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Microplastic contamination in agricultural systems: impacts on plant productivity, economic losses, and supply chain resilience
Tong Xu
Frontiers in Plant Science
doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1956066
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Atmospheric-pressure cold plasma assisted enhancement of germination and nutritional trait of peanut seeds
Sushma Jangra · Ritesh Mishra · Abhijit Mishra · Shikha Pandey · Ram Prakash
Frontiers in Physics
doi 10.3389/fphy.2026.1944084
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Microplastics in agricultural soils: sources, soil–plant interactions, ecotoxicological effects and food security concerns
Deepali Rustagi · Kunal · Rohit Kumar · Pankaj Kumar · Atin Kumar · Rajeev · Jungjit Critykar · Debasis Mitra · Mahendru Kumar Gautam · Vishnu D. Rajput · Caleb Ayomide Babatunde
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1899490
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Influence of irrigation regime and microbial consortium application on pharmaceutical uptake in durum wheat irrigated with treated wastewater
Noemi Tortorici · Francesco De Mastro · Teresa Tuttolomondo · Claudio Cocozza · Gennaro Brunetti · Nicolò Iacuzzi
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1954651
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Soil quality indices and critical limits of indicators under long-term rice-based agroecosystems in subtropical India
Uttam Kumar · Vinay Bachkaiya · Nirmal Kumar · Vinod Nayak · Pragya Pandey · L. K. Srivastava · Sagar Nandulal Ingle · Hareesh Kumar · V. N. Mishra
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1918756
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Plasma-activated water reprograms the root–rhizosphere continuum to enhance nitrogen use efficiency and sustain maize productivity under reduced nitrogen input
Banoth Madhu · Nunavath Umilsingh · Jakku Prasanna · M. V. Priya · Surla Pradeepkumar
Frontiers in Agronomy
doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1939374
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Short-term effects of different forms of straw return on rhizosphere and bulk soil bacterial communities and microenvironmental conditions in saline-alkali maize fields
Sina Liu · Wenyan Su · Xiaobin Li · Wuzeng Cheng · Yanchen Wen · Guofeng Liu · Ping Cong
Frontiers in Agronomy
doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1938918
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Soil-dependent effects of climate-adapted phosphate-solubilizing bacteria and salmon-bone nanohydroxyapatite on early maize phosphorus acquisition under controlled conditions
Piera Quattrocelli · Francesco Pompilii · Susanna Pecchia · Laura Ercoli · Elisa Pellegrino
Frontiers in Agronomy
doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1916426
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Biochar-blended urea enhances wheat yield by integrating fertilizer-nitrogen utilization and photosynthesis
Yanrui Wang · Yunpu Zheng · Rongjun Bian · Fei Li · Liang Liu · Lihua Hao · Lishu Wang · Haikui Yin · Zhipeng Wang · Yabin Shen · Wei Shi
Frontiers in Agronomy
doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1929464
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Optimizing the ratio of conventional urea to polyurethane-coated urea via single basal application improves growth, nitrogen use efficiency and economic return of tillering mustard
Xinyu Zeng · Lincheng Wu · Baozheng Li · Bo Xiao · Hongxia Zong · Luyao Feng · Hailin Liu · Fei Lei
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1916307
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Compensatory yield responses drive high performance of soybeans treated with seed-applied Soyfx ®: an on-farm experimental study
Araceli Gort-Esteve · Tony Hagen · Carmen L. Manuelian
Frontiers in Agronomy
doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1938444
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Towards sustainable viticulture: soil management decisions, technological adoption and gender equity in Mediterranean vineyards
Andrés Caballero-Calvo · Rita Sobczyk · Francisco M. Ocaña-Peinado · Esteban Romero-Frías · Jesús Rodrigo-Comino
Frontiers in Human Dynamics
doi 10.3389/fhumd.2026.1869635
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Effects of one-time application of controlled-release compound fertilizer on peanut yield and nitrogen loss in sloping farmland
Jibiao Geng · Hao Wang · Jianbang Li · Songge Gao · Xingrui Wu · Zeli Li · Jinhua Gao · Yan Song · Hongbiao Xu
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1899806
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A review on cover crops as a multifunctional ecological regulator in organic crop production systems
Sai Prakash Naroju · Dilip Nandwani · Anthony Witcher
Frontiers in Horticulture
doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1866996
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Integrative functional profiling of rhizospheric and endophytic bacteria reveals Lelliottia aquatilis as a multifunctional PGPR in Himalayan ecosystems
Shikha Devi · Riya Chandel · Damini Thakur · Shweta Pathania · Simran Chauhan · Simran Simran · Nishtha Pathak · Poonam Katoch · Taniya Tyagi · Sushila Devi · Arvind Kumar Bhatt · Sveta Thakur
Frontiers in Systems Biology
doi 10.3389/fsysb.2026.1872892
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AgriFusionNet: a context-aware multimodal leaf disease diagnosis and classification system for sustainable plant health monitoring
Vanmathi C · Nischitha N Shetty · Mangayarkarasi Ramaiah · Selvamuthukumaran T · Sowbiya Muneer · Vijayalakshmi Shankar
Frontiers in Fungal Biology
doi 10.3389/ffunb.2026.1779786
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Artificial intelligence in soil microbiome-driven agriculture: from practical limits to a translational roadmap
Acharya Balkrishna · Priyanka Chaudhary · Shelly Singh · Anishka Saini · Aditi Kumari · Khushi Ishika Mahato · Vedpriya Arya
Frontiers in Microbiomes
doi 10.3389/frmbi.2026.1860559
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Microbial interventions in rice rhizosphere engineering: from soil microbiome manipulation to yield stability
Qudrat Ullah · Waqas Haider · Muhammad Usama
Frontiers in Industrial Microbiology
doi 10.3389/finmi.2026.1832866
Bacteriology
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Plant-beneficial bacteria are promoted in pasture-crop rotations in the Uruguayan Pampa, contributing to soil health and crop performance
Victoria Cerecetto · Kornelia Smalla · Doreen Babin · Carolina Leoni
Frontiers in Bacteriology
doi 10.3389/fbrio.2025.1582787
Bee Science
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Unhealthy brood odor scores predict pathogen loads of several important honey bee diseases
Samantha A. Alger · P. Alexander Burnham · M. Sydney Miller · Esmaeil Amiri · Corinne Jordan · Kaira Wagoner
Frontiers in Bee Science
doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1509871
Plant Physiology
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Deciphering the biological processes in root hairs required for N-self-fertilizing cereals
Simon Pree · Babak Malekian · Hans Sandén · Mogens Nicolaisen · Wolfram Weckwerth · Mette Vestergård · Katarzyna Retzer
Frontiers in Plant Physiology
doi 10.3389/fphgy.2023.1308534