[Effects of Microplastics on Growth Characteristics and Rhizosphere Soil Enzymatic Activity of Maize].

[Effects of Distillery Sewage Sludge on Rhizosphere Soil Quality and Carbon Cycle Functional Genes in Sorghum].

A Comprehensive Review on Changes in Rhizosphere Soil Mediated by Microplastics: Soil Property, Microbial Gene Expression and Crop Growth

This review identifies critical knowledge gaps, particularly regarding crop quality, field-based soil faunal studies, virus-microbe interactions, and degradation products, and proposes future research directions to better understand the risks MPs pose to agricultural sustainability and food safety.

Effects of Microplastic Pollution on Growth, Photosynthesis, and Nutritional Composition of Maize ( Zea mays L.)

Microplastic (MP) contamination in agroecosystems is an increasingly recognized environmental concern, whereas its polymer‐specific impacts on plant growth and nutritional composition remain poorly understood. Our study aimed to evaluate how polymer type and concentration of MPs directly affect plant growt...

Microplastic-induced agricultural soil carbon dynamics: A global meta-analysis of property-dependent effects and underlying mechanisms.

Microplastics (MPs) pollution in agricultural soils alters global carbon cycling, yet the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Through a global meta-analysis of 1230 observations from 89 studies, we show that MPs exposure increased soil organic carbon (SOC) by 27.1%, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) by 16.3%,...

Responses of Rhizosphere Soil Physicochemical Properties and Enzyme Activities to Polyethylene Microplastic Stress in Maize–Soybean Intercropping

Agricultural microplastics threaten soil health, yet rhizosphere microecological responses to microplastic stress in intercropping systems remain unclear. We conducted a pot experiment using two cropping systems (maize monocropping and maize–soybean intercropping) and four polyethylene microplastic (PE-MP) levels (0%,...

Straw addition promotes biodegradable microplastic degradation and affects soil ecosystems: A comparative study across different soil types.

Biodegradable microplastics (bio-MPs), specifically poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) microplastics (PBAT-MPs), are an emerging soil contaminant of significant concern. While straw incorporation is a common agricultural practice, the biochemical interactions between crop residues and PBAT-MPs across diverse soil...