Agricultural soil microbiomes differentiate in soil profiles with fertility source, tillage, and cover crops

RL Bier, M