Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and cadmium (Cd) are widely distributed in soil ecosystems,
posing a potential threat to agricultural production and human health. However, the coupled …

To combat climate change, farmers must innovate through ecological intensification to boost
food production, increase resilience to weather extremes, and shrink the carbon footprint of …

Climate change threatens global food and nutritional security through negative effects on
crop growth and agricultural productivity. Many countries have adopted ambitious climate …

Human agricultural activities are recognized to play a major role in structuring soil microbial
communities, which are of critical importance in terms of maintaining the multiple functions of …

Background and aims Crop diversity has been repeatedly shown to support multiple
ecosystem functions, both directly and indirectly, driven by interspecific root-root interactions …

Soils provide essential ecosystem functions that are threatened by climate change and
intensified land use. We explore how climate and land use impact multiple soil function …

The negative impacts of conventional agriculture and the imperative to adopt conservation
tillage garnered significant attention. However, the effects of conservation tillage on soil …

Purpose Intercropping is an important agricultural management that has been applied
worldwide. Although intercropping improves soil nutrients and crop productivity, its effects on …

Plastic film mulch alters the soil environment and improves crop production. Although the
response of aboveground parts of agroecosystems to plastic film mulch has been …

Extracellular enzymes are the proximate agents of organic matter decomposition, and its
activity can be used as an indicator of microbial nutrient demand. The secondary succession …