PedospherePub Date : 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.07.021
Jing YANG , Chuangye ZHANG , Yifan LIU , Yuanzhe MA , Xiangyao WU , Jun CAI , Fuyong WU
{"title":"Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on zinc uptake, translocation and accumulation in winter wheat during whole plant growth stages","authors":"Jing YANG , Chuangye ZHANG , Yifan LIU , Yuanzhe MA , Xiangyao WU , Jun CAI , Fuyong WU","doi":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.07.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.07.021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Although arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) could play important roles in zinc (Zn) uptake in host plants, the effects of AMF on Zn uptake and transport in winter wheat during the whole growth stages remain unclear. A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of <em>Funneliformis mosseae</em> (<em>Fm</em>) and <em>Claroideoglomus etunicatum</em> (<em>Ce</em>) on Zn absorption, transport, and accumulation in winter wheat growing in soils spiked with different Zn levels (0, 2.5, and 25 mg kg<sup>−1</sup>). The results showed that there was a significant correlation between mycorrhizal colonization rate and Zn absorption efficiency in winter wheat roots during the post-anthesis period, but there was no significant correlation during the pre-anthesis period. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi significantly increased Zn concentrations (0.56–1.58 times) in wheat grains under 0 mg kg<sup>−1</sup> Zn level, but decreased Zn concentrations in wheat grains under 25 mg kg<sup>−1</sup> Zn level. Additionally, at the filling and maturity stages, AMF increased Zn absorption rate and the contribution of root Zn uptake to grain Zn by 3–14 and 0.36–0.64 times, respectively, under 0 mg kg<sup>−1</sup> Zn level and 0.21–1.02 and 0.27–0.37 times, respectively, under 2.5 mg kg<sup>−1</sup> Zn level. However, AMF decreased root Zn absorption rate (0.32–0.61 times) and increased the contribution of Zn remobilization in vegetative tissues to grain Zn (1.69–2.01 times) under 25 mg kg<sup>−1</sup> Zn level. This study would complement the mechanisms and effects of AMF on Zn absorption and transport in winter wheat and provide a potential method for the application of AMF to enrich wheat grain Zn.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49709,"journal":{"name":"Pedosphere","volume":"34 2","pages":"Pages 374-384"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43551528","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}
PedospherePub Date : 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.05.002
Shengmin LIANG, Yingning ZOU, Bo SHU, Qiangsheng WU
{"title":"Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and endophytic fungi differentially modulate polyamines or proline of peach in response to soil flooding","authors":"Shengmin LIANG, Yingning ZOU, Bo SHU, Qiangsheng WU","doi":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Symbiotic fungi are involved in plant flooding tolerance, while the underlying mechanism is not yet known. Since polyamines (PAs) and proline are also associated with stress tolerance, it is hypothesized that the enhancement of stress resistance by symbiotic fungi is associated with changes in PAs and/or proline. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of inoculation with <em>Funneliformis mosseae</em> and <em>Serendipita indica</em> on plant growth, PAs, and proline and the metabolisms in peach (<em>Prunus persica</em>) under flooding. Two-week flooding did not affect root colonization frequence of <em>F. mosseae</em>, while it promoted root colonization frequence of <em>S. indica</em>. Under flooding, plants inoculated with <em>F. mosseae</em> and <em>S. indica</em> maintained relatively higher growth rates than uninoculated plants. <em>Funneliformis mosseae</em> promoted root ornithine (Orn) contentration and arginine (Arg) and Orn decarboxylase activities under flooding, which promoted putrescine (Put), cadaverine (Cad), and spermidine (Spd) contentrations. Conversely, <em>S. indica</em> decreased contentrations of Arg, Orn, and agmatine and Arg decarboxylase activities, thus decreasing PA contentrations under flooding. Polyamines were negatively correlated with the expression of PA uptake transporter genes, <em>PpPUT1</em> and <em>PpPUT2</em>, in peach. Polyamine transporter genes of <em>F. mosseae</em> (<em>FmTPO</em>) and <em>S. indica</em> (<em>SiTPO</em>) were regulated by flooding, of which <em>FmTPO1</em> was positively correlated with Put, Cad, and Spd, along with positive correlations of Spd with <em>SiTPO1</em>, <em>SiTPO2</em>, and <em>SiTPO4</em>. Under flooding, <em>F. mosseae</em> decreased proline concentration, while <em>S. indica</em> increased proline concentration and correlated with expression of a Δ<sup>1</sup><em>-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase</em> gene, <em>PpP5CS2</em>. It was thus concluded that <em>F. mosseae</em> modulated polyamine accumulation, while <em>S. indica</em> induced proline accumulation to tolerate flooding.}</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49709,"journal":{"name":"Pedosphere","volume":"34 2","pages":"Pages 460-472"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41558863","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}
