Frontiers in Agronomy | Plant-Soil Interactions

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2025

Optimizing safe rates of pop-up inorganic starter nitrogen and potassium fertilizers for maize

in Plant-Soil Interactions

William Makaza
Lotfi Khiari
Mounir El Achaby

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1543564

1,764 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Physio-agronomic characteristics and andrographolide yield of Andrographis paniculata in response to endophytic Bacillus sp and phosphorus

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Gusmaini Gusmaini
Hera Nurhayati
Kartika Kartika
Sunjaya Putra
Kurnia Dewi Sasmita
Rismayani Rismayani
Saefudin Saefudin
Wahyu Wibawa
Dibyo Pranowo
Edi Wardiana

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1642117

1,330 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jul 2025

Climate-smart crop production can support household food and nutrition security in urban communities in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Blessing Nyamasoka-Magonziwa
Esther Simango
Hatirarami Nezomba

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1394893

1,440 views

Review

Published on 21 Jul 2025

Navigating complex agricultural challenges: harnessing microbial solutions for sustainable growth and resilience

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Nadia Monjezi
Hamid Reza Eisvand
Robert Lee
Meir Levi
Donald L. Smith

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1631654

2,245 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 15 Jul 2025

Mechanisms of improved nitrogen utilization and root architecture in cotton under reduced fertilization: a comparative study of individual and group planting systems

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Sijia Wang
Jinghua Zhao
Chunxia Wang
Tingrui Yang

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1628600

1,024 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Jul 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

2,342 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Jul 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 Ibrahim

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1536935

1,937 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jun 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

1,790 views

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

1,822 views
1 citation

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

1,304 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

1,603 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

1,390 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

1,827 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

4,575 views
2 citations

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

1,334 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

1,562 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

1,738 views
3 citations

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

3,924 views
8 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

1,617 views
2 citations

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

3,167 views
12 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2024

Crop-specific response of soil prokaryotic community to long-term intensification management: the importance of crop phase at sampling

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Juan P. Frene
Silvina Bacigaluppo
Mariana Maury
Jimena Ortiz
Maximo Rivarola
Fernando Salvagiotti
Valeria Faggioli

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2024.1446404

2,186 views
1 citation

Editorial

Published on 17 Dec 2024

Editorial: New advances of silicon in the soil-plant system

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Renato de Mello Prado
Krishan K. Verma
Hassan Etesami

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2024.1535125

1,456 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Dec 2024

Cut-soiler-constructed residue-filled preferential shallow sub-surface drainage improves the performance of mustard-pearl millet cropping system in saline soils of semi-arid regions

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Neha
Gajender Yadav
Rajender Kumar Yadav
Ashwani Kumar
Arvind Kumar Rai
Govind Prasad
Satyendra Kumar
Bhaskar Narjary
Junya Onishi
Keisuke Omori

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2024.1492505

1,583 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Nov 2024

Crop rotation and fungicides impact microbial biomass, diversity and enzyme activities in the wheat rhizosphere

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Newton Z. Lupwayi
T. Kelly Turkington
Breanne D. Tidemann
Hiroshi Kubota
Rodrigo O. Polo

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2024.1455448

2,206 views
4 citations

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Optimizing safe rates of pop-up inorganic starter nitrogen and potassium fertilizers for maize

Physio-agronomic characteristics and andrographolide yield of Andrographis paniculata in response to endophytic Bacillus sp and phosphorus

Climate-smart crop production can support household food and nutrition security in urban communities in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe

Navigating complex agricultural challenges: harnessing microbial solutions for sustainable growth and resilience

Mechanisms of improved nitrogen utilization and root architecture in cotton under reduced fertilization: a comparative study of individual and group planting systems

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Crop-specific response of soil prokaryotic community to long-term intensification management: the importance of crop phase at sampling

Editorial: New advances of silicon in the soil-plant system

Cut-soiler-constructed residue-filled preferential shallow sub-surface drainage improves the performance of mustard-pearl millet cropping system in saline soils of semi-arid regions

Crop rotation and fungicides impact microbial biomass, diversity and enzyme activities in the wheat rhizosphere