Plant-soil feedback contributes to intercropping overyielding by reducing the negative effect of take-all on wheat and compensating the growth of faba bean Guang Zhou WangHai Gang LiJames D. Bever Regular Article 08 December 2016 Pages: 1 - 12
Spatial micro-distribution of methanotrophic activity along a 120-year afforestation chronosequence Saeed KarbinFrank HagedornPascal A. Niklaus Regular Article 09 December 2016 Pages: 13 - 23
Northern peatland carbon dynamics driven by plant growth form — the role of graminoids Catherine M. DielemanBrian A. BranfireunZoë Lindo Regular Article 10 December 2016 Pages: 25 - 35
Plant-mediated rhizospheric interactions in maize-pigeon pea intercropping enhance soil aggregation and organic phosphorus storage Gina GarlandE. K. BünemannJ. Six Regular Article 13 December 2016 Pages: 37 - 55
Regulation of dauciform root formation and root phosphatase activities of sedges (Carex) by nitrogen and phosphorus Sabine Güsewell Regular Article 13 December 2016 Pages: 57 - 72
Can mineralization of soil organic nitrogen meet maize nitrogen demand? William R. OsterholzOshri RinotMichael J. Castellano Regular Article 14 December 2016 Pages: 73 - 84
Secondary metabolites released into the rhizosphere by Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium spp. as underestimated component of nonspecific replant disease L. M. ManiciF. CaputoM. L. Saccà Regular Article 16 December 2016 Pages: 85 - 98
A new model for root growth in soil with macropores Magdalena LandlKatrin HuberHarry Vereecken Regular Article 17 December 2016 Pages: 99 - 116
Leaf trait adaptations of xylem-tapping mistletoes and their hosts in sites of contrasting aridity Marina C. ScalonIan J. Wright Regular Article 17 December 2016 Pages: 117 - 130
Influence of spatial arrangement in maize-soybean intercropping on root growth and water use efficiency Yuan Yuan RenXiao Lin WangYing Long Chen Regular Article 19 December 2016 Pages: 131 - 144
Dynamics of plant nutrient uptake as affected by biopore-associated root growth in arable subsoil Eusun HanTimo KautzUlrich Köpke Regular Article 19 December 2016 Pages: 145 - 160
Effects of 14 years of repeated pig manure application on gross nitrogen transformation in an upland red soil in China Jing WangYi ChengZucong Cai Regular Article 23 December 2016 Pages: 161 - 173
Fine-root trait plasticity of beech (Fagus sylvatica) and spruce (Picea abies) forests on two contrasting soils Monique WeemstraFrank J. SterckLiesje Mommer Regular Article Open access 24 December 2016 Pages: 175 - 188
Biogeochemical nature of grassland soil organic matter under plant communities with two nitrogen sources Alexandra CremeAbad ChabbiCornelia Rumpel Regular Article 24 December 2016 Pages: 189 - 201
Rapid decrease of soil carbon after abandonment of subtropical paddy fields Anlei ChenXiaoli XieYakov Kuzyakov Regular Article 26 December 2016 Pages: 203 - 214
Timing of simulated aboveground herbivory influences population dynamics of root-feeding nematodes Minggang WangArjen BiereE. Pernilla Brinkman Regular Article Open access 27 December 2016 Pages: 215 - 228
Quantification of canola root morphological traits under heat and drought stresses with electrical measurements Wei WuRobert W. DuncanBao-Luo Ma Regular Article 28 December 2016 Pages: 229 - 244
Wheat colonization by an Azospirillum brasilense ammonium-excreting strain reveals upregulation of nitrogenase and superior plant growth promotion K. F. D. N. SantosV. R. MoureM. B. R. Steffens Regular Article 28 December 2016 Pages: 245 - 255
Drought inhibits synergistic interactions of native and exotic litter mixtures during decomposition in temperate grasslands Michael J. SchusterJürgen KreylingAnke Jentsch Regular Article 29 December 2016 Pages: 257 - 268
Application of biochar reduces Ralstonia solanacearum infection via effects on pathogen chemotaxis, swarming motility, and root exudate adsorption Yian GuYugang HouVille-Petri Friman Regular Article 29 December 2016 Pages: 269 - 281