PedospherePub Date : 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.12.015
Fayuan WANG , Zed RENGEL
{"title":"Disentangling the contributions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to soil multifunctionality","authors":"Fayuan WANG , Zed RENGEL","doi":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.12.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.12.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Soil multifunctionality represents a range of soil processes driven by the interactions between soil abiotic and biotic components. As a group of ubiquitous fungi that form mutualistic symbiotic associations with a vast array of terrestrial plants, arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi may play a critical role in maintaining soil multifunctionality, but the characteristics of their contributions remain to be unraveled. This mini review aims to disentangle the contributions of AM fungi to soil multifunctionality. We provide a framework of concepts about AM fungi making crucial contributions to maintaining multiple soil functions, including primary productivity, nutrient cycling, water regulation and purification, carbon and climate regulation, habitat for biodiversity, disease and pest control, and pollutant degradation and detoxification, <em>via</em> a variety of pathways, particularly contributing to soil and plant health. This review contends that AM fungi, as a keystone component of soil microbiome, can govern soil multifunctionality, ultimately promoting ecosystem services.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49709,"journal":{"name":"Pedosphere","volume":"34 2","pages":"Pages 269-278"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139395126","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}
PedospherePub Date : 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.pedsph.2024.02.007
Tongshuo BAI , Yunpeng QIU , Shuijin HU
{"title":"Nitrogen availability mediates the effects of roots and mycorrhizal fungi on soil organic carbon decomposition: A meta-analysis","authors":"Tongshuo BAI , Yunpeng QIU , Shuijin HU","doi":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2024.02.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2024.02.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Plant roots and their associated mycorrhizal fungi critically mediate the decomposition of soil organic carbon (C), but the general patterns of their impacts over a broad geographical range and the primary mediating factors remain unclear. Based on a synthesis of 596 paired observations from both field and greenhouse experiments, we found that living roots and/or mycorrhizal fungi increased organic C decomposition by 30.9%, but low soil nitrogen (N) availability (<em>i.e</em>., high soil C:N ratio) critically mitigated this promotion effect. In addition, the positive effects of living roots and/or mycorrhizal fungi on organic C decomposition were higher under herbaceous and leguminous plants than under woody and non-leguminous plants, respectively. Surprisingly, there was no significant difference between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and ectomycorrhizal fungi in their effects on organic C decomposition. Furthermore, roots and/or mycorrhizal fungi significantly enhanced the decomposition of leaf litter but not root litter. These findings advance our understanding of how roots and their symbiotic fungi modulate soil C dynamics in the rhizosphere or mycorrhizosphere and may help improve predictions of soil global C balance under a changing climate.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49709,"journal":{"name":"Pedosphere","volume":"34 2","pages":"Pages 289-296"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139814224","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}
PedospherePub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.11.003
Hojeong KANG, Jaehyun LEE
{"title":"Removal of atmospheric methane by soil ecosystems and its controlling variables from microbial to global scales","authors":"Hojeong KANG, Jaehyun LEE","doi":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.11.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>), a potent greenhouse gas, plays a pivotal role in the dynamics of climate change. While CH<sub>4</sub> emissions have been widely investigated, biological removal of CH<sub>4</sub> by upland soils has been less explored. Understanding the mechanisms and factors affecting CH<sub>4</sub> oxidation in soils is of paramount importance for devising successful mitigation strategies. This perspective paper discusses different types of aerobic methanotrophs and their activities under varying environmental conditions, highlighting the significant contribution of soil ecosystems to global CH<sub>4</sub> sinks. We emphasize the need for in-depth research on variables controlling CH<sub>4</sub> sinks on different spatiotemporal scales and the exploration of previously unidentified CH<sub>4</sub> sinks, such as deserts and areas of glacier retreat.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49709,"journal":{"name":"Pedosphere","volume":"34 1","pages":"Pages 15-18"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1002016023001200/pdfft?md5=609b756c6970c803d8df62262102502e&pid=1-s2.0-S1002016023001200-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135410379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PedospherePub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.06.002
