{
  "id": 1745037,
  "title": "Plantago lanceolata and Lolium perenne metabolite profiles, their impact on soil microbial community structures and soil biological nitrification inhibition.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/plantago-lanceolata-and-lolium-perenne-metabolite-profiles-their",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.17.745343v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Background and aims: Excess nitrate (NO3-), from fertilizer overuse and intensive agriculture, can pollute water and contribute to greenhouse gas production (nitrous oxide - N2O). Plant metabolites from pastural herbs such as Plantago lanceolata (plantain) can inhibit microbial nitrification of ammonium to NO3- (biological nitrification inhibition - BNI) and change soil nitrogen cycle dynamics…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}