Primary vegetation succession and the serpentine syndrome: the proglacial area of the Verra Grande glacier, North-Western Italian Alps Michele E. D’AmicoMichele FreppazEleonora Bonifacio Regular Article 30 December 2016 Pages: 283 - 298
Changing edaphic conditions and exploitation of an expanded phenological niche allows for increased exotic (introduced) plant species dominance Amy L. ConcilioTimothy R. SeastedtJesse B. Nippert Regular Article 30 December 2016 Pages: 299 - 315
Plasticity of fine-root functional traits in the litter layer in response to nitrogen addition in a subtropical forest plantation Ruiqiang LiuZhiqun HuangLujia Zheng Regular Article 31 December 2016 Pages: 317 - 330
Cation selectivity in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) grown on calcareous soil as affected by potassium fertilization, cultivar and growth stage Ioannis T. TsialtasSergey ShabalaTheodora Matsi Regular Article 03 January 2017 Pages: 331 - 346
Effects of a bacterial consortium from acid mine drainage on cadmium phytoextraction and indigenous soil microbial community Jin-tian LiZhi-wei LiangWen-sheng Shu Regular Article 03 January 2017 Pages: 347 - 358
Decomposition rates of fine roots from three herbaceous perennial species: combined effect of root mixture composition and living plant community Iván PrietoMarine BirousteCatherine Roumet Regular Article 05 January 2017 Pages: 359 - 372
Plant-herbivory feedbacks and selective allocation of a toxic metal are behind the stability of degraded covers dominated by Brachypodium pinnatum in acidic soils Rosa M. CanalsLeticia San EmeterioLeire Múgica Regular Article 06 January 2017 Pages: 373 - 386
Root uptake of inorganic and organic N chemical forms in two coexisting Mediterranean forest trees M. UscolaP. Villar-SalvadorC. R. Warren Regular Article 09 January 2017 Pages: 387 - 392
Soil acidity and exchangeable base cation stocks under pure and mixed stands of European beech, Douglas fir and Norway spruce Maike CremerJörg Prietzel Regular Article 10 January 2017 Pages: 393 - 405
Methods to estimate changes in soil water for phenotyping root activity in the field W.R. WhalleyA. BinleyM. J. Hawkesford Methods Paper Open access 12 January 2017 Pages: 407 - 422
Nitrogen addition increases the production and turnover of the lower-order roots but not of the higher-order roots of Bothriochloa ischaemum Guoliang WangSha XueGuobin Liu Regular Article 13 January 2017 Pages: 423 - 434
Initial biochar effects on plant productivity derive from N fertilization Simon JefferyIlse MemelinkJan Willem van Groenigen Regular Article 13 January 2017 Pages: 435 - 448
Pine afforestation alters rhizosphere effects and soil nutrient turnover across a precipitation gradient in Patagonia, Argentina Laura J. T. HessAmy T. Austin Regular Article 14 January 2017 Pages: 449 - 464
Root traits and nitrogen fertilizer recovery efficiency of corn grown in biochar-amended soil under greenhouse conditions Rachel G. M. BackerWerda SaeedDonald L. Smith Regular Article 14 January 2017 Pages: 465 - 477
Responses of soil biota and nitrogen availability to an invasive plant under aboveground herbivory Jiahui ZhouRuiting JuJihua Wu Regular Article 16 January 2017 Pages: 479 - 491
Effect of anaerobic soil disinfestation on the bacterial community and key soilborne phytopathogenic agents under walnut tree-crop nursery conditions S.L. StraussR.F. GreenhutD.A. Kluepfel Regular Article 16 January 2017 Pages: 493 - 506
Soil microbial communities in cucumber monoculture and rotation systems and their feedback effects on cucumber seedling growth Xingang ZhouJie LiuFengzhi Wu Regular Article 19 January 2017 Pages: 507 - 520
Soil aggregate and particulate C and N under corn rotations: responses to management and correlations with yield Anna M. CatesMatthew D. Ruark Regular Article 28 January 2017 Pages: 521 - 533
Characterizing Se transfer in the soil-crop systems under field condition Cheng WangJunfeng JiFahua Zhu Regular Article 28 January 2017 Pages: 535 - 548
Elevated CO2 increases fungal-based micro-foodwebs in soils of contrasting plant species Marie DamLasse BergmarkMette Vestergård Regular Article 29 January 2017 Pages: 549 - 561