Guanglei CHEN , Jiahui YUAN , Shenqiang WANG , Yuting LIANG , Dengjun WANG , Yiyong ZHU , Yu WANG
{"title":"Soil and microbial C:N:P stoichiometries play vital roles in regulating P transformation in agricultural ecosystems: A review","authors":"Guanglei CHEN , Jiahui YUAN , Shenqiang WANG , Yuting LIANG , Dengjun WANG , Yiyong ZHU , Yu WANG","doi":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Stoichiometry plays a crucial role in biogeochemical cycles and can modulate soil nutrient availability and functions. In agricultural ecosystems, phosphorus (P) fertilizers (organic or chemical) are often applied to achieve high crop yields. However, P is readily fixed by soil particles, leading to low P use efficiency. Therefore, understanding the role of carbon:nitrogen:P stoichiometries of soil and microorganisms in soil P transformation is of great significance for P management in agriculture. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the recent research on stoichiometry effect on soil P transformation in agricultural ecosystems. Soil microorganisms play an important role in the transformation of soil non-labile inorganic P to microbial biomass P by regulating microbial biomass stoichiometry. They also mobilize soil unavailable organic P into available P by changing ecoenzyme stoichiometry. Organic materials, such as manure and straw, play an important role in promoting the transformation of insoluble P into available P as well. Additionally, periphytic biofilms can reduce P loss from rice field ecosystems. Agricultural stoichiometries are different from those of natural ecosystems and thereby should receive more attention due to the influences of anthropogenic factors. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct further stoichiometry research on the soil biochemical mechanisms underlying P transformation in agricultural ecosystems. In conclusion, understanding stoichiometry impact on soil P transformation is crucial for P management in agricultural ecosystems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49709,"journal":{"name":"Pedosphere","volume":"34 1","pages":"Pages 44-51"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1002016023000644/pdfft?md5=c4f793d6e0f72ace5b8f03cd12a11f12&pid=1-s2.0-S1002016023000644-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48785403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PedospherePub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.03.013
Cunhu WANG, Yongjia ZHONG, Hong LIAO
{"title":"Partnering crops with root-associated microbes for soil health and agricultural sustainability","authors":"Cunhu WANG, Yongjia ZHONG, Hong LIAO","doi":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.03.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.03.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Increasing global demand for food presents a significant challenge to maintaining soil health and sustainable production of agricultural crops. As plant root-associated microbial fitness is greatly impacted by community growth, development, and nutrient acquisition, the cultivation of functional assembly of root-associated microbes may provide solutions for achieving food security while maintaining healthy soils. Here, we propose a four-part strategy to promote soil health and agricultural productivity by partnering crops with root-associated microbes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49709,"journal":{"name":"Pedosphere","volume":"34 1","pages":"Pages 26-29"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1002016023000322/pdfft?md5=f9dd1d385918f33cce80893d610cad99&pid=1-s2.0-S1002016023000322-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43138385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PedospherePub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.07.007
Jiaohui FANG , Tianshu LÜ , Jian LIU , Shangbin HE , Xiufeng YANG , Huashan DOU , Honghai ZHANG
