Background and aims The characterisation of plant-available phosphorus (P) pools and the
assessment of the microbial community in the rhizosheath of cover crops can improve our …

Aims An essential task of agricultural systems is to improve internal phosphorus (P)
recycling. Cover crops and tillage reduction can increase sustainability, but it is not known …

Background Phosphorus (P) is a limiting nutrient in many agroecosystems and costly
fertilizer inputs can cause negative environmental impacts. Cover crops constitute a …

Abstract Background and Aims Soil microbial communities contribute to organic phosphorus
cycling in a variety of ways, including secretion of the PhoD alkaline phosphatase. We …

Phosphorus (P) occurs at low concentrations in soils because of the numerous processes
responsible for P sorption or immobilisation. Soil P is also characterised by its restricted …

Little is known about the contribution of plants and microorganisms to the release of
phosphorus (P) from minerals, despite the importance of P solubilization for plant nutrition …

Background and aims Cover cropping is a strategy to increase soil phosphorus (P) use
efficiency in agroecosystems. We investigated adaptations on P acquisition strategies of …

Background Phosphorus (P) deficiency is wide-spread in agricultural soils. In light of
increasing P fertilizer costs, it is of interest to assess the capacity of soil microbes to mobilise …

Phosphorus (P) is a key limiting factor in many terrestrial ecosystems because most soil P is
bound to soil minerals or organic matter. Increasing P cycling rates can increase P …

Background and aims Identification of organic P species is important to understand their
origin, turnover in soils and their effects on soil fertility. Attention has been recently devoted …