Ahmed Elhady, Benedikt Schroeter, Sabiha Parween, Maged M. Saad, Arne Naegel, Heribert Hirt
{"title":"Early transplantation reshapes desert soil microbiomes and inferred interactions, with irrigation as a stabilizing input","authors":"Ahmed Elhady, Benedikt Schroeter, Sabiha Parween, Maged M. Saad, Arne Naegel, Heribert Hirt","doi":"10.1007/s00374-026-02012-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-026-02012-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9210,"journal":{"name":"Biology and Fertility of Soils","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147733546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Considerations for microbial inoculation under dryland stress conditions","authors":"Benedict Odinaka Okorie","doi":"10.1007/s00374-026-02010-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-026-02010-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9210,"journal":{"name":"Biology and Fertility of Soils","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147733691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bangwei Zhang, David L. Burton, Andrew M. Hammermeister, Keith D. Fuller, Gordon W. Price
{"title":"Rapid fertilizer turnover and dominant soil N mineralization in a cool-climate vineyard revealed by 15N tracing, biological N availability, and N exposure","authors":"Bangwei Zhang, David L. Burton, Andrew M. Hammermeister, Keith D. Fuller, Gordon W. Price","doi":"10.1007/s00374-026-02008-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-026-02008-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9210,"journal":{"name":"Biology and Fertility of Soils","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147708887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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 residue mass loss of Leymus chinensis stimulates macro and mesofauna activity and enhances carbon accumulation in Songnen grasslands","authors":"Zhiwei Gu, Mengqi Jiang, Cheng Wang, Luxin Li, Long Yan, Hongyu Zhao, Tianyue Yang, Shouqi Deng, Xiaoqiang Li, Weihua Dong","doi":"10.1007/s00374-026-02011-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-026-02011-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9210,"journal":{"name":"Biology and Fertility of Soils","volume":"193 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147708583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Itır Geydirici, Rubén Martínez-Cuesta, Sebastian Bibinger, Pamela Espíndola-Hernández, Silvia Gschwendtner, Natalia Rodríguez-Berbel, Stefanie Schulz, Ann-Christin Wicht, Michael Schloter
{"title":"Digging deeper into soil metagenomics: Opportunities and limitations for studying the genomic potential of soil bacteria and archaea","authors":"Itır Geydirici, Rubén Martínez-Cuesta, Sebastian Bibinger, Pamela Espíndola-Hernández, Silvia Gschwendtner, Natalia Rodríguez-Berbel, Stefanie Schulz, Ann-Christin Wicht, Michael Schloter","doi":"10.1007/s00374-026-02004-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-026-02004-9","url":null,"abstract":"Soil microbial ecology has been transformed by recent progress in sequencing and metagenomics, reshaping our understanding of soil microbial functions. This article examines how metagenomics can be used to study the functional potential of soil microbiomes. We highlight opportunities and limitations of current tools and workflows utilized for the analyses of metagenomic sequencing data, providing guidance for methodological thoroughness and transparency, and emphasizing the need for standardized metadata, data availability and workflow reproducibility in metagenomic studies. We encourage authors to connect microbial functional potential to genomic context, functional redundancy and taxonomic diversity. By following these practices, the scientific community can ensure that soil metagenomics delivers robust, reproducible, and ecologically meaningful insights into the ‘living engine’ of fertile soils.","PeriodicalId":9210,"journal":{"name":"Biology and Fertility of Soils","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147586534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chammi P. Attanayake, Finnleigh S. Woodings, Andrew J. Margenot
{"title":"Alkalization solution affects selectivity of absorbance for colorimetric quantification of para-nitrophenol in soil enzyme activity assays","authors":"Chammi P. Attanayake, Finnleigh S. Woodings, Andrew J. Margenot","doi":"10.1007/s00374-026-02003-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-026-02003-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9210,"journal":{"name":"Biology and Fertility of Soils","volume":"275 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147586434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}