Sara Paliaga, Sofia Maria Muscarella, Caterina Lucia, Daniela Pampinella, Eristanna Palazzolo, Luigi Badalucco, Giuseppe Badagliacca, Vito Armando Laudicina
{"title":"Long-term organic management: Mitigating land use intensity drawbacks and enhancing soil microbial redundancy","authors":"Sara Paliaga, Sofia Maria Muscarella, Caterina Lucia, Daniela Pampinella, Eristanna Palazzolo, Luigi Badalucco, Giuseppe Badagliacca, Vito Armando Laudicina","doi":"10.1002/jpln.202300252","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpln.202300252","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Soils under organic farming systems exhibit better quality and higher biological activity than conventional systems. Manure addition, especially coupled with reduced or no tillage, significantly enhances microbial biomass and activity by improving soil physical properties and providing carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) sources. While several studies have examined the effects of transitioning from conventional to organic farming on soil chemistry and biochemistry, limited research has explored the influence of land use variations on soil fertility within long-term organic farming systems.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess how three different land uses—pasture, vegetable crops, and orchard—affected soil fertility under a long-term organic farming system.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Soil samples were collected from the 0 to 15 cm layer of plots used for pasture, vegetable crops and orchard, being the latter cover cropped with legumes, and analyzed to determine chemical and biochemical soil parameters.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Contrary to expectations, high land use intensity (vegetable crops and orchard soils) resulted in increased soil organic C and total N, compared to low intensity (pasture). Such an increase was ascribed to farmyard manure addition that counteracted the negative impact of tillage. Consequently, microbial biomass C and activity also increased. The greatest availability of organic substrates favored bacteria, particularly gram-positive strains, shaping the microbial community. However, despite changes of microbial biomass and of the main microbial groups, microbial activity was only slightly affected, suggesting high functional redundancy of microorganisms in long-term organic farming soil.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Results suggested that if land use intensification provides for organic supply, its negative impact on soil fertility may be mitigated.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"187 2","pages":"287-294"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140074211","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}
Umbreen Shahzad, Muhammad Saqib, Hafiz Muhammad Jhanzab, Sami Abou Fayssal, Riaz Ahmad, Abdul Qayyum
{"title":"Different concentrations of silver nanoparticles trigger growth, yield, and quality of strawberry (Fragaria ananassa L.) fruits","authors":"Umbreen Shahzad, Muhammad Saqib, Hafiz Muhammad Jhanzab, Sami Abou Fayssal, Riaz Ahmad, Abdul Qayyum","doi":"10.1002/jpln.202300284","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpln.202300284","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The application of nanoparticles (NPs) in horticultural crops is in a tremendous increase. NPs help in the overcoming of stresses with positive impacts on plant growth and development. Silver NPs (AgNPs) have numerous pre- and postharvest applications in agriculture.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims and methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to evaluate the effect of AgNPs application (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 ppm) at three spray intervals (5, 10, and 15 days) on the morphological and compositional traits, and defense system of strawberry.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Results showed that AgNPs application enhanced the growth, yield, quality, and nutritional aspects of strawberry grown under field conditions. Shoot fresh weight (20.20 g) and leaf number/plant (41.53) were enhanced at 100 ppm AgNPs and 15 days interval. A stunted growth of strawberry plants was recorded at 200 ppm AgNPs. Moreover, a 15-day-spray interval was found optimum for the improvement of major morphological traits. Fruit size, yield, total soluble solids, acidity, and antioxidant capacity were improved at 50 and 100 ppm AgNPs. The activation of plant defense system, that is, superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, catalase, total soluble protein, and ascorbic acid was improved under AgNPs foliar application. The activation of stress indicating marker malondialdehyde outlined a high defense response of strawberry at 150 ppm AgNPs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Conclusively, AgNPs application at 50, 100, and 150 ppm can be considered effective for sustainable strawberry production.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"187 5","pages":"668-677"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140045342","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}
Jinqi Zhu, Yujie Wang, Bofu Zheng, Eddy J. Langendoen, Yunqi Wang
{"title":"How revegetation reinforces soil at early stage of restoration: A 6-year field study in southwest China","authors":"Jinqi Zhu, Yujie Wang, Bofu Zheng, Eddy J. Langendoen, Yunqi Wang","doi":"10.1002/jpln.202300236","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpln.202300236","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background and aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Restoring vegetation on hillslopes has been found to increase soil strength, thereby reducing the risk of soil erosion and shallow landslides. However, limited information is available on the temporal changes in root biomechanical traits and increased soil shear strength related to vegetation growth following restoration with different species.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In 2012, <i>Symplocos setchuensis</i>, <i>Buxus megistophylla</i>, and <i>Cynodon dactylon</i> were replanted in a forest gap in Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District, China, and studied over a 6-year period. We measured root traits (root tensile strength, Young's modulus, cellulose content, and root density) and soil traits (cohesion and internal friction angle) at two soil depths (0–20 and 20–40 cm) for undisturbed and reconstituted samples.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>S. setchuensis</i> was found to have the highest tensile strength and resistance to failure for root diameters <2 mm. With elapsed time, tensile strength and cellulose content decreased. Cohesion and root mechanical reinforcement of topsoil generally increased with time (+10% per year). Root chemical and mechanical effects contributed approximately 50% to soil reinforcement. <i>C. dactylon</i> had the fastest growth rate and reinforced the topsoil soil rapidly, whereas <i>S. setchuensis</i> exhibited a consistent increase in soil reinforcement during the study period and provided more deep roots that could reinforce subsoil.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Chemical and mechanical effects almost equally contributed to soil reinforcement. Although the relative contributions varied for different species, the variation in each contribution sheds new light on the sustainable use of vegetation for mitigating shallow landslides in mountainous areas.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"187 2","pages":"274-286"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140032655","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":"Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 1/2024","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/jpln.202470014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202470014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"187 1","pages":"156"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jpln.202470014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139716867","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}
