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• Original Research

  Published 12 October 2026

  Water limitation alters pea seed compositional traits and the culturable bacterial fraction recovered from the rhizosphere

  Joana Machado · Bruno Nogueira-Santos · Marta Nunes da Silva · Gianuario Fortunato · Carla Sancho Santos · Marta W. Vasconcelos

  Frontiers in Plant Science

  doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1932989

• Original Research

  Published 9 October 2026

  Comparative profiling of rhizosphere bacterial communities in male and female date palms reveals sex-associated taxonomic shifts using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing

  Asmita Detroja · Ashok Kumar Bishoyi

  Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

  doi 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1962182

• Review

  Published 9 October 2026

  Evidence boundaries and integrated disease management of microbial disease risks in protected Cymbidium faberi production: a translational framework and validation agenda

  Yufeng Deng · Dongfeng Wei · Shichao Gu · Min Yu · Jinzhi Yao · Meicheng Zhao · Lei Qin · Taiji Kou

  Frontiers in Plant Science

  doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1952084

• Original Research

  Published 8 October 2026

  Pratylenchus brachyurus is the prevalent root-lesion nematode in brazilian soybean fields, occurring singly and in mixed populations with P . zeae, P. penetrans , and P . brasiliensis

  Francisco de Assis dos Santos Diniz · Eduardo S. G. Mizubuti · Pedro Henrique Lima Gomes · João Igor Araujo Valadares · Thaís Ribeiro Santiago

  Frontiers in Plant Science

  doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1951549

• Original Research

  Published 8 October 2026

  Metagenomic and culture-dependent characterization of between-field variation in phosphorus-cycling microbial communities and functional potential across tobacco–safflower rotation fields

  You Luo · Yu Wang · Zhufeng Shi · Zilin Li · Te Pu · Yanni Wang · Ming Ni · Xun He · Jing Li · Chenying Li · Xuewei Li · Peiwen Yang

  Frontiers in Microbiology

  doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1983930

• Original Research

  Published 5 October 2026

  Favorable habitats of endangered halophytes harbor unique soil properties and bacterial communities, with a dominant root-associated genus promoting host plant growth

  Hinako Kubo · Riku Murakami · Kodai Kato · Manami Tsuna · Takahiko Koizumi · Haruko Saito · Taku Kato · Minenosuke Matsutani · Hikaru Sakamoto · Hiromasa Saitoh · Kosuke Yamamoto

  Frontiers in Soil Science

  doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1959075

• Original Research

  Published 30 September 2026

  Divergent recovery trajectories of soil organic and inorganic carbon following artificial grassland restoration in semi-arid mining ecosystems

  Benjiang Yue · Xueyao Shi · Lirong Zhao · Siqi Zhao · Laiting Zhang · Shaoting Zhao · Yu Liu

  Frontiers in Environmental Science

  doi 10.3389/fenvs.2026.1942861

• Mini Review

  Published 29 September 2026

  Mechanisms for the formation and maintenance of microhabitat self-organization in the root system of orchid

  Junyang Song · Xinying Hao · Jianfeng Chen · Shankang Wang

  Frontiers in Genetics

  doi 10.3389/fgene.2026.1809943

• Review

  Published 21 September 2026

  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

• Original Research

  Published 17 September 2026

  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

• Original Research

  Published 16 September 2026

  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

• Original Research

  Published 14 September 2026

  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

• Original Research

  Published 14 September 2026

  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

• Original Research

  Published 14 September 2026

  Fruit tree-based agroforestry as a nature-based solution for carbon sequestration in the vulnerable Eastern Himalayan ecosystem: plant–soil microbe feedbacks in the context of global change

  Ashish Singh · Uttam Kumar Sahoo

  Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

  doi 10.3389/ffgc.2026.1921800

• Original Research

  Published 11 September 2026

  Intercropping with soybean enhances walnut rhizosphere soil physicochemical conditions, microbial community composition, and ecosystem multifunctionality

