Microorganisms promised to lead the bio-based revolution for a more sustainable
agriculture. Beneficial microorganisms could be a valid alternative to the use of chemical …

The land-use change from natural to managed farmland ecosystems can undergo
perturbations and significantly impact soil environment and communities. To understand …

Caves are ubiquitous subterranean voids, accounting for a still largely unexplored surface of
the Earth underground. Due to the absence of sunlight and physical segregation, caves are …

Most studies concerning soil microorganisms and enzymes are focused on the upper
horizons of the soil profile even though they transform soil organic matter at every depth of …

The use of nanomaterials to improve plant immunity for sustainable agriculture is gaining
increasing attention; yet, the mechanisms involved remain unclear. In contrast to metal …

The cycle of life and death and Earth's carbon cycle (s) are intimately linked, yet how
bacterial cells, one of the largest pools of biomass on Earth, are recycled back into the …

Loose assemblies of cellulose fibers could be employed in the clean-up of oil spills, but the
difficulty to separate them from the spill after use makes them impractical. In an effort to …

Soil-extracted DNA is widely used to characterise the composition of microbiomes. However,
there is no commonly accepted protocol or understanding of how sample preservation and …

Cellulose nanofibres (CNF) have emerged as advanced systems for controlled, smart
delivery of N-fertilizer owing to their surface modification properties. However, to realize the …

It is well acknowledged that microplastics are a major environmental problem and that the
use of plastics, both petro-and bio-based, should be reduced. Nevertheless, it is also a …