{"title":"Structure–function co-evolution during pedogenesis—Microaggregate development and turnover in soils","authors":"Kai U. Totsche, Nadja Ray, Ingrid Kögel-Knabner","doi":"10.1002/jpln.202400012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202400012","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"187 1","pages":"5-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jpln.202400012","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139716820","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}
{"title":"Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of novel manganese nanoclay polymer composite and nano-MnO2 in wheat","authors":"Rakesh Kumar, Arun Kumar Jha, Nintu Mandal, Satdev, Shruti Kumari","doi":"10.1002/jpln.202300159","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpln.202300159","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Manganese (Mn) deficiency due to nutrient mining by high yielding cereal–cereal cropping patterns and forgetfulness of Mn fertilizer applications becomes potential challenge in crop production.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Nano-enabled Mn fertilizers can be safer and more nutrient efficient than conventional Mn fertilizers (nutrient use efficiency ≈ 1%–3%). However, studies about nano-Mn fertilizer synthesis and their behaviour in soil–plant system are rare.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this study, two novel nano-Mn fertilizers, that is nano-MnO<sub>2</sub> (NMO) and manganese nanoclay polymer composites (Mn-NCPC), were synthesized, characterized (dynamic light scattering, X-ray diffraction, Scanning electron microscopic and energy-dispersive X-ray, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy etc.) and investigated for their impact on growth, yield and nutrient acquisition by wheat crop (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L., variety HD-2967) in a pot culture experiment. Treatment comprised 25%, 50% and 100% of recommended dose of Mn (RDMn) through NMO along with 100% RDMn through MnSO<sub>4</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O (MS). Effect of exposure route was also investigated using foliar spray of NMO at tillering stage. Mn-NCPC was found to be most efficient Mn fertilizer in terms of yield, Mn uptake and use efficiency by wheat crop.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Nano-sized formulations improved the solubility of Mn in soil due to its higher active surface area (NMO) and slow-release behaviour (Mn-NCPC); thus, minimal losses happened due to the fixing of Mn in oxide/hydroxide forms. Application of 25% RDMn through NMO fertilizers maintained equitant diethylenetriamine pentaacetate Mn content to 100% RDMn through MnSO<sub>4</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O. Mn-NCPC stimulated the soil enzymatic activities, namely dehydrogenase, acid–alkaline phosphatase activities. Mn-NCPC and NMO at 100% RDMn recorded 3.51% and 5.20% improvement in grain yield, respectively, when compared to MnSO<sub>4</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O 100%.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Mn fertilizer doses can be reduced up to 25% of RDMn when applied through NMO or Mn-NCPC fertilizers. However, effects of Mn-NCPC and NMO need to be critically evaluated in long-term field experiments in various cropping systems especially under cereal–cereal sequences for economic profitability and wide-scale farmer's adaptability.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"187 5","pages":"653-667"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139561135","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}
Zeinab El-Desouki, Hao Xia, Yehia Abouseif, Ming Cong, Mengyang Zhang, Muhammad Riaz, Mohamed Moustafa-Farag, Cuncang Jiang
{"title":"Improved chlorophyll fluorescence, photosynthetic rate, and plant growth of Brassica napus L. after co-application of biochar and phosphorus fertilizer in acidic soil","authors":"Zeinab El-Desouki, Hao Xia, Yehia Abouseif, Ming Cong, Mengyang Zhang, Muhammad Riaz, Mohamed Moustafa-Farag, Cuncang Jiang","doi":"10.1002/jpln.202300052","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpln.202300052","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Biochar has been used as an amendment to improve soil fertility and increase crop yield. A pot trial and incubation experiment were conducted to evaluate the effects of combined biochar and phosphate fertilizer applications on changes in soil physiochemical properties, photosynthetic parameters, and plant growth of <i>Brassica napus</i> L. in acidic soil.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Biochar (B) was applied at rates (B0: 0%, B1: 2%, and B2: 4% w/w) to the soil, while phosphorus (P) as KH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> was added at P0: 0 mg kg<sup>–1</sup> soil, P1: 100 mg kg<sup>–1</sup> soil, and P2: 150 mg kg<sup>–1</sup> soil. Non-amended soil served as the control (Ck).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study found that the maximum photochemical quantum yield of photosystem II (Fv/Fm) and non-photochemical quenching were affected by biochar and P fertilizer treatments. The Fv/Fm was significantly lower in the Ck while the highest in B2P1. Compared to the Ck treatment, the electron transport rate and photosynthetic rate were significantly increased under the application of biochar with P fertilizer. Additionally, malondialdehyde content declined by 68.9% when biochar was added with P fertilizer treatments. Furthermore, the plant P content and plant growth parameters were significantly increased. Biochar with and without P fertilizer treatments increased soil pH significantly, compared to the application of P fertilizer alone. Water-soluble P decreased with incubation time, while Al-P decreased significantly by 69.9% and 76.4% under B1 and B2 treatments, respectively, compared to CK.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings revealed a positive effect of the combined application of biochar with phosphate fertilizer on the growth of oilseed rape in acidic soil.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"187 2","pages":"260-273"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139561138","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}