  Jing Ren · Xue-feng Jiang · Yao-nian Chen · Xiao-yong Liu · Yifeng Wang

  Frontiers in Agronomy

  doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1876922

• Original Research

  Published 12 August 2026

  Soybean-driven microbiome remodeling of soil metabolism enhances nano-ZnO-assisted remediation of TPH-contaminated soil

  Jie Xu · Yi Liu · Jian Yun · Shiman Su · Xiaopeng Huo · Zhenhuan Yang · Kejun Lin · Chunling Tang

  Frontiers in Soil Science

  doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1876686

• Correction

  Published 12 August 2026

  Correction: Divergent responses of rhizosphere priming effect to N-P fertilization and plant traits in mandarin orange and alfalfa

  Jianfeng Hou · Limin Zhang · Jiahui Chen · Xuqing Li · Shengke Tian · Luyi Peng · Xianfa Ma

  Frontiers in Soil Science

  doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1959770

• Original Research

  Published 7 August 2026

  Multi-omics reveals rhizosphere soil metabolismte-microbiota interactions in different varieties of sorghum under nutrient-deficient stress

  Suxian Yan · Huiming Li · Yuzhong Cheng · Zuoyi Li · Hongmei Shi

  Frontiers in Soil Science

  doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1893513

• Review

  Published 5 August 2026

  Decoding the rhizosphere microbiome against Sclerotium rolfsii: integrating multi-omics and AI-driven predictive models

  Arpita Das · Praveen Boddana · Priyanka Paul · Padripta Banerjee · Siddhartha Das

  Frontiers in Microbiomes

  doi 10.3389/frmbi.2026.1884781

• Original Research

  Published 3 August 2026

  Divergent responses of rhizosphere priming effect to N-P fertilization and plant traits in mandarin orange and alfalfa

  Jianfeng Hou · Limin Zhang · Jiahui Chen · Xuqing Li · Shengke Tian · Luyi Peng · Xianfa Ma

  Frontiers in Soil Science

  doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1822862

• Original Research

  Published 27 July 2026

  Cross study reveals ubiquitous bacterial taxa across legume rhizospheres

  Gastón Azziz · Patricia Vaz Jauri

  Frontiers in Soil Science

  doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1861827

• Original Research

  Published 30 June 2026

  Metataxonomic analysis revealed the lack of long-term effects of microbial soil amendments on apple rhizosphere microbial community structure

  Greg Deakin · Tom Passey · Georgina Fagg · Louisa Robinson-Boyer · Samuel Bickel · Xiangming Xu

  Frontiers in Horticulture

  doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1821219

• Review

  Published 25 May 2026

  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

• Original Research

  Published 15 May 2026

  Host genotype and environment shape rhizosphere and root microbiome composition of pecan rootstocks

  Paul Oladimeji Gabriel · Ciro Velasco-Cruz · Jennifer J. Randall

  Frontiers in Microbiomes

  doi 10.3389/frmbi.2026.1778537

• Bacteriology

  Published 21 May 2025

  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

• Bacteriology

  Published 25 April 2025

  Assembly and application of a synthetic bacterial community for enhancing barley tolerance to drought

  Linda Rigerte · Anna Heintz-Buschart · Thomas Reitz · Mika T. Tarkka

  Frontiers in Bacteriology

  doi 10.3389/fbrio.2025.1572294

• Plant Physiology

  Published 20 November 2024

  Physio-biochemical responses of three sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) lines to phosphate solubilizing bacteria and phosphorous-enriched biochar in saline soils

  Siavash Jahanshahi · Payam Moaveni · Mehdi Ghaffari · Hamid Mozafari · Bahram Alizadeh

  Frontiers in Plant Physiology

  doi 10.3389/fphgy.2024.1497753

• Plant Physiology

  Published 21 December 2023

  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

• Analytical Science

  Published 29 August 2023

  Metatranscriptomic analysis of tomato rhizospheres reveals insight into plant-microbiome molecular response to biochar-amended organic soil

  Seanna Hewitt · Rishikesh Ghogare · William Troxel · Elvir Tenic · Daylen Isaac · Amit Dhingra

  Frontiers in Analytical Science

  doi 10.3389/frans.2023.1205583