Members of the plant family Leguminosae (Fabaceae) are unique in that they have evolved
a symbiotic relationship with rhizobia (a group of soil bacteria that can fix atmospheric …

Legumes have a significant role in effective management of fertilizers and improving soil
health in sustainable agriculture. Because of the high phosphorus (P) requirements of N 2 …

Legacy phosphorus (P) that has accumulated in soils from past inputs of fertilizers and
manures is a large secondary global source of P that could substitute manufactured …

Phosphorus (P) is a limiting nutrient in many environments but plants and microbes have
evolved with mechanisms for acquiring soil P, including the excretion of phosphatase …

Extracellular enzymes produced by heterotrophic microbial communities are major drivers of
carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments. Although …

Abstract Background and Aims Purple acid phosphatases (PAPs) are members of the
metallo-phosphoesterase family and have been known to play important roles in …

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is an important forage legume in farming and animal husbandry
systems in semiarid areas. However, its forage yields in dryland farming areas are usually …

Piriformospora indica, a root endophytic fungus, has been shown to enhance biomass
production and confer tolerance to various abiotic and biotic stresses in many plant hosts. A …

Low phosphorus (P) is one of the limiting factors in sustainable cotton production. However,
little is known about the performance of contrasting low P tolerant cotton genotypes that …

P deficiency is a major obstacle for crop production in subtropical red soils in South China,
and the hydrolysis of organic P (Po) is of great significance in these soils due to the …