Frontiers in Soil Science

Original Research

Published on 23 Jul 2025

Quantitative evaluation of potentially toxic elements and associated risks in Acrisols and Ferralsols of western Ghana

Meryem El Mellouki
Ali Boularbah
Fassil Kebede

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1638448

638 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jul 2025

Sources and health risks of heavy metal(loid) contamination in farmland near Shanxi coal mines

Li Cao
Huirong Duan
Bijun Cheng
Qianying Xiang
Shuhan Wang
Zixuan Fu
Xiaofang Xu
Qianjun Ren
Hanqi Yang
Yufeng Yu

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1630336

908 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jul 2025

Bacterial diversity in longan orchard alluvial soil is influenced by cultivation time and soil properties

Nguyen Khoi Nghia
Kovacs Emoke Dalma
Kovacs Melinda Haydee
Le Thi Xa
Lois Wright Morton
Hüseyin Barış Tecimen
Javad Robatjazi
Jegan Sekar
Hendra Gonsalve W. Lasar
Trung Thanh Nguyen

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1610343

880 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Jul 2025

Abundance and symbiotic efficiency of indigenous rhizobia nodulating faba bean and common bean in southern Ethiopia

Tadele Geremu
Girma Abera
Bekele Lemma
Frank Rasche

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1568292

1,337 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Jul 2025

Mitigating salt stress in saline-alkali soils through co-application of superabsorbent carbon-based material and flue gas desulfurization gypsum

Shengnan Zhang
Youming Yang
Juanxiang Zhang
Xiaoyan Qian

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1639967

621 views

Review

Published on 09 Jul 2025

Microplastics in soil: a comprehensive review of analytical techniques

Sedat Gündoğdu
Muhittin Onur Akça
Mehmet Gursoy
Murat Yılmaz
Xiaoyu Zhang
Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo
Aisha Bibi
Maria Luisa Di Gioia
Milica Velimirovic

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1614075

2,281 views

Review

Published on 03 Jul 2025

A systematic review on machine learning-aided design of engineered biochar for soil and water contaminant removal

Yunpeng Ge
Kaiyang Ying
Guo Yu
Muhammad Ubaid Ali
Abubakr M. Idris
Asfandyar Shahab
Habib Ullah

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1623083

1,089 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jun 2025

Disentangling the functioning of native soil microbes in enhancing nutritional value of Aloe vera and soil health parameters

Neha Singh Chandel
H. B. Singh
Anukool Vaishnav

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1576176

819 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jun 2025

High-throughput sequencing metabarcoding and network analysis elucidate the effects of soil fumigation and biostimulant on potato yield, rhizoctonia canker, and fungal community

Honoré Tekeu
Joël D’Astous-Pagé
Thomas Jeanne
Richard Hogue

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1559144

1,093 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jun 2025

Comparison for colloidal stability and aggregation behavior of fulvic and humic acids: effects of cations and pH

Chun li Wang
Chen-yang Xu
Ren-tian Ma
Qi-rui Li
Fei-nan Hu
Shi-wei Zhao
Roland Bol

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1452870

922 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Jun 2025

Can drone images predict within-field variability in soil fertility? A case study in the Northern Region of Ghana

Yussif Baba Kassim
Francisco Pinto
Dilys S. MacCarthy
Prem Bindraban
Ngonidzashe Chirinda
TjeerdJan Stomph
Paul C. Struik

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1548645

2,045 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 27 May 2025

Mechanisms of soil organic matter formation for perennial grain Kernza® under contrasting nitrogen management

Laura K. van der Pol
Timothy E. Crews
M. Francesca Cotrufo

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1548577

1,404 views

Original Research

Published on 26 May 2025

Organic matter: a critical soil health indicator in agrosystems within the Cerrado of Bahia, Brazil and South Florida, USA

Flávia Cristina dos Santos
Manoel Ricardo de Albuquerque Filho
Johnny Rodrigues Soares
Tanjila Jesmin
Noel Manirakiza
Márcia Cristina Teixeira da Silveira
Ieda de Carvalho Mendes
Maria Ines Lopes de Oliveira
Suraj Melkani
Antonio Carlos Reis de Freitas

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1524550

1,745 views

Review

Published on 23 May 2025

Mapping the conceptual and intellectual structure of soil health research (1996–2021): a terms co-occurrence and co-cited reference network analysis

Mohamed Houssemeddine Sellami
Mauro Mori
Fabio Terribile

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1549290

1,758 views

Original Research

Published on 09 May 2025

Higher soil nitrous oxide production in landscape depressions linked to soil and hydrological legacy effects

Yujia Liu
Henri M. P. Siljanen
Björn Kemmann
Per Ambus
Dhiraj Paul
Krishnapriya Thiyagarasaiyar
Bo Elberling
Florian Wichern
Kristian Thorup-Kristensen
Carsten W. Mueller

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1566135

1,769 views
1 citation

Systematic Review

Published on 07 May 2025

The extent and distribution of salt-affected soils in sub-Saharan Africa from 1970 to the present: a review of the current state of knowledge

Finias Fidelis Mwesige

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1571243

2,620 views
1 citation

235 Publications

Volume 5 - 2025

Quantitative evaluation of potentially toxic elements and associated risks in Acrisols and Ferralsols of western Ghana

Sources and health risks of heavy metal(loid) contamination in farmland near Shanxi coal mines

Bacterial diversity in longan orchard alluvial soil is influenced by cultivation time and soil properties

Abundance and symbiotic efficiency of indigenous rhizobia nodulating faba bean and common bean in southern Ethiopia

Mitigating salt stress in saline-alkali soils through co-application of superabsorbent carbon-based material and flue gas desulfurization gypsum

Microplastics in soil: a comprehensive review of analytical techniques

A systematic review on machine learning-aided design of engineered biochar for soil and water contaminant removal

Disentangling the functioning of native soil microbes in enhancing nutritional value of Aloe vera and soil health parameters

High-throughput sequencing metabarcoding and network analysis elucidate the effects of soil fumigation and biostimulant on potato yield, rhizoctonia canker, and fungal community

Comparison for colloidal stability and aggregation behavior of fulvic and humic acids: effects of cations and pH

Can drone images predict within-field variability in soil fertility? A case study in the Northern Region of Ghana

Mechanisms of soil organic matter formation for perennial grain Kernza® under contrasting nitrogen management

Organic matter: a critical soil health indicator in agrosystems within the Cerrado of Bahia, Brazil and South Florida, USA

Mapping the conceptual and intellectual structure of soil health research (1996–2021): a terms co-occurrence and co-cited reference network analysis

Higher soil nitrous oxide production in landscape depressions linked to soil and hydrological legacy effects

The extent and distribution of salt-affected soils in sub-Saharan Africa from 1970 to the present: a review of the current state of knowledge