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{"title":"No-tillage soil structure increases sugarcane root elongation under mechanical and hydric stresses in an Oxisol","authors":"Luiz Henrique Quecine Grande,Mariane Dias Macedo,John Kennedy dos Santos,Lucas Henrique Amaro da Silva,Anaila Amaral de Alencar,Murilo dos Santos Vianna,Denizart Bolonhezi,Moacir Tuzzin de Moraes","doi":"10.1007/s11104-026-09113-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-09113-2","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background and aims Mechanical and hydric stresses limit root elongation, while preserved soil structure in no-tillage mitigates these effects. We quantified the effects of physical stress on sugarcane root elongation and the role of soil structure in mitigating them, providing experimentally based parameterisations for soil–root interaction via semi-empirical models. Methods Five levels of mechanical and hydric stress were established in soil samples from a long-term experiment under no-tillage (NT 31 ) and conventional tillage (CT 5 ). Repacked soil samples (T 0 ) were created to isolate the pore network effects in mitigating physical stress. Sugarcane seedlings were grown in each structural and physical stress condition, measuring the root elongation rate after 95 h. Semi-empirical models were developed using root elongation rate from each condition as a function of soil penetration resistance and degree of water saturation. Root growth was simulated for 45 days using RootBox model. Results Root elongation rate decreased by 30% in NT 31 and up to 84% in T 0 . The 3D Gaussian model explained 47% (CT 5 ), 71% (NT 31 ), and 78% (T 0 ) of the elongation variability. Under high soil moisture (95%) and penetration resistance (6.2 MPa), root elongation rate in NT 31 was 8.2 times higher than in T 0 and 1.8 times greater than in CT 5 . Simulations showed rooting depth was 2 times greater in NT 31 than in T 0 . Conclusion The semi-empirical models highlighted the key role of soil structure in mitigating physical stress on root elongation, as well as the potential of no-tillage to maintain and recover soil physical functions for root growth.","PeriodicalId":20223,"journal":{"name":"Plant and Soil","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149089686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatiotemporal dynamics of the barley rhizosphere prokaryotic community following repeated inoculation with Ensifer meliloti Rm2011 in a three-year field study","authors":"Nina Bziuk,Matthias Cambeis,Karolin Pohl,Joseph Nesme,Søren J. Sørensen,Adam Schikora,Kornelia Smalla,Jasper Schierstaedt","doi":"10.1007/s11104-026-09083-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-09083-5","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background and aims Microbial inoculants are increasingly recognized for enhancing crop productivity and sustainable agriculture. We assessed the rhizosphere competence of Ensifer meliloti Rm2011 in different barley genotypes following repeated inoculation in three growing seasons, tracking its establishment and influence on the indigenous rhizosphere prokaryotic communities. We aimed to understand how consistent field application affects prokaryotic dynamics and whether environmental conditions or plant genotype modulate its establishment within the rhizosphere community. Methods Three-year field trials evaluated the establishment of E. meliloti Rm2011 in barley rhizosphere and its impact on the prokaryotic community. Rhizosphere samples were collected at several time points throughout the vegetation period and analyzed using colony-forming units and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to further evaluate the effects of barley genotype and environmental conditions. Results E. meliloti Rm2011 demonstrated robust persistence throughout the growing season, successfully integrating into the rhizosphere community. Despite repeated inoculations, its impact on the native prokaryota was negligible across all years. Neither environmental conditions nor barley genotype had a significant effect on its establishment. Notably, a set of core bacterial taxa was consistently detected, indicating microbiome stability. Further, one ASV assigned to Ensifer was significantly enriched after inoculation in all three years. Conclusion E. meliloti Rm2011 survives and establishes in the barley rhizosphere without modulating the native prokaryotic community composition. Its ecological compatibility and persistence underscore its potential as a microbial inoculant in sustainable crop management. This study highlights the importance of long-term field studies in assessing inoculants' performance and impact on prokaryotic communities.","PeriodicalId":20223,"journal":{"name":"Plant and Soil","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149090404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Response of soil microbial diversity and functionality to saline-alkali in wild soybean (Glycine soja)","authors":"Mingjing Li,Siyi Wang,Songshi Sun,Miao Liu,Chao Fan,Wenwei Liang,Ximei Ji,Jianxin Liu","doi":"10.1007/s11104-026-09090-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-09090-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20223,"journal":{"name":"Plant and Soil","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149089763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Plant traits and soil conditions link shrub presence and precipitation to ecosystem multifunctionality in alpine meadows","authors":"Guoliang Sha, Shuyan Chen, Jingwei Chen, Jiajia Wang, Ziyang Liu, Hongxian Song, Hanwen Cui, Anning Zhang, Zi Yang, Xia Zhao, Wanyu Xia, Lizhe An, Jing Zhang, Xiuling Yu, Sa Xiao, Yudi M. Lozano","doi":"10.1007/s11104-026-09035-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-09035-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20223,"journal":{"name":"Plant and Soil","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149067361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Root exudate redox dynamics under flooding: emerging insights into rhizosphere microbial interactions and plant–soil responses","authors":"Sang-Mo Kang,Ibrahim Khan,Ji-In Woo,Yong-Sung Park,In-Jung Lee","doi":"10.1007/s11104-026-09129-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-09129-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20223,"journal":{"name":"Plant and Soil","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149089688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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 plant roots on the erodibility of compacted soils can be explained by a biological indicator derived from Wilson’s model","authors":"Minghui Li, Anthony Kwan Leung, Xun Wen