A critical review of microplastics in the soil-plant system: Distribution, uptake, phytotoxicity and prevention

Z Zhang, Q Cui, L Chen, X Zhu, S Zhao, C Duan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are creating an emerging threat on the soil ecosystems and are of great
global concern. However, the distribution in soil-plant system, as well as the phytotoxicity …

14 year applications of chemical fertilizers and crop straw effects on soil labile organic carbon fractions, enzyme activities and microbial community in rice-wheat …

B Liu, H **a, C Jiang, M Riaz, L Yang, Y Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditional fertilization management can damage soil structure and lead to severe soil
erosion. The practice of crop straw returning to the field reduces the negative impact of straw …

Carbon and nitrogen recycling from microbial necromass to cope with C: N stoichiometric imbalance by priming

J Cui, Z Zhu, X Xu, S Liu, DL Jones, Y Kuzyakov… - Soil Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The impact of increasing amounts of labile C input on priming effects (PE) on soil organic
matter (SOM) mineralization remains unclear, particularly under anoxic conditions and …

Role of soil microbiota enzymes in soil health and activity changes depending on climate change and the type of soil ecosystem

J Daunoras, A Kačergius, R Gudiukaitė - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Microorganisms and their enzymes are crucial to ensuring soil quality,
health, and carbon sequestration. Their numerous reactions are essential for …

Soil extracellular enzyme stoichiometry reflects the shift from P-to N-limitation of microorganisms with grassland restoration

Y Yang, C Liang, Y Wang, H Cheng, S An… - Soil Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil extracellular enzyme stoichiometry (EES), the ratio of extracellular enzyme activities
(EEAs) related to the acquisition of nutrients such as carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and …

Effect of polylactic acid microplastics on soil properties, soil microbials and plant growth

R Liu, J Liang, Y Yang, H Jiang, X Tian - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodegradable plastic is considered one of the most promising alternatives to agricultural
mulch. However, the impact of biodegradable microplastics on agricultural ecosystems is …

Soil moisture mediates microbial carbon and phosphorus metabolism during vegetation succession in a semiarid region

Y Cui, X Wang, X Zhang, W Ju, C Duan, X Guo… - Soil Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Revegetation of semiarid lands depends upon soil microbial communities to supply nutrients
for successive plant species, but microbial activity can be constrained by insufficient water …

Stoichiometric models of microbial metabolic limitation in soil systems

Y Cui, DL Moorhead, X Guo, S Peng… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry provides a promising avenue for deciphering resource
constraints on soil microbial metabolism but is hampered by limitations in current modelling …

Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry reveals widespread soil phosphorus limitation to microbial metabolism across Chinese forests

Y Cui, H Bing, DL Moorhead… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Forest soils contain a large amount of organic carbon and contribute to terrestrial carbon
sequestration. However, we still have a poor understanding of what nutrients limit soil …

Effects of microplastics on the transport of soil dissolved organic matter in the loess plateau of China

Z Guo, P Li, X Yang, Z Wang, Y Wu, G Li… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microplastics (MPs) pollution and dissolved organic matter (DOM) affect soil quality and
functions. However, the effect of MPs on DOM and underlying mechanisms have not been …