Plant litter strengthens positive biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships over time

WP Zhang, D Fornara, H Yang, RP Yu… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Plant biodiversity–productivity relationships become stronger over time in grasslands,
forests, and agroecosystems. Plant shoot and root litter is important in mediating these …

Plant–soil synchrony in nutrient cycles: Learning from ecosystems to design sustainable agrosystems

S Fontaine, L Abbadie, M Aubert, S Barot… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Redesigning agrosystems to include more ecological regulations can help feed a growing
human population, preserve soils for future productivity, limit dependency on synthetic …

Enzymatic stoichiometry reveals phosphorus limitation-induced changes in the soil bacterial communities and element cycling: Evidence from a long-term field …

J Cui, S Zhang, X Wang, X Xu, C Ai, G Liang, P Zhu… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil microbial growth and activity are generally limited by availability of resources such
carbon (C), nitrogen (N), or phosphorus (P) in terrestrial ecosystems. However, how soil …

The impact of different weed management systems on weed flora and dry biomass production of barley grown under various barley-based cropping systems

M Naeem, S Farooq, M Hussain - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Weeds are among the major issues responsible for reduction in yield and profit in any crop
production system. Herbicides are the easiest and quickest solution of weeds; however, their …

Peanut/sorghum intercropping drives specific variation in peanut rhizosphere soil properties and microbiomes under salt stress

X Shi, Y Zhou, P Guo, J Ren, H Zhang… - Land Degradation & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Intercropping can promote positive plant–soil interactions resulting in improved nutrient
availability and ecological fitness, with microbes playing a key role. However, the specific …

Changes in belowground interactions between wheat and white lupin along nitrogen and phosphorus gradients

S Boudsocq, C Cros, P Hinsinger, H Lambers - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Background and aims The positive effects of cereal-legume intercropping can occur through
complementarity and facilitation for the acquisition of soil nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) …

Increasing plant diversity promotes ecosystem functions in rainfed rice based short rotations in Malagasy highlands

A Ripoche, P Autfray, B Rabary… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plant diversification is one of the main ways to ecologically intensify agroecosystems to
improve their sustainability and resilience. Rotations and/or a mixture of crops can mitigate …

Emergy-based evaluation of production efficiency and sustainability of diversified multi-cropping systems in the Yangtze River Basin

X Lei, B Liang, L Feng, X Zhao, T Pu, C Yu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Excessive agricultural investment brought about by increased multiple-cropping index may
compromise environmental sustainability. There are few studies on the sustainability of …

[HTML][HTML] Shade tree functional traits drive critical ecosystem services in cocoa agroforestry systems

SD Addo-Danso, R Asare, A Tettey, JE Schmidt… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
The inclusion of shade trees into cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) systems can generate
livelihood opportunities for smallholder farmers. Yet, there is the need to examine the …

Farmland Degradation in the Czech Republic: Drivers and Barriers of Mitigation Strategies in Agricultural Soils

L Cechura, A Ullah, B Bajan… - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT In line with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15.3, which aims to restore
degraded land and soil, and the priorities of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) to …