Plants are intimately connected with their associated microorganisms. Chemical interactions
via natural products between plants and their microbial symbionts form an important aspect …

The emerging challenges of climatic changes, expanding world population, decreasing
arable lands and escalating threats posed by usage of chemical fertilizers exert pressure on …

Post‐mining scenarios present challenges for restoration in a wide range of environments,
especially in the context of climate change. The source of seed for restoration has been an …

Livestock grazing alters the diversity and composition of plants and soil biota in grassland
ecosystems. However, whether and how grazing affects plant-soil biota interactions are …

Soil microbial communities play pivotal roles in maintaining soil health in agroecosystems.
However, how the delivery of multiple microbial functions in agroecosystems is maintained …

An alarming and increasing deforestation rate threatens Amazon tropical ecosystems and
subsequent degradation due to frequent fires. Agroforestry systems (AFS) may offer a …

Soil microbes play important roles in plant health and ecosystem functioning, however, they
can often be disturbed or depleted in degraded lands. During seed-based revegetation of …

The conversion of woodland ecosystems to agricultural landscapes has led to
unprecedented losses of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning globally. Unsustainable …

Introduction The biomass and nutrient allocation strategies in plants are fundamental for
predicting carbon storage and mineral and nutrient cycles in terrestrial ecosystems …

It is generally accepted that sulfur can passivate the bioavailability of heavy metals in soil,
but it is not clear whether high sulfur in cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr) contaminated soil …