Frontiers in Soil Science

Original Research

Published on 31 Dec 2025

Aggregate nitrogen dynamics in a plantation: simulated nitrogen deposition enhances mineralizable organic nitrogen transformation

Tian Chen
Chuanxi Qi
Can Liu
Qianjuan Shu
Wanting Si
Ruimei Cheng

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1661643

282 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2025

Soil spatial variability in high-yield Peruvian Amazon coffee: a geostatistical approach for precision fertilization

Sharon Mejía Maita
Kenyi Quispe
Henry Díaz-Chuquizuta
Raihil Rengifo Sanchéz
Ruth Mercado Chinchay
Juan Pablo Cuevas Gimenez
Richard Solórzano

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1701602

605 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Effects of graphene oxide plus external bacterial agents on accelerating poplar leaf-litter decomposition in saline–alkali soil

Jun Qiao
Jiahao Liu
Xiaokang Chen
Xianbo He
Jianguo Zhao
Guibin Ma

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1694914

390 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Optimizing sulphur management for sugarcane grown in sulphur-deficient Inceptisols of Odisha, India coastal plains

Rajanikanta Majhi
Satyajit Marndi
Debadatta Sethi
Pinki Seth
Jyotirekha Patnaik
Swagatika Mohanty
Kshitipati Padhan
Anshuman Nayak
Susanta Kumar Swain
Narayan Panda

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1670645

616 views

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Dec 2025

The glomalin-related soil protein content as influenced by crop rotation (spring barley monoculture/Norfolk crop rotation), straw application, and tillage

Jiří Balík
Pavel Ryant
Pavel Suran
Tamara Dryšlová
Vladimír Smutný
Jindřich Černý
Martin Kulhánek
Ondřej Sedlář
Petr Mazánek

Frontiers in Soil Science

116 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Dec 2025

Competitive adsorption between phosphate and dissolved organic carbon in iron-rich soils

Bright E. Amenkhienan
Feike A. Dijkstra
Balwant Singh

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1719389

578 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Dec 2025

Estimation and mapping of soil fertility index in arid agricultural environments of the Tambo Valley using regression kriging

Russell Poma-Chamana
Cesar Vilca-Gamarra
Nilton Hermoza
Ruth Mercado
Sharon Mejía
Raihil Rengifo
Kenyi Quispe

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1706974

612 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Dec 2025

Soil heterogeneity and geogenic-anthropogenic influences on the distribution and ecological risks of potentially toxic elements in semi-arid agricultural soils of north-central Morocco

Laila Ait Mansour
Ali Boularbah
Fassil Kebede

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1672832

474 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Dec 2025

Can permanganate oxidizable carbon, microbial respiration, and carbon mineralization rate reflect carbon dynamics across land use and pedo-climate gradients in West African semi-arid zones?

Gannouka Nadjire
Alimata Arzouma Bandaogo
Amanuel W. Gebremichael
Oumarou Ouédraogo
Joseph Issaka Boussim

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1671112

510 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Dec 2025

Changes in soil organic matter content and quality in Amazonian mangrove forests converted to shrimp farms

Francisco Ruiz
Tiago Osório Ferreira
Matheus Sampaio
Cornelia Rumpel
Marie-France Dignac
François Baudin
Xose Luis Otero
Angelo Fraga Bernardino

Frontiers in Soil Science

368 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Dec 2025

Residual soil-applied zinc improves grain zinc nutritional quality of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi

Lester Botoman
Patson C. Nalivata
Joseph G. Chimungu
Elizabeth H. Bailey
Moses W. Munthali
E. Louise Ander
Abdul-Wahab Mossa
R. Murray Lark
Martin R. Broadley

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1656634

453 views

Original Research

Accepted on 08 Dec 2025

Utilizing wood ash as a liming agent for the improvement of soil health and growth of bermudagrass

Rebecca Abney
Jack Fitch

Frontiers in Soil Science

141 views

Review

Accepted on 05 Dec 2025

Next-Generation Sequencing Approaches for Soil Microbiome Research

Diana A. Reznikova
Mariia V. Barannikova
Lidia M. Shnakhova
Nikita A. Mitkin
Aleksey A. Vatlin

Frontiers in Soil Science

289 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Dec 2025

Enhancing soil health and tobacco productivity with different organic amendments: evidence from a 7-year field experiment

Wei Yang
Biao He
Junying Li
Ziyan Wang
Wenjie Tong
Bo Zhu
Zhihua Xiao
Xiaopeng Deng
Bin Wang

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1698802

592 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Dec 2025

Mesoporous biochar reshapes soil water dynamics under shallow groundwater: interactions with nitrogen management

Maha Elbana
Rania Gamal
Mohammed A. El-Shirbeny
Mohamed Rashad
Youssef Brouziyne
Ayman F. Abou Hadid

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1718929

639 views

Review

Published on 02 Dec 2025

Engineering nanoparticles (ENPs) in aquatic environments and soil-plant ecosystems: transformation, toxicity, and environmental challenges

