Plant root exudates serve pivotal roles in supporting plant development and interactions with
the physicochemical and biological factors in the rhizosphere. Under stress conditions, root …

The nitrogen (N)-use efficiency of agricultural plants is notoriously poor. Globally, about 50%
of the N fertilizer applied to crop** systems is not absorbed by plants, but lost to the …

Nitrification, as a crucial step in nitrogen cycling and plant nutrition, is a biologically
mediated process responsible for enormous losses of nitrogen fertilizer and a contributor to …

Highlights•Nitrification causes nitrogen losses with impact on crop yield and
environment.•Newly discovered microbes can be important for nitrification in agricultural …

Although the global nitrogen (N) cycle is largely driven by soil microbes, plant root exudates
can profoundly modify soil microbial communities and influence their N transformations. A …

The root exudate composition reflects the contradictory-concomitantly attractive and
repulsive-behaviour of plants towards soil microorganisms. Plants produce antimicrobial …

Synthetic fertilizers have been revolutionary in the way that the increased production of food
crops has increased as a result of the application of synthetic fertilizers. Despite the fact that …

Increasing crop yields and ensuring food security is a major global challenge. In order to
increase crop production, chemical fertilizers and pesticides are excessively used. However …

To maintain and increase crop yields, large amounts of nitrogen fertilizers have been
applied to farmland. However, the nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of chemical fertilizer …

The microbiota populating the plant–soil continuum defines an untapped resource for
sustainable crop production. The host plant is a driver for the taxonomic composition and …