Argon non-thermal plasma treatment promotes the development of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in saline alkali environments.

Soil salinization leads to a reduction in arable land area, which seriously endangers food security. Developing saline-alkali land has become a key measure to address the contradiction between population growth and limited arable land. Rice is the most important global food crop, feeding half of the world's population and making it a suitable choice for planting on saline-alkali lands.

Soil bacterial communities of paddy are dependent on root compartment niches but independent of growth stages from Mollisols of Northeast China.

Introduction: Deep insights into adhering soil of root zones (rhizosphere and rhizoplane) microbial community could provide a better understanding of the plant-microbe relationship. To better understand the dynamics of these microbial assemblies over the plant life cycle in rhizodeposition along rice roots.

Methods: Here, we investigated bacterial distribution in bulk, rhizosphere, and rhizoplane soils at tillering, heading, and mature stage, from rice () fields of the Northeast China.

Exploring Soil Factors Determining Composition and Structure of the Bacterial Communities in Saline-Alkali Soils of Songnen Plain.

Songnen Plain is originally one of the three major glasslands in China and has now become one of the three most concentrated distribution areas of sodic-saline soil worldwide. The soil is continuously degraded by natural and anthropogenic processes, which has a negative impact on agricultural production. The investigation of microbial diversity in this degraded ecosystem is fundamental for comprehending biological and ecological processes and harnessing the potential of microbial resources.