Salinity gradients alter root-zone soil microbiome structure and nitrogen-related functional potential in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.): a pot experiment
This integrative root-zone assessment links salinity-driven soil chemistry changes with alfalfa performance and suggests coordinated shifts in soil chemistry, microbiome structure, and plant growth under salinity stress.
Authors
- Delong Tian
- Can Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6903-6007)
- Guoshuai Wang
- W. Li
- Ting Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2561-0262)
- Mingzi Lv
Institutions
- Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MN)
- China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (CN)
- Inner Mongolia Comprehensive Disease Prevention and Control Center (CN)
- Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1753229
- Primary Topic
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia