Microbial and Nutrient Interactions as Remediation Tools in Plant Ecosystems
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 74
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Interests: soil respiration; nutrient cycle; carbon stocks; forest biomass; soil quality evaluation; silviculture; forest management
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Interests: phytoremediation; forest; carbon cycle
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Dear Colleagues,
Soils are dynamic environments where interactions between plants, microbes, and nutrients drive ecosystem health and resilience. Plants are vital for maintaining biodiversity, regulating climate, and supporting billions of people. These ecosystems play a key role in carbon sequestration, soil stabilization, water purification, and nutrient cycling, all of which are influenced by complex plant-soil-microbe relationships. Microbes are essential in decomposing organic matter, cycling nutrients, and forming symbiotic partnerships with plants, enhancing soil fertility and ecosystem stability. Despite their significance, the potential of these natural processes as tools for remediation and sustainable management remains underexplored. This special issue aims to investigate these interactions, exploring their application in restoring degraded lands, combating pollution, and promoting sustainable plant management. Topics of interest include microbial community dynamics, nutrient cycling, bioremediation and phytoremediation, soil structure, plant-microbe interactions, restoration ecology, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and innovative approaches for studying plant-soil interactions. Through this issue, we seek to advance our understanding of how these natural processes can be harnessed to improve plant ecosystem resilience and sustainability, offering valuable insights for researchers and practitioners alike.
Dr. Yuanying Peng
Dr. Xiaohong Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microbial remediation
- nutrient cycling
- plant–microbe interactions
- ecosystem restoration
- soil health
- bioremediation
- soil fertility
- environmental cleanup
- nutrient management
- microbial ecology
- ecosystem services pollutant degradation
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