Defending Earth's terrestrial microbiome

C Averill, MA Anthony, P Baldrian, F Finkbeiner… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microbial life represents the majority of Earth's biodiversity. Across disparate disciplines from
medicine to forestry, scientists continue to discover how the microbiome drives essential …

Legacies at work: plant–soil–microbiome interactions underpinning agricultural sustainability

J Jing, WF Cong, TM Bezemer - Trends in Plant Science, 2022 - cell.com
Agricultural intensification has had long-lasting negative legacies largely because of
excessive inputs of agrochemicals (eg, fertilizers) and simplification of cropping systems (eg …

Long-term fertilization history alters effects of microplastics on soil properties, microbial communities, and functions in diverse farmland ecosystem

HZ Li, D Zhu, JH Lindhardt, SM Lin… - … Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microplastics (MPs) pollution has caused a threat to soil ecosystem diversity and functioning
globally. Recently, an increasing number of studies have reported effects of MPs on soil …

Microbe to microbiome: a paradigm shift in the application of microorganisms for sustainable agriculture

P Ray, V Lakshmanan, JL Labbé… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Light, water and healthy soil are three essential natural resources required for agricultural
productivity. Industrialization of agriculture has resulted in intensification of cropping …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of different concentrations and types of microplastics on bacteria and fungi in alkaline soil

P Fan, W Tan, H Yu - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022 - Elsevier
The threat of microplastic (MP) pollution of soil ecosystems has aroused global concern;
however, relatively few studies have focused on the effects of MPs on both bacterial and …

Cover cropping enhances soil microbial biomass and affects microbial community structure: A meta-analysis

I Muhammad, J Wang, UM Sainju, S Zhang, F Zhao… - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Cover crops have been increasingly grown for improving soil health and crop production
and minimizing environmental impact compared to no cover crop. Systematic documentation …

[HTML][HTML] How soil biota regulate C cycling and soil C pools in diversified crop rotations

K Zhang, G Maltais-Landry, HL Liao - Soil biology and Biochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Agricultural intensification has substantially reduced soil biodiversity as well as
agroecosystem functions and services. Sustainable agroecosystems that increase crop …

Assembly processes of abundant and rare microbial communities in orchard soil under a cover crop at different periods

Z Zhao, Y Ma, T Feng, X Kong, Z Wang, W Zheng… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil microorganisms play key roles in agricultural ecosystems. However, little is known
about their dynamic diversity patterns and community assembly processes, especially in the …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of cover crops at the four spheres: A review of ecosystem services, potential barriers, and future directions for North America

LL Van Eerd, I Chahal, Y Peng, JC Awrey - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cover crops have been studied for over a century, but the recognition of a complex
interaction of cover crop on the Earth's biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and …

Effect of no-tillage on soil bacterial and fungal community diversity: A meta-analysis

Y Li, D Song, S Liang, P Dang, X Qin, Y Liao… - Soil and Tillage …, 2020 - Elsevier
No-tillage farming is widespread globally; however, the impact of no-tillage on soil microbial
diversity is debatable. The existing research literature needs to be synthesized and a …