{"title":"Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 3/2025","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/jpln.202570034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202570034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"188 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jpln.202570034","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali Akbar Zare, Amir Hossein Khoshgoftarmanesh, Mohammad Jafar Malakouti, Rufus Chaney, Hossein Bahrami
{"title":"Shoot Accumulation and Subcellular Distribution of Zinc and Cadmium in Lettuce Root at Various Cd2+ and Zn2+ Activities in the Root-Growing Media","authors":"Ali Akbar Zare, Amir Hossein Khoshgoftarmanesh, Mohammad Jafar Malakouti, Rufus Chaney, Hossein Bahrami","doi":"10.1002/jpln.12001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.12001","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd) compete with each other for adsorption on the cell wall–charged sites, translocation via plasma membrane transporters, and storage in vacuoles. Therefore, the subcellular distribution of Cd is suggested to be under the influence of Cd:Zn ratio in root-growing media.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Subcellular fractionation of Cd and Zn in lettuce roots and its contribution to shoot Cd and Zn accumulation at low to phytotoxic levels of Cd<sup>2+</sup> and Zn<sup>2+</sup> activities was investigated.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>An EGTA-buffered nutrient solution was used to provide the desired activity of free metal cations. Higher distributions of Cd in root cell wall in comparison with soluble and organelle fractions demonstrated Cd retention capacity of root apoplasmic spaces.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>At each level of Cd<sup>2+</sup> activity, the elevated activity of Zn<sup>2+</sup> in the root growth solution caused a significant reduction of Cd concentration in cell wall and soluble fractions, whereas organelles’ Cd fraction increased. In contrast, at each constant Zn<sup>2+</sup> activity, by increasing Cd<sup>2+</sup> activity in nutrient solution, cell wall Zn fraction was decreased, whereas the soluble and organelles’ Zn fractions were increased or remained unchanged. The highest concentrations of Cd in the cell wall (34.6 µg g<sup>−1</sup> FW), organelles (5.64 µg g<sup>−1</sup> FW), and soluble (12.3 µg g<sup>−1</sup> FW) fractions were found at the Cd-to-Zn ratios of 0.8, 0.1, and 0.8, respectively.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The subcellular partitioning of Cd in lettuce root is highly influenced by Cd:Zn ratio in the root media, and increasing Zn substantially reduced the overall uptake-translocation of Cd to shoots.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"188 3","pages":"536-543"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Sea to Land: Setting a Size Definition of Plastics for Soil Ecosystem Studies","authors":"Ryan Bartnick, Eva Lehndorff","doi":"10.1002/jpln.12006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.12006","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In soil studies, the current definition of microplastics as particles <5 mm was adopted directly from marine research. To our opinion, a more precise and differentiated size definition is needed to focus studies on specific challenges plastics cause for soil ecosystems. As relevant soil functions such as water, carbon, and nutrient retention and provision are mainly controlled by soil structure, biota, and chemical processes dominantly appearing in the micro- to nanoscale, we suggest adapting size ranges of plastics to the respective process scales in soil ecosystem studies. Even more, we expect that larger particles will not be incorporated into soil until they reach a size threshold compatible to soil structure (<1000 µm, depending on soil properties). Redefining plastic sizes in accordance with soil processes and the International System of Units (SI) should be implemented to focus research. A unified definition of microplastics (1–1000 µm) and nanoplastics (1–1000 nm) will set a standard to further allow relating plastic sizes across research disciplines.</p>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"188 3","pages":"373-375"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jpln.12006","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mina Alipour Babadi, Mojtaba Norouzi Masir, Abdol Amir Moezzi, Afrasyab Rahnama, Mehdi Taghavi
{"title":"Iron (Fe) Biofortification Using Fe-Aminochelates in Sunflower Growing in Calcareous Soils","authors":"Mina Alipour Babadi, Mojtaba Norouzi Masir, Abdol Amir Moezzi, Afrasyab Rahnama, Mehdi Taghavi","doi":"10.1002/jpln.12004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.12004","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Efficient agronomic approaches should be developed to alleviate iron (Fe) deficiency in lime-rich soils.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The present study aimed to investigate the efficiency of eco-friendly synthesized Fe-aminochelates in remediating Fe deficiency and improving the yield and nutritional quality of sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i> L.), compared to FeSO₄ in calcareous soil.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Fe (glycine)<sub>2</sub> [Fe (Gly)<sub>2</sub>] and Fe (methionine)<sub>2</sub> [Fe (Met)<sub>2</sub>] aminochelates were synthesized and characterized via a CHN analyzer, H<sup>1</sup> NMR and FT-IR spectroscopy. In a field experiment, Fe-aminochelates and FeSO₄ were applied using three methods (priming, fertigation, and foliar spray) at various plant growth stages.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The application of [Fe (Gly)<sub>2</sub>] and [Fe (Met)<sub>2</sub>] through different methods significantly improved the biomass yield, nutritional quality, and yield attributes, compared with those of FeSO<sub>4</sub>. Compared with the control, foliar application of [Fe (Met)<sub>2</sub>] increased seed yield (73.9%), oil yield (125.8%), and seed protein content (60%). In addition, antioxidant enzyme activities, total soluble protein (TSP), and seed nutrients such as Fe, N, and S concentrations, as well as the Fe concentration in leaves, also increased in response to [Fe (Gly)<sub>2</sub>] and [Fe (Met)<sub>2</sub>] application, whereas the N/S ratio decreased with increasing seed oil content.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These results suggest that the application of Fe-aminochelates may be a promising way to promote Fe biofortification and overcome Fe deficiency under calcareous conditions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"188 3","pages":"519-535"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Integrated Soil Fertility Management on Soil Properties and Phosphorus Sorption Characteristics at Three Soil Types in Southern Ethiopia","authors":"Rameto Wabela, Girma Abera, Bekele Lemma, Amsalu Gobena","doi":"10.1002/jpln.12005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.12005","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Low phosphorus availability in Ethiopian soil, mostly due to P sorption, is limiting agricultural crop productivity. Thus, effective phosphorus management is critical to addressing soil nutrient shortages.