Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) represent a threat to human health. Factors impacting ARGs have been well studied in surface soils, but how such factors affect ARGs in deep soils (> 2 m) remains unknown. This in situ study investigated how long‐term excessive nitrogen (N) fertilisation, specifically leached nitrate (NO 3 − ), influenced ARGs up to 10 m depth. Under replicated 26‐year fertilisation (600 kg N ha −1 ) plots, s...

The drying‐rewetting of soil can increase the release of greenhouse gases over a short time period and is one of the key pathways for greenhouse gas emissions in many terrestrial ecosystems, particularly in drylands. The mechanisms underlying this pulse of greenhouse gas emissions remain nearly unknown. Here, we conducted simulated soil rewetting experiments using typical cover of dryland soils (bareland, cyanobacteria/lichen‐...

Aim Plant senescence largely influences the global carbon cycle by regulating the growing season length. However, the driving mechanisms of plant senescence remain unclear, particularly the role of developmental factors. This study aims to investigate how environmental and developmental factors drive autumn senescence and evaluate whether woody and herbaceous plants exhibit divergent responses to these drivers. Location Eurasi...

Fusarium wilt, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. f. sp. vasinfectum (Fov) is a destructive soil-borne cotton disease. To profile the genes and pathways responding to Fov infection, we compared transcriptomic responses before and after F. oxysporum inoculation in a highly resistant cotton cultivar, Yumian21, and a highly susceptible cultivar, Jimian11. Although the overall gene expression pattern was downregulat...