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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2025

Nanoplastic alters soybean microbiome across rhizocompartments level and symbiosis via flavonoid-mediated pathways.

Muhammad Shoaib, Gen Li, Xinru Liu, Muhammad Arshad, Huijuan Zhang, Muhammad Asif, Marian Brestic, Milan Skalicky, Jun Wu, Shixiang Zhang and 2 more

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12 authors.

Muhammad ShoaibThe Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya, China.
Gen LiSoil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Xinru LiuSoil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Muhammad ArshadThe Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya, China.
Huijuan ZhangSoil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Muhammad AsifSoil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Marian BresticCollege of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Wheat Improvement, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.
Milan SkalickyDepartment of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czechia.
Jun WuThe Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya, China.
Shixiang ZhangZhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, China.
Feng HuThe Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya, China.
Huixin LiThe Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plastic pollution, particularly its breakdown into nanoplastics (NPs), poses a significant threat to ecosystem services, with notable effects on soil-plant-microbe interactions in agricultural systems. However, there is limited understanding of how NPs influence the soil microbiome and plant symbiotic functions. In this study, we applied polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) NPs, measuring 20 to 50 nm, to soybean growing conditions. We evaluated soil physicochemical properties, nodule counts, nitrogenase activity, and bacterial community composition in nodule, rhizosphere, and bulk soil under different concentrations of these NPs (200, 500, and 1000 mg/kg of soil w/w). Our results revealed that the impact of NPs on soil physicochemical properties was type-dependent, with PE-NPs exerting a more pronounced effect on soil enzyme activities than PP-NPs. Both NPs treatments accelerated nodulation and increased nitrogenase activity, with lower doses inducing more significant effects. Furthermore, PE and PP-NPs enriched bacterial species such as

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flavonoids biosynthesismicrobial assemblynanoplastics (NPs)plastic pollutionsoil microbiomesoybean symbiosis

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