Publications by authors named "Gao-di Zhu"
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- Researchers are investigating how microplastic pollution, particularly low-density polyethylene (LDPE) microplastics, affects crop growth and health, focusing on water spinach in a controlled pot experiment.
- Results indicated that higher concentrations of LDPE MPs significantly reduced seed vigor but surprisingly promoted aboveground biomass at 5% concentration.
- The study found that LDPE MPs enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities and soluble sugar content in water spinach, suggesting that the plant can manage oxidative stress induced by microplastic exposure.
Plant residues can affect C:N:P of soil, microbial biomass, and extracellular enzyme, but the effects are still unclear. We conducted a field experiment in an alpine meadow on the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau to explore the effects of removing aboveground plant or roots and adding plant residues on the C:N:P of soil, microbial biomass, and extracellular enzyme. The results showed that removing aboveground plant biomass significantly decreased soil C:N (the change was -23.
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