Background Harnessing beneficial microbes presents a promising strategy to optimize plant
growth and agricultural sustainability. Little is known to which extent and how specifically …

Background Microbes benefit plants by increasing nutrient availability, producing plant
growth hormones, and protecting against pathogens. However, it is largely unknown how …

Background Agricultural food production is at the base of food and fodder, with fertilization
having fundamentally and continuously increased crop yield over the last decades. The …

Background Soil microbial communities are major drivers of cycling of soil nutrients that
sustain plant growth and productivity. Yet, a holistic understanding of the impact of land-use …

Agricultural productivity relies on a wide range of ecosystem services provided by the soil
biota. Plowing is a fundamental component of conventional farming, but long-term …

Crop harbors diverse microbial communities that profoundly influence host health and
agricultural productivity. Crop habitat is a dynamic and heterogeneous environment, and …

Intensive agriculture with continuous monocropping and massive chemical inputs has
adversely affected belowground microbial composition and functions, resulting in soil …

Many bacteria and fungi in the plant rhizosphere and endosphere are beneficial to plant
nutrient acquisition, health, and growth. Although playing essential roles in ecosystem …

It is well established that agricultural practices alter the composition and diversity of soil
microbial communities. However, the impact of changing soil microbial communities on the …

Agriculture has a strong effect on soil microbial communities, but it is still unclear how
different management practices drive their diversity and composition. To disentangle the …