The importance and ecology of yeasts in soil
Abstract
This review focuses on literature pertaining to the interactions of soil yeasts with biotic and abiotic factors in their environment. Soil yeasts not only affect microbial and plant growth, but may also play a role in soil aggregate formation and maintenance of soil structure. Serving as a nutrient source for bacterial, faunal and protistan predators, soil yeasts contribute to essential ecological processes such as the mineralization of organic material and dissipation of carbon and energy through the soil ecosystem. Some soil yeasts may also play a role in both the nitrogen and sulphur cycles and have the ability to solubilize insoluble phosphates making it more readily available for plants. Recently, the potential of soil yeasts as plant growth promoters and soil conditioners has been studied with the goal of using them in the field of sustainable agriculture.
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A broad range of yeast species occur predominantly in soil, exhibit strong antifungal activity, and could be envisioned as plant protection agents in this environment.
“a broad range of yeast species occur predominantly in soil, exhibit strong antifungal activity, and could be envisioned as plant protection agents in this environment (Botha 2011; Hilber-Bodmer et al. 2017; Yurkov 2018).”
From Biocontrol yeasts: mechanisms and applications (2019) · cites this paper as Botha 2011
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- Authors
- Botha, A.
- Affiliations
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Corresponding author
- Botha, Alfred
- ORCID
- Botha, Alfred
- Venue
- Soil Biology and Biochemistry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-01
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-8
- ISSN
- 0038-0717 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2069108584
- Cited by
- 286
- References
- 124
- Citations by year
- 2026: 19 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 30 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 23 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 19 · 2012: 13
- FWCI
- 21.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Soil Biology and Biochemistry (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
- Keywords
- soil yeasts, yeast ecology, soil aggregation, soil structure, organic matter mineralization, nitrogen cycling, sulphur cycle, phosphate solubilization, plant growth promotion, soil amendment, microbial interactions, nutrient cycling
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