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study evaluated the effect of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) on soil properties and phosphorus sorption characteristics at three soil types in Southern Ethiopia.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Phosphorus sorption was determined by batch equilibrium methods, using the Langmuir and Freundlich models. Treatments included control, phosphorus fertilizer, biochar, compost, biochar with phosphorus fertilizer, and compost with phosphorus fertilizer.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Results showed that the combined fertilizer application improved soil properties over the phosphorus fertilizer application. The application of biochar with phosphorus fertilizer to soil produced more available phosphorus in the acidic Luvisols, whereas the highest available phosphorus was obtained from the application of compost with phosphorus fertilizer in the Cambisols and Fluvisols, respectively. The phosphorus sorption data best fitted the Freundlich (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.82–0.98) models with all soil types. The application of ISFM decreased the Freundlich parameter values in all the studied soils compared to the addition of inorganic P. Luvisols require more phosphorus fertilizer to maintain optimal soil phosphorus concentration for crop growth compared to Cambisols and Fluvisols.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The ISFM showed potential to improve soil available phosphorus in the smallholder farming system of Southern Ethiopia. This could be attributed to the release of phosphorus through the mineralization of organic matter and phosphorus desorption from Fe and Al oxides in acidic, and Ca in alkaline soils.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"188 3","pages":"507-518"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unveiling Genetic Potential for Enhanced Phosphorus Use Efficiency in Elite Lines of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)","authors":"Anupriya Rana, Anju Arora, Poonam Gautam, Amit Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Verma, Ravindra Kumar Panwar","doi":"10.1002/jpln.12003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.12003","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Phosphorus (P) is vital for chickpea growth and reproduction, but its low availability, intensified by slow diffusion and high P demand of root nodules, poses challenges.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To address this, enhancing P-use efficiency (PUE) through breeding is crucial.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our study evaluated 25 elite lines for 4 root and 7 P-related traits under both applied and control P conditions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The results revealed significant genetic variations in the traits wherein PG 298 showed comparable root length and diameter under both the conditions indicating its use as donor for efficient acquisition of P reserves in deficient soils. In general, P application enhanced genotypic performance of which PG 328 showed high P content and uptake which may be accredited to its tap root length and root collar diameter thus holding promise for P uptake efficiency. Although PG 266 exhibited high yield, PG 318 demonstrated highest PUE by efficiently converting P uptake into seed yield, attributed to its robust root system. Traits for P content and uptake displayed notable genetic coefficient of variation and heritability, thus promising for selection. Phenotypic and genotypic correlations indicated strong positive associations between P uptake at maturity and yield per plant. Out of 23 traits, total P uptake alone contributed 66% to genetic diversity followed by shoot P uptake, biomass yield, and seed P uptake thus emphasizing their importance in crossing programs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Hence, this research highlighted the importance of genetic variability parameters for selecting lines with high PUE and understanding genetic architecture for breeding varieties suitable for low P environments.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"188 3","pages":"495-506"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sorption of Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Peat Soils With Different Properties","authors":"Eric Mirenga, Sören Thiele-Bruhn","doi":"10.1002/jpln.202400516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202400516","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Sulfonamide antibiotics have been discovered as emerging pharmaceutical pollutants worldwide and are only poorly removed in wastewater treatment. At the landscape level, peat soils are significant water collectors and, thus, are sinks for organic pollutants. However, the fate of pharmaceutically active contaminants in peat soil is, as yet, largely unclear.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Factors regulating sorption as a dominant process that influences the filtering and buffering of the sulfonamides sulfadiazine (SDZ) and sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in different peat soils were investigated.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The sorption of SDZ and SMX was investigated in batch sorption experiments using peat soils with different physicochemical properties and under different land use, including sustainable wet peatland cultivation (paludiculture).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Sorption <i>K</i><sub>d</sub> values ranged from 21.39 to 102.8 mL g<sup>−1</sup> for SDZ and 11.23 to 107.3 mL g<sup>−1</sup> for SMX. Soil pH, organic carbon content, and C/N ratios were significantly correlated to sorption of the sulfonamides. Non-linear regression analyses showed that the Freundlich isotherm model was generally best suited to describe sorption of both sulfonamides (0.54 ≤ <i>R </i>≤ 0.98). Freundlich <i>n</i> values were generally different from 1 for both sulfonamides, indicating co-mechanistic sorption as opposed to partitioning alone. A quantitative structure–property relationship (QSPR) constructed to predict sorption <i>K</i><sub>d</sub> values showed a good cross-validated performance (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup><sub>adj</sub> = 0.79, root mean squared error [RMSE] = 8.71).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The sorptive capacities of peat soils for SDZ and SMX antibiotics are higher than those of many terrestrial soils. The quantity and stoichiometric properties of the organic matter fraction, as well as the pH conditions, significantly affect the ability of the soils to immobilize these antibiotics.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"188 3","pages":"482-494"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jpln.202400516","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}