{"title":"Responses of nitrogen cycling and related microorganisms to brackish wetlands formed by evapotranspiration","authors":"Jiaohui FANG , Tianshu LÜ , Jian LIU , Shangbin HE , Xiufeng YANG , Huashan DOU , Honghai ZHANG","doi":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.07.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.07.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Elevated evapotranspiration due to warmer air temperature could raise salinity and nutrient levels of some inland wetlands, potentially impacting nitrogen cycling. To characterize the impact of high evapotranspiration on soil microbial nitrogen cycling in inland wetlands, we compared freshwater and brackish marsh (or non-marsh) wetlands in terms of sediment ammonia-oxidizing rate (AOR), denitrifying rate (DR), and related microbial communities in a typical inland basin, the Hulun Lake basin, in China. Results showed that marsh ecosystems (ME) exhibited 31% higher AOR and 65% higher DR than non-marsh ecosystems (NE). For NE, freshwater non-marsh wetland exhibited 12% higher AOR than brackish non-marsh wetland. This was probably due to the inhibitory effects of high NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup> and salinity levels on ammonia-oxidizing archaea in brackish non-marsh wetland. Conversely, DR in brackish non-marsh wetland was 23% higher than that in freshwater non-marsh wetland, with total organic carbon (TOC) significantly influencing this difference, suggesting that the higher DR in brackish non-marsh wetland was mainly due to its higher TOC level. For ME, due to the direct and indirect interference of salinity, brackish marsh wetland displayed 26% lower AOR and 19% lower DR than freshwater marsh wetland. Besides, brackish wetlands harbored distinct ammonia-oxidizing and denitrifying microbial communities compared to freshwater wetlands. The assembly of these communities was dominated by stochastic processes, while brackish wetlands exhibited more prominent deterministic processes than freshwater wetlands. Overall, high evapotranspiration altered activities and community characteristics of ammonia oxidizers and denitrifiers in inland brackish wetlands by enhancing salinity and nutrient levels, while emergent plants occurring in ME could mitigate the adverse effects of salt stress of inland brackish wetlands on nitrogen cycling.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49709,"journal":{"name":"Pedosphere","volume":"34 1","pages":"Pages 252-266"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1002016023000814/pdfft?md5=840cb78487f6b08bbc4f04f18f3bfdcc&pid=1-s2.0-S1002016023000814-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45729153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PedospherePub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.03.011
Shufang GUO , Yitao ZHANG , Limei ZHAI , Jian LIU , Hongyuan WANG , Hongbin LIU
{"title":"Environmental benefits and farmers' adoption of winter cover crops in the North China Plain","authors":"Shufang GUO , Yitao ZHANG , Limei ZHAI , Jian LIU , Hongyuan WANG , Hongbin LIU","doi":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.03.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.03.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The introduction of cover crops into monoculture systems to improve soil health has been widely adopted worldwide. However, little is known about the environmental risks and application prospects of different cover crops in spring maize (<em>Zea mays</em> L.) monocultures proposed in the North China Plain. A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of different winter cover crops on subsequent maize yield, soil fertility, and environmental risks of nitrogen (N) loss, and a questionnaire survey was conducted to examine factors influencing farmers' willingness to adopt cover crops in the North China Plain. Based on the same fertilization regime during the maize growing period, four winter cover crop treatments were set up, including bare fallow, hairy vetch (<em>Vicia villosa</em> Roth.), February orchid (<em>Orychophragmus violaceus</em>), and winter oilseed rape <em>(Brassica campestris</em> L.). The results indicated that winter cover crops significantly increased subsequent maize yield and soil organic carbon, total N, and microbial biomass carbon and N compared with the bare fallow treatment. The incorporation of cover crops led to a negligible increase in nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) emissions and had a very limited effect on ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>) emissions. The incorporation of February orchid and winter oilseed rape decreased nitrate leaching compared with the hairy vetch treatment in the maize growing season. The N losses <em>via</em> N<sub>2</sub>O and NH<sub>3</sub> emissions and N leaching accounted for 71%–84% of the N surplus. However, yield increase and environmental benefits were not the main positive factors for farmers to accept cover crops. Financial incentive was rated by 83.9% of farmers as an “extremely important” factor, followed by other costs, when considering winter cover cropping. These results indicate that the environmental benefits depend on the type of cover crop. Maintaining high levels of soil fertility and maize yield, providing sufficient subsidies, and encouraging large-area cultivation of cover crops are critical measures to promote winter cover cropping in the North China Plain.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49709,"journal":{"name":"Pedosphere","volume":"34 1","pages":"Pages 159-169"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1002016023000309/pdfft?md5=e59ba996506a321639682f0fdb1a1e32&pid=1-s2.0-S1002016023000309-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44616007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}