Piriformospora indica alter root-associated microbiome structure to enhance Artemisia annua L. tolerance to arsenic.

Microorganisms in the rhizosphere are crucial allies for plant stress tolerance. Recent research suggests that by interacting with the rhizosphere microbiome, microorganisms can aid in the revegetation of soils contaminated with heavy metal(loid)s (HMs). However, it is unknown that how Piriformospora indica influences the rhizosphere microbiome to mitigate arsenic-toxicity in arsenic-enriched environments.

Karst rocky desertification diverged the soil residing and the active ectomycorrhizal fungal communities thereby fostering distinctive extramatrical mycelia.

Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are mutualists that play crucial roles in liberation, nutrient acquisition, transfer of growth-limiting resources and provision of water to host plants in terrestrial ecosystems, particularly in stressed prone climates. In this study, a field-based experiment was performed in Yunnan, China to assess the effect of karst rocky desertification (KRD) and natural forests (non-KRD) sites on the richness and composition of EMF communities. Inert sand-filled mesh bags were employed to characterize the active EMF and quantify the production of extramatrical mycelium (EMM).

Phosphorus elevation erodes ectomycorrhizal community diversity and induces divergence of saprophytic community composition between vegetation types.

Phosphorus (P) is a critical macronutrient that is essential for many life-sustaining processes. Despite decades of work on plant performance under P deficiency and the importance of microbes in ecosystem processes, little is known about how bacterial and fungal flora respond to P gradients and determine the vegetation health. In current study, we examined soil edaphic conditions and microbial communities in 39 untouched natural forests representing phosphorous deficient (Pp) and phosphorus rich (Pr) soils (due to naturally occurring phosphate rocks) in Yunnan Province, China.

Compounding Impacts of Human-Induced Water Stress and Climate Change on Water Availability.

The terrestrial phase of the water cycle can be seriously impacted by water management and human water use behavior (e.g., reservoir operation, and irrigation withdrawals).

Increasing probability of mortality during Indian heat waves.

Rising global temperatures are causing increases in the frequency and severity of extreme climatic events, such as floods, droughts, and heat waves. We analyze changes in summer temperatures, the frequency, severity, and duration of heat waves, and heat-related mortality in India between 1960 and 2009 using data from the India Meteorological Department. Mean temperatures across India have risen by more than 0.