Chen","doi":"10.1007/s11104-026-09147-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-09147-6","url":null,"abstract":"Aim Compacted slopes demand herbaceous cover for erosion control. This study aims to develop improved understandings on how compacted soil properties––particle size and relative density––interact with grass roots to regulate soil erodibility to resist rill detachment. Method Sandy soils sieved to maximum particle sizes of 5 and 2 mm were compacted to 90%, 80%, 70% relative densities. One side of compartmentalised pots was cultivated with <jats:italic>Paspalum Notatum</jats:italic> (rooted soils) and mycelia developed colonised the other side (bonded soils). Plant growth, root traits and soil aggregate stability were determined. Flume tests were conducted to measure the detachment rates of the rooted and bonded soils under a wide range of shear stresses. Erodibility parameters, <jats:inline-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$${tau}_{c}$$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>τ</mml:mi> <mml:mi>c</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:inline-formula> and <jats:inline-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$${K}_{d}$$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:inline-formula> from the excess shear stress model and also <jats:inline-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$${b}_{0}$$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>b</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:inline-formula> and <jats:inline-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$${b}_{1}$$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>b</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:inline-formula> from Wilson’s model were calibrated against test data. Results High-density coarse soil exhibited lower erodibility coefficients ( <jats:inline-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$${K}_{d}$$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:inline-formula> and <jats:inline-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$${b}_{0}$$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>b</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:inline-formula> ) and higher shear thresholds ( <jats:inline-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$${tau}_{c}$$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>τ</mml:mi> <mml:mi>c</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:inline-formula> and <jats:inline-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$${b}_{1}$$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>b</","PeriodicalId":20223,"journal":{"name":"Plant and Soil","volume":"75 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149067363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluating soil and plant controls on the contribution of ebullition to methane emission in a calcareous fen","authors":"Ryan J. Kangro, Maria Strack","doi":"10.1007/s11104-026-09084-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-09084-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20223,"journal":{"name":"Plant and Soil","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149067360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Soil organic carbon, texture and oxide-associated processes regulate phosphorus availability across Nigerian agroecosystems","authors":"Samuel Ayodele Mesele, Cedrick Nguemezi, Jibrin M. Jibrin, Olufunmilayo Ande, James O. Jayeoba, Mary Steverink-Mosugu, Elzo Jeroen Huising","doi":"10.1007/s11104-026-09145-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-09145-8","url":null,"abstract":"Background and aims Phosphorus (P) limitation constrains productivity in tropical soils, yet the combined roles of soil organic carbon (SOC), texture, reactive minerals, and acidity in regulating plant-available P remain insufficiently quantified across diverse agricultural soils. This study assessed the relative importance of soil properties and tested hypothesised direct and indirect relationships regulating P availability across Nigerian agroecosystems. Methods A national dataset of 554 soil samples was analysed. Plant-available P was measured using Mehlich-3 extraction. Random Forest analysis was used to identify dominant predictors and explore non-linear responses, while structural equation modelling was used to test hypothesised direct and indirect relationships among SOC, texture, oxides, acidity, and available P. Results SOC was the strongest predictor of available P. Available P increased with SOC, although the response showed diminishing returns at higher SOC levels. The structural equation model explained 29% of the variation in available P. SOC had the strongest positive direct association with available P. Texture had contrasting effects: finer-textured soils were positively associated with SOC and oxide contents but showed a negative total association with available P. Oxalate-extractable Fe and Al were positively associated with Mehlich-3 extractable P, indicating their role as P-retaining surfaces and potential reservoirs of extractable P. Stronger acidity was negatively associated with available P. Conclusions Available P across Nigerian agroecosystems is shaped by the combined effects of SOC, texture, Fe and Al oxides, and acidity. These findings provide national-scale evidence for targeting established soil fertility practices according to dominant soil constraints across contrasting agroecological zones.","PeriodicalId":20223,"journal":{"name":"Plant and Soil","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149067362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Litter nitrogen drives soil organic carbon sequestration by promoting microbial residue carbon accumulation","authors":"Min Zhang,Han Li,Yanmeng Wang,Yongxing Cui,Yi Gao,Yanlong Jia,Hongwei Yu,Qinglong Dong,Ying Wang,Zhongqi Xu","doi":"10.1007/s11104-026-09109-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-09109-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20223,"journal":{"name":"Plant and Soil","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149049516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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 root exudates on soil potassium activation and uptake in maize and peanut under low potassium stress in an intercropping system","authors":"Nanxian Xiu,Dongying Zhou,Tianhe Zhao,Nan Wang,Siwen Wang,Yilin Wang,Zhenghao Lv,He Zhang,Jing Wang,Xiaoguang Wang,Haiqiu Yu,Xinhua Zhao","doi":"10.1007/s11104-026-09122-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-09122-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20223,"journal":{"name":"Plant and Soil","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149049517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}