Redesigning agrosystems to include more ecological regulations can help feed a growing
human population, preserve soils for future productivity, limit dependency on synthetic …

Soil multitrophic interactions transfer energy from plants as the predominant primary
producer to communities of organisms that occupy different positions in the food chain and …

Soils play a pivotal role in major global biogeochemical cycles (carbon, nutrient, and water),
while hosting the largest diversity of organisms on land. Because of this, soils deliver …

Intensive agriculture is dominated by monocultures of high‐yielding plants that receive large
applications of nitrogen (N) fertilizers to boost plant productivity. However, these systems …

There is an urgent need for novel agronomic improvements capable of boosting crop yields
while alleviating environmental impacts. One such approach is the use of optimized crop …

Agricultural intensification has greatly increased the productive capacity of agroecosystems,
but has had unintended environmental consequences including degradation of soil and …

Compared to their annual analogues, perennial grain cropping systems provide various
beneficial attributes for the environment and ecosystem services related to resource use …

It is increasingly acknowledged that plant–soil feedbacks may play an important role in
driving the composition of plant communities and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems …

A need to increase agricultural production across the world to ensure continued food
security appears to be at odds with the urgency to reduce the negative environmental …

The management of nutrients is fundamental to agricultural productivity and viable rural
livelihoods. Farmers have the dual goals of supporting crop and animal growth, while …