In ecology, biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research has seen a shift in
perspective from taxonomy to function in the last two decades, with successful application of …

▪ Abstract An increasing interest has emerged with respect to the importance of microbial
diversity in soil habitats. The extent of the diversity of microorganisms in soil is seen to be …

Heavy metal pollution is a serious global environmental problem as it adversely affects plant
growth and genetic variation. It also alters the composition and activity of soil microbial …

Plastic film mulching has played an important role in Chinese agriculture, especially in
vegetable production, but large amounts of film residues can accumulate in the soil. The …

Soil microbial inoculants are expected to boost crop productivity under climate change and
soil degradation. However, the efficiency of native vs commercialized microbial inoculants in …

Wheat, ryegrass, bentgrass and clover were grown for 4wk in two different soil types. In
addition, samples of these soils were amended with sucrose to mimic carbon inputs into the …

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Sole-carbon-source tests (Biolog), designed to identify bacteria, have become very popular
for metabolically fingerprinting soil microbial communities, despite disadvantages …

Degradation of agricultural land and the resulting loss of soil biodiversity and productivity
are of great concern. Land-use management practices can be used to ameliorate such …

A rapid, community-level approach for assessing patterns of sole carbon source utilization
by mixed microbial samples has been used increasingly to study microbial community …