A. K. M. Nazrul Islam
Md. Nizam Uddin
Asib Ridwan
Asif Karim Neon
Md. Fozle Rab

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1705689

700 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Nov 2025

Mapping soil salinity using machine learning and remote sensing data in semi-arid croplands

Abdelwahed Chaaou
Hamza Ait-Ichou
Said El Hachemy
Mohamed Chikhaoui
Mustapha Naimi
Mohammed Hssaisoune
Mohammed El Hafyani
Yassine Ait Brahim
Lhoussaine Bouchaou

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1653400

1,626 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Nov 2025

The effects of agronomic practices on soil greenhouse gas emissions in maize production systems in Buea, Cameroon

George Amenchwi Amahnui
Paligwendé Nikièma
Veronica Ebot Manga
Aaron Suh Tening
Theophilus Olufemi Isimikalu
Tek B. Sapoka

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1549302

793 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Nov 2025

The nexus of soil fertility, bioconcentration and soil pollution load in the tropical land use systems of Western Ghana

Meryem El Mellouki
Ali Boularbah
Fassil Kebede

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1703751

650 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Nov 2025

Effects of microbial fertilizers on tobacco plants and soil microbial community during the prosperously growing stage

Chunsheng Guo
Jie Hao
Shangyi Ma
Jie Hong
Shengli Wang
Lei Zhang
Bao Zhang
Hai Ding
Xingming Liu
Shuo Xing

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1666961

1,022 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Nov 2025

Cadmium distribution and soil properties across soil orders under cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) cultivation in the Peruvian Amazon

Geomar Vallejos-Torres
Rodolfo J. Chuchon-Remon
Nery Gaona-Jimenez
Juancarlos Cruz-Luis
Richard Solórzano-Acosta

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1686799

822 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Nov 2025

Ensemble machine learning for digital mapping of soil pH and electrical conductivity in the Andean agroecosystem of Peru

Carlos Carbajal-Llosa
Antony Barja
Samuel Pizarro

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1673628

1,852 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Real-time soil fertility analysis, crop prediction, and insights using machine learning and deep learning algorithms

Kanimozhi Gunasekaran
Karmel A.
Pemmareddy Sreevardhan

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1652058

2,803 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Oct 2025

Assessing crop evapotranspiration and edaphoclimatic variability for basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) under ENSO-modulated tropical conditions in Colombia

Jose Isidro Beltran-Medina
Sofiane Ouazaa
Nesrine Chaali
Camilo Ignacio Jaramillo Barrios
Kelly Johana Pedroza Berrío
Jose Alvaro Hoyos Cartagena
John Edinson Calderón Carvajal

Frontiers in Soil Science

doi 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1621669

1,090 views

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Aggregate nitrogen dynamics in a plantation: simulated nitrogen deposition enhances mineralizable organic nitrogen transformation

Soil spatial variability in high-yield Peruvian Amazon coffee: a geostatistical approach for precision fertilization

Effects of graphene oxide plus external bacterial agents on accelerating poplar leaf-litter decomposition in saline–alkali soil

Optimizing sulphur management for sugarcane grown in sulphur-deficient Inceptisols of Odisha, India coastal plains

The glomalin-related soil protein content as influenced by crop rotation (spring barley monoculture/Norfolk crop rotation), straw application, and tillage

Competitive adsorption between phosphate and dissolved organic carbon in iron-rich soils

Estimation and mapping of soil fertility index in arid agricultural environments of the Tambo Valley using regression kriging

Soil heterogeneity and geogenic-anthropogenic influences on the distribution and ecological risks of potentially toxic elements in semi-arid agricultural soils of north-central Morocco

Can permanganate oxidizable carbon, microbial respiration, and carbon mineralization rate reflect carbon dynamics across land use and pedo-climate gradients in West African semi-arid zones?

Changes in soil organic matter content and quality in Amazonian mangrove forests converted to shrimp farms

Residual soil-applied zinc improves grain zinc nutritional quality of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi

Utilizing wood ash as a liming agent for the improvement of soil health and growth of bermudagrass

Next-Generation Sequencing Approaches for Soil Microbiome Research

Enhancing soil health and tobacco productivity with different organic amendments: evidence from a 7-year field experiment

Mesoporous biochar reshapes soil water dynamics under shallow groundwater: interactions with nitrogen management

Engineering nanoparticles (ENPs) in aquatic environments and soil-plant ecosystems: transformation, toxicity, and environmental challenges

Mapping soil salinity using machine learning and remote sensing data in semi-arid croplands

The effects of agronomic practices on soil greenhouse gas emissions in maize production systems in Buea, Cameroon

The nexus of soil fertility, bioconcentration and soil pollution load in the tropical land use systems of Western Ghana

Effects of microbial fertilizers on tobacco plants and soil microbial community during the prosperously growing stage

Cadmium distribution and soil properties across soil orders under cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) cultivation in the Peruvian Amazon

Ensemble machine learning for digital mapping of soil pH and electrical conductivity in the Andean agroecosystem of Peru

Real-time soil fertility analysis, crop prediction, and insights using machine learning and deep learning algorithms

Assessing crop evapotranspiration and edaphoclimatic variability for basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) under ENSO-modulated tropical conditions in Colombia