Volume 347, Issue 1-2

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October 2011

Special Issue: Plant-soil ecosystem management in semiarid and arid environment

Issue Editors:

Kadambot Siddique,
Neil Turner,
Feng-Min Li,
You-Cai Xiong

32 articles in this issue

Agricultural ecosystem management in dry areas: challenges and solutions
Neil C. Turner
Feng-Min Li
Kadambot H. M. Siddique
EditorialNotes 07 September 2011 Pages: 1 - 6
The relationship between competitive ability and yield stability in an old and a modern winter wheat cultivar
Yan Fang
Lin Liu
Feng-Min Li
Regular Article 13 April 2011 Pages: 7 - 23
Biomass production and relative competitiveness of a C₃ legume and a C₄ grass co-dominant in the semiarid Loess Plateau of China
Bingcheng Xu
Weizhou Xu
Fengmin Li
Regular Article 16 February 2011 Pages: 25 - 39
Responses of soil water balance and precipitation storage efficiency to increased fertilizer application in winter wheat
Jun Wang
Wenzhao Liu
Tinghui Dang
Regular Article 18 March 2011 Pages: 41 - 51
Influence of organic residues and soil incorporation on temporal measures of microbial biomass and plant available nitrogen
Frances Carmen Hoyle
Daniel Vaughan Murphy
Regular Article 30 July 2011 Pages: 53 - 64
Changes in soil biochemical properties associated with Ligularia virgaurea spreading in grazed alpine meadows
Xiao Ming Shi
Xiao Gang Li
Rui Jun Long
Regular Article 27 May 2011 Pages: 65 - 78
Effect of Caragana tibetica nebkhas on sand entrapment and fertile islands in steppe–desert ecotones on the Inner Mongolia Plateau, China
Pujin Zhang
Jie Yang
Bingyu Song
Regular Article 03 June 2011 Pages: 79 - 90
Water-deficit tolerance in citrus is mediated by the down regulation of PIP gene expression in the roots
Juan Rodríguez-Gamir
Gema Ancillo
M. Ángeles Forner-Giner
Regular Article 03 June 2011 Pages: 91 - 104
The timing of grain Cd accumulation in rice plants: the relative importance of remobilisation within the plant and root Cd uptake post-flowering
Matthew S. Rodda
Gang Li
Robert J. Reid
Regular Article 27 May 2011 Pages: 105 - 114
Fresh root decomposition pattern of two contrasting tree species from temperate agroforestry systems: effects of root diameter and nitrogen enrichment of soil
Rong Mao
De-Hui Zeng
Lu-Jun Li
Regular Article 28 May 2011 Pages: 115 - 123
Analysis of the endophytic lifestyle and plant growth promotion of Burkholderia terricola ZR2-12
Ilona Gasser
Massimiliano Cardinale
Gabriele Berg
Regular Article 10 June 2011 Pages: 125 - 136
Legumes have a higher root phosphatase activity than other forbs, particularly under low inorganic P and N supply
Harry Olde Venterink
Regular Article 14 June 2011 Pages: 137 - 146
Effects of rhizobial inoculation, cropping systems and growth stages on endophytic bacterial community of soybean roots
Yun Zeng Zhang
En Tao Wang
Wen Xin Chen
Regular Article 03 June 2011 Pages: 147 - 161
A comparison of soil qualities of different revegetation types in the Loess Plateau, China
Chao Zhang
Sha Xue
Zi-Lin Song
Regular Article 06 July 2011 Pages: 163 - 178
Modification of water entry (xylem vessels) and water exit (stomata) orchestrates long term drought acclimation of wheat leaves
Panagiota Bresta
Dimosthenis Nikolopoulos
George Karabourniotis
Regular Article 28 May 2011 Pages: 179 - 193
Proteomics reveals the adaptability mechanism of Brassica napus to short-term boron deprivation
Zhenhua Wang
Zhifang Wang
Fangsen Xu
Regular Article 14 June 2011 Pages: 195 - 210
Strong plant-soil associations in a heterogeneous subtropical broad-leaved forest
Liwen Zhang
Xiangcheng Mi
Keping Ma
OriginalPaper 02 June 2011 Pages: 211 - 220
Glyphosate tolerance by Clitoria ternatea and Neonotonia wightii plants involves differential absorption and translocation of the herbicide
Hugo Cruz-Hipolito
Antonia Rojano-Delgado
Rafael De Prado
Regular Article 10 June 2011 Pages: 221 - 230
EDTA-enhanced lead phytoremediation in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) hydroponic culture
Chandra Shekhar Seth
V. Misra
Lello Zolla
Regular Article 02 June 2011 Pages: 231 - 242
Soil carbon stocks and fluxes in a warm-temperate oak chronosequence in China
Junwei Luan
Shirong Liu
Jingxin Wang
Regular Article 23 June 2011 Pages: 243 - 253
Effects of soil pH on rhizoctonia damping-off of sugar beet and disease suppression induced by soil amendment with crop residues
Kaori Watanabe
Mariko Matsui
Ryo Fukui
Regular Article 10 June 2011 Pages: 255 - 268
Characteristics of culm structure and carbon and nitrogen concentrations in dead bamboo culms of two Phyllostachys species
Shin Ugawa
Satoru Miura
Shinji Kaneko
Regular Article 14 June 2011 Pages: 269 - 278
Effects of herbivory on N-cycling and distribution of added ¹⁵NH ₄ ⁺ in N-limited low-alpine grasslands
Vegard Martinsen
Gunnar Austrheim
Jan Mulder
Regular Article 14 June 2011 Pages: 279 - 292
Does spatial distribution of tree size account for spatial variation in soil respiration in a tropical forest?
Laëtitia Bréchet
Stéphane Ponton
Daniel Epron
Regular Article 15 June 2011 Pages: 293 - 303
Kinetics of net nitrification associated with soil aggregates under conventional and no-tillage in a subtropical rice soil
Xianjun Jiang
Xiuli Shi
Alan L. Wright
Regular Article 10 June 2011 Pages: 305 - 312
Screening of rhizosphere bacteria from grapevine for their suppressive effect on Xiphinema index Thorne & Allen on in vitro grape plants
Erwin Aballay
Anna Mårtensson
Paula Persson
Regular Article 14 June 2011 Pages: 313 - 325
Transcriptional profiling in cotton associated with Bacillus subtilis (UFLA285) induced biotic-stress tolerance
Flavio H. V. Medeiros
Ricardo M. Souza
Paul W. Paré
Regular Article 23 June 2011 Pages: 327 - 337
Response of soil organic matter pools to elevated CO₂ and warming in a semi-arid grassland
Yolima Carrillo
Elise Pendall
Joanne M. Newcomb
Regular Article 17 June 2011 Pages: 339 - 350
Lower order roots more palatable to herbivores: a case study with two temperate tree species
Yue Sun
Jiacun Gu
Zhengquan Wang
Regular Article 14 June 2011 Pages: 351 - 361
Patterns of nitrate reductase activity vary according to the plant functional group in a Mediterranean maquis
Teresa Dias
Domingos Neto
Cristina Cruz
Regular Article 14 June 2011 Pages: 363 - 376
Litter dynamics and fine root production in Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum plantations and regrowth forest in Eastern Amazon
Antonio Kledson Leal Silva
Steel Silva Vasconcelos
Iracema Maria Castro Coimbra Cordeiro
Regular Article 15 June 2011 Pages: 377 - 386
Alleviation of the adverse effects of salinity stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by seed biopriming with salinity tolerant isolates of Trichoderma harzianum
Laxmi Rawat
Y. Singh
J. Kumar
Regular Article 11 June 2011 Pages: 387 - 400

Volume 347, Issue 1-2

Agricultural ecosystem management in dry areas: challenges and solutions

The relationship between competitive ability and yield stability in an old and a modern winter wheat cultivar

Biomass production and relative competitiveness of a C₃ legume and a C₄ grass co-dominant in the semiarid Loess Plateau of China

Responses of soil water balance and precipitation storage efficiency to increased fertilizer application in winter wheat

Influence of organic residues and soil incorporation on temporal measures of microbial biomass and plant available nitrogen

Changes in soil biochemical properties associated with Ligularia virgaurea spreading in grazed alpine meadows

Effect of Caragana tibetica nebkhas on sand entrapment and fertile islands in steppe–desert ecotones on the Inner Mongolia Plateau, China

Water-deficit tolerance in citrus is mediated by the down regulation of PIP gene expression in the roots

The timing of grain Cd accumulation in rice plants: the relative importance of remobilisation within the plant and root Cd uptake post-flowering

Fresh root decomposition pattern of two contrasting tree species from temperate agroforestry systems: effects of root diameter and nitrogen enrichment of soil

Analysis of the endophytic lifestyle and plant growth promotion of Burkholderia terricola ZR2-12

Legumes have a higher root phosphatase activity than other forbs, particularly under low inorganic P and N supply

Effects of rhizobial inoculation, cropping systems and growth stages on endophytic bacterial community of soybean roots

A comparison of soil qualities of different revegetation types in the Loess Plateau, China

Modification of water entry (xylem vessels) and water exit (stomata) orchestrates long term drought acclimation of wheat leaves

Proteomics reveals the adaptability mechanism of Brassica napus to short-term boron deprivation

Strong plant-soil associations in a heterogeneous subtropical broad-leaved forest

Glyphosate tolerance by Clitoria ternatea and Neonotonia wightii plants involves differential absorption and translocation of the herbicide

EDTA-enhanced lead phytoremediation in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) hydroponic culture

Soil carbon stocks and fluxes in a warm-temperate oak chronosequence in China

Effects of soil pH on rhizoctonia damping-off of sugar beet and disease suppression induced by soil amendment with crop residues

Characteristics of culm structure and carbon and nitrogen concentrations in dead bamboo culms of two Phyllostachys species

Effects of herbivory on N-cycling and distribution of added ¹⁵NH ₄ ⁺ in N-limited low-alpine grasslands

Does spatial distribution of tree size account for spatial variation in soil respiration in a tropical forest?

Kinetics of net nitrification associated with soil aggregates under conventional and no-tillage in a subtropical rice soil

Screening of rhizosphere bacteria from grapevine for their suppressive effect on Xiphinema index Thorne & Allen on in vitro grape plants

Transcriptional profiling in cotton associated with Bacillus subtilis (UFLA285) induced biotic-stress tolerance

Response of soil organic matter pools to elevated CO₂ and warming in a semi-arid grassland

Lower order roots more palatable to herbivores: a case study with two temperate tree species

Patterns of nitrate reductase activity vary according to the plant functional group in a Mediterranean maquis

Litter dynamics and fine root production in Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum plantations and regrowth forest in Eastern Amazon

Alleviation of the adverse effects of salinity stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by seed biopriming with salinity tolerant isolates of Trichoderma harzianum

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