Frontiers in Agronomy | Plant-Soil Interactions

Original Research

Accepted on 24 Jun 2025

Optimizing inorganic starter nitrogen and potassium fertilizer rates for Maize Pop-up application in the furrow

in Plant-Soil Interactions

William Makaza
Lotfi Khiari
Mounir El Achaby

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1543564

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Original Research

Published on 19 Jun 2025

Household and farm-level drivers of the use and intensity of soil fertility amendments in smallholder farming systems: a case of Masvingo District, Zimbabwe, and Mopani District, South Africa

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Jean-Robert Nzanza Bombiti
Silent Taurayi
Ephias Mugari
Simbarashe Tatsvarei
Augustine Pontain Zvinavashe
Walter Musakwa

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1471052

543 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

N2 fixation, grain mineral accumulation, and water-use efficiency in 30 field-grown groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) genotypes in Mpumalanga, South Africa, measured using 15N and 13C natural abundance techniques

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Titus Y. Ngmenzuma
Richard Oteng-Frimpong
Felix Dapare Dakora

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1483741

450 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jun 2025

‘Prata Anã’ banana under application of paclobutrazol on soil and 2,4-D in the inflorescence in three production cycles: multivariate approach

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Leonardo Carvalho Brant Maia
Victor Martins Maia
Alcinei Mistico Azevedo
Evander Alves Ferreira
Sérgio Luiz Rodrigues Donato
Marlon Cristian Toledo Pereira

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1568126

659 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jun 2025

Effects of the interaction between dicarboxylic acid polymer and CaO on phosphorus use efficiency of cassava grown on the acidic sulfate soil in the Mekong Delta

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Nguyen Kim Quyen
Ngo Phuong Ngoc
Pham Thi Phuong Thao
Le Minh Ly

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1562159

671 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Jun 2025

Synergistic effects of straw and biochar co-application on soil biological restoration and pepper yield enhancement in red soils from China

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Chen Cheng
Zhaoyan Ren
Wenqian Wang
Xing Li
Yawen Liao
Han Luo
Yang Yang
Bo Zhu
Zhiqiang Gao
Fengxian Yao

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1604073

692 views

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Jun 2025

Assessment of land use and slope influence on soil organic carbon stocks and soil properties in Southern Ethiopia"

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Cherinet Miju Wachu
araba jemal Eibrahim

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1536935

205 views

Original Research

Accepted on 28 May 2025

Nitrogen use efficiency of silage corn with contrasting nitrogen fertility sources in a semi-arid system

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Phearen Miller
Avneet Kakkar
Jeanette M Norton

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1602166

313 views

Original Research

Published on 27 May 2025

Yield-limiting nutrients for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production in Farta to Lay Gayint districts of the Amhara Region in Northwest Ethiopia

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Abebe Getu Asfaw
Demsew Bekele Gelagil
Getachew Yilma Abebe
Wubayehu Gebremedhin Woldie
Tesema Minale Getahun

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1541332

1,195 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 May 2025

Effects of human urine application on soil physicochemical properties, microbial communities, and enzymatic activities

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Guangquan Yu
Qian Wang
Xiangqun Zheng
Bo Yang
Chunxue Zhang
Guowei Zhang
Xiaocheng Wei

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1610839

562 views

Original Research

Published on 26 May 2025

Tracking the storage root bulking of cassava under split application of fertilizer nutrients

in Plant-Soil Interactions

John Okoth Omondi
Nelito doRosario
Noah Manda
Pheneas Ntawuruhunga
Elizabeth Parkes
Hapson Mushoriwa
Lilian Wanjiru Mbuthia
Stephen Kyei-Boahen

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1573919

683 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Mar 2025

Effects of long-term maize/peanut intercropping and phosphorus application on soil surface electrochemical properties and crop yield

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Rentian Ma
Ning Yu
Shiwei Zhao
Taiji Kou
Nianyuan Jiao

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1535871

789 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Mar 2025

A comparison of the agronomic management of a winter barley hybrid and a conventional genotype: effect of the seeding rate, soil tillage and nitrogen fertilization

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Mattia Scapino
Raffaele Meloni
Massimo Blandino

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1546989

1,003 views

Systematic Review

Published on 10 Feb 2025

Organic amendments tighten nitrogen cycling in agricultural soils: a meta-analysis on gross nitrogen flux

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Lauren C. Breza
A. Stuart Grandy

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1472749

1,556 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2025

Detailed genetic analyses highlight genetic variation and genomic regions for lead tolerance in spring wheat

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Amira M. I. Mourad
Ahmed Sallam
Khaled A. Farghaly
Andreas Börner

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1428366

967 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 19 Dec 2024

Alkaline stress disrupts growth, biochemistry, and ion homeostasis of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) roots

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Kundan Kumar
Arti Jaiswal
Uma Mahendra Kumar Koppolu
Koppolu Raja Rajesh Kumar

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2024.1497054

1,622 views
1 citation