricidia were intercropped and one site where gliricidia, cocoa, and orange trees were grown as separate stands were selected in Ghana. Ndfa in gliricidia and cocoa leaves ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-018-3897-x

17. Autotrophic archaeal nitrification is preferentially stimulated by rice callus mineralization in a paddy soil

Author:
Haiyang Liu; Hong Pan; Hangwei Hu; Zhongjun Jia; Qian Zhang; Yimeng Liu; Jianming Xu; Hongjie Di; Yong Li
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.445 no.1-2 pp. 55-69
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
acetylene; ammonia; callus; community structure; mineralization; nitrification; nitrogen; organic carbon; oxidation; paddy soils; phylogeny; rice; stable isotopes
Abstract:
... AIMS: Previous studies suggest that organic carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) can stimulate soil nitrification, but whether autotrophic or heterotrophic nitrification is stimulated and who are active nitrifiers for the nitrification activity is still in debate. We elucidated which nitrification dominated and the active nitrifiers during the decomposition of rice callus. METHODS: ¹⁵N-labeled callus and a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04164-0

18. Bacterial communities differ between plant species and soil type, and differentially influence seedling establishment on serpentine soils

Author:
Alexandria N. Igwe; Rachel L. Vannette
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.441 no.1-2 pp. 423-437
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Acidobacteria; DNA barcoding; Proteobacteria; bacterial communities; community structure; heavy metals; landscapes; microbiome; phenotype; plant establishment; plant growth; rhizoplane; ribosomal RNA; seedlings; serpentine; serpentine soils; soil chemistry; soil microorganisms; species diversity; California
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND AND AIM: Root-associated microbial communities influence plant phenotype, growth and local abundance, yet the factors that structure these microbial communities are still poorly understood. California landscapes contain serpentine soils, which are nutrient-poor and high in heavy metals, and distinct from neighboring soils making them ideal for studying the factors that structure root mi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04135-5

19. Bacteriostatic stimulus of meropenem on allelochemical-metabolizing Burkholderia sp. LS-044 mitigates ferulic acid autotoxicity in rice (Oryza sativa ssp. japonica cv. Tainung 71)

Author:
Asif Hameed; Mariyam Shahina; Li-Sen Young; Wei-An Lai; Kandikere Ramaiah Sridhar; Chiu-Chung Young
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.443 no.1-2 pp. 73-86
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Burkholderia cepacia; Oryza sativa; allelochemicals; allelopathy; antibacterial properties; bacteria; bacterial growth; bioassays; cell viability; endophytes; ferulic acid; meropenem; metabolism; multilocus sequence typing; phytotoxicity; probiotics; rice; seed germination
Abstract:
... AIMS: To screen plant-associated Burkholderia strains for plant probiotic traits including allelochemical metabolism and understand their role on rice allelopathy using a bacteriostatic-dose of antibiotic. METHODS: Burkholderia sp. LS-044, CC-Al74 and CC-3XP9 were screened for plant probiotic traits. Rice (Oryza sativa ssp. japonica cv. Tainung 71) root endophytic isolate LS-044 was subjected to m ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-04195-7

20. Below-ground carbon inputs contribute more than above-ground inputs to soil carbon accrual in a bioenergy poplar plantation

Author:
Gonzalo Berhongaray; Francesca M. Cotrufo; Ivan A. Janssens; Reinhart Ceulemans
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.434 no.1-2 pp. 363-378
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Populus; aboveground biomass; bioenergy; carbon dioxide; energy; equations; fine roots; microorganisms; mycorrhizae; plantations; soil; soil organic carbon; stable isotopes; underground parts
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Soil organic carbon (SOC) accrual is central to the discussion on active atmospheric CO₂ removal strategies, but it requires a clear understanding of the mechanisms driving new SOC formation. SOC is formed from the decomposition of above- and below-ground plant inputs, yet their accurate quantification remains a major challenge. In the current study the in-growth soil core and ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-018-3850-z