Plant-Soil Environment Lab

Publications

2024

Habitat-specific allocations of elements in Atriplex lentiformis seeds hint at adaptation to metal toxicity
Murawska-Wlodarczyk, K., van der Ent, A., Wlodarczyk, T., Słomka, A., Paterson, D. J., Brueckner, D., Przybyłowicz, W. J., Mesjasz-Przybyłowicz, J., Ryan, C.C., Maier, R.M. and Babst-Kostecka, A. Journal of Experimental Botany, erae229.; https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae229

2023

Dianthus sylvestris subsp. sylvestris as a promising candidate for phytostabilization of copper‐contaminated post‐mining sites in Alpine ecosystems
Pošćić, F., Ginaldi, F., Ferfuia, C., Pasković, I., Babst‐Kostecka, A. Nordic Journal of Botany, e04199.; https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04199

Zinc accumulation in Atriplex lentiformis is driven by plant genes and the soil microbiome
Kushwaha, P., Tran, A., Quintero, D., Song, M., Yu, Q., Yu, R., Downes, M., Evans, R. M., Babst-Kostecka, A., Schroeder, J. I., Maier, R. M.
The Science of the total environment, 899, 165667.; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165667

Copper accumulation in five weed species commonly found in the understory vegetation of Mediterranean vineyards
Mattiello, A., Novello, N., Cornu, J.-Y, Babst-Kostecka, A., Pošćić, F.
Environmental pollution, 329, 121675-121675; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121675

Quercus rubra invasion of temperate deciduous forest stands alters the structure and functions of the soil microbiome
Stanek, M., Kushwaha, P., Murawska-Wlodarczyk, K., Stefanowicz, A. M., Babst-Kostecka, A.
Geoderma, 2023, 430, 116328; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116328

2022

Soil microbial community and abiotic soil properties influence Zn and Cd hyperaccumulation differently in Arabidopsis halleri
Kushwaha, P., Neilson, J. W., Maier, R. M., Babst-Kostecka, A.
Science of The Total Environment, 2022, 803, 150006; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150006

Diversity and activity of soil biota at a post-mining site highly contaminated with Zn and Cd are enhanced by metallicolous compared to non-metallicolous Arabidopsis halleri ecotypes
Klimek, B., Stępniewska, K., Seget, B., Pandey, V. C., Babst-Kostecka, A.,
Land Degradation & Development, 34(5), 1538–1548.; https://doi-org.ezproxy4.library.arizona.edu/10.1002/ldr.4551

Mechanochemistry and Eco-Bases for Sustainable Michael Addition Reactions
Lock Toy Ki, Garcia, A., Pelissier, F., Olszewski, T. K., Babst-Kostecka, A. , Legrand, Y.-M., Grison, C.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 27(10), 3306.; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27103306

Green and Effective Preparation of α-Hydroxyphosphonates by Ecocatalysis
Cybulska, P., Legrand, Y.-M., Babst-Kostecka, A., Diliberto, S., Leśniewicz, A., Oliviero, E., Bert, V., Boulanger, C., Grison, C., & Olszewski, T. K.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 27(10), 3075; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27103075

Metalliferous habitats and seed microbes affect the seed morphology and reproductive strategy of Arabidopsis halleri
Murawska-Wlodarczyk, K. Korzeniak, U., Chlebicki, A., Mazur, E., Dietrich, C. C., Babst-Kostecka, A.
Plant and Soil, 472(1-2), 175–192 ; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-021-05203-5

2021

Soil microbial community and abiotic soil properties influence Zn and Cd hyperaccumulation differently in Arabidopsis haller
Kushwaha, P., Neilson, J. W., Maier, R. M., Babst-Kostecka, A
Science of The Total Environment 10, 803;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150006

Phytoextraction efficiency of Arabidopsis halleri is driven by the plant and not by soil metal concentration
Dietrich, Tandy, S., Murawska-Wlodarczyk, K., Banaś, A., Korzeniak, U., Seget, B., Babst-Kostecka, A.
Chemosphere 285;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131437

2020

Arid Ecosystem Vegetation Canopy-Gap Dichotomy: Influence on Soil Microbial Composition and Nutrient Cycling Functional Potential
Kushwaha, P., Neilson, J. W., Barberán, A., Chen, Y., Fontana, C. G., Butterfield, B. J., Maier, R. M.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 87; https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02780-20

Life-history strategies of soil microbial communities in an arid ecosystem
Chen, Y., Neilson, J. W., Kushwaha, P., Maier, R. M., Barberán, A.
The ISME Journal 15(3), 1-9; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-020-00803-y

New Soil, Old Plants, and Ubiquitous Microbes: Evaluating the Potential of Incipient Basaltic Soil to Support Native Plant Growth and Influence Belowground Soil Microbial Community Composition
Sengupta, A., Kushwaha, P., Jim, A., Troch, P. A., Maier, R.
Sustainability 12(10), 4209; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104209

Zinc allocation to and within Arabidopsis halleri seeds: Different strategies of metal homeostasis in accessions under divergent selection pressure
Babst-Kostecka, A., W. J., Seget, B., & Mesjasz‐Przybyłowicz, J.
Plant-Environment Interactions (Hoboken, N.J. : 2018), 1(3), 207–220; https://doi.org/10.1002/pei3.10032

Endosperm prevents toxic amounts of Zn from accumulating in the seed embryo - an adaptation to metalliferous sites in metal-tolerant Biscutella laevigata
Babst-Kostecka, A., Przybyłowicz, W. J., van der Ent, A., Ryan, C., Dietrich, C. C., & Mesjasz-Przybyłowicz, J.
Metallomics, 12(1), 42–53; https://doi.org/10.1039/c9mt00239a