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Editorial

Published on 10 Sep 2025

Editorial: Optimizing the use of organic amendments to meet climate-smart agriculture and soil fertility goals

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Arun Dilipkumar Jani
Joel Reyes-Cabrera
Gian Franco Capra
Thiago Assis Rodrigues Nogueira

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1691907

555 views

Original Research

Accepted on 08 Sep 2025

Tea Plantation Slope Position Modulates Nutrient and Heavy Metal Allocation in Tea Plant Organs: Implications for Health Risks and Sustainable Plantation Management

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Liming Chen
Yao Chen
Jiahong Ao

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1670025

400 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Contribution of maize crop residues and fertilization to nitrogen nutrition of soybean grown under no-tillage system

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Isabeli Pereira Bruno
Vinicius Ide Franzini
Takashi Muraoka

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1621756

624 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Aug 2025

Comparative analysis of Thai indigenous rice on growth, yield, and leaf nutrient under salinity conditions

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Thanet Khomphet
Yong Zhao

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1568758

864 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Aug 2025

Soil quality and eggplant productivity in response to different mulching strategies under conservation tillage in organic greenhouse production

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Roua Amami
Khaled Ibrahimi
Neji Tarchoun
Wassim Saadaoui
Nour El Houda Boughattas
Hiba Ghazouani
Farooq Sher
Davey L. Jones
Paul Milham

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1603762

1,271 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Aug 2025

High yield and efficiency: cultivar selection to improve potato nitrogen use efficiency

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Laura C. Carruthers
Kate A. Congreves

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1617873

905 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2025

Optimizing safe rates of pop-up inorganic starter nitrogen and potassium fertilizers for maize

in Plant-Soil Interactions

William Makaza
Lotfi Khiari
Mounir El Achaby

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1543564

1,362 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Physio-agronomic characteristics and andrographolide yield of Andrographis paniculata in response to endophytic Bacillus sp and phosphorus

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Gusmaini Gusmaini
Hera Nurhayati
Kartika Kartika
Sunjaya Putra
Kurnia Dewi Sasmita
Rismayani Rismayani
Saefudin Saefudin
Wahyu Wibawa
Dibyo Pranowo
Edi Wardiana

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1642117

761 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jul 2025

Climate-smart crop production can support household food and nutrition security in urban communities in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Blessing Nyamasoka-Magonziwa
Esther Simango
Hatirarami Nezomba

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1394893

926 views

Review

Published on 21 Jul 2025

Navigating complex agricultural challenges: harnessing microbial solutions for sustainable growth and resilience

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Nadia Monjezi
Hamid Reza Eisvand
Robert Lee
Meir Levi
Donald L. Smith

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1631654

1,390 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Jul 2025

Mechanisms of improved nitrogen utilization and root architecture in cotton under reduced fertilization: a comparative study of individual and group planting systems

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Sijia Wang
Jinghua Zhao
Chunxia Wang
Tingrui Yang

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1628600

690 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Jul 2025

Effects of human urine application on soil physicochemical properties, microbial communities, and enzymatic activities

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Guangquan Yu
Qian Wang
Xiangqun Zheng
Bo Yang
Chunxue Zhang
Guowei Zhang
Xiaocheng Wei

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1610839

1,514 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Jul 2025

Assessment of land use and slope influence on soil organic carbon stocks and soil properties in Southern Ethiopia

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Cherinet Miju Wachu
Araba Jemal Ibrahim

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1536935

1,144 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jun 2025

Nitrogen use efficiency of silage corn with contrasting nitrogen fertility sources in a semi-arid system

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Phearen Miller
Avneet Kakkar
Jeanette M. Norton

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1602166

1,213 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Jun 2025

Household and farm-level drivers of the use and intensity of soil fertility amendments in smallholder farming systems: a case of Masvingo District, Zimbabwe, and Mopani District, South Africa

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Jean-Robert Nzanza Bombiti
Silent Taurayi
Ephias Mugari
Simbarashe Tatsvarei
Augustine Pontain Zvinavashe
Walter Musakwa

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1471052

1,231 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

N2 fixation, grain mineral accumulation, and water-use efficiency in 30 field-grown groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) genotypes in Mpumalanga, South Africa, measured using 15N and 13C natural abundance techniques

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Titus Y. Ngmenzuma
Richard Oteng-Frimpong
Felix Dapare Dakora

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2025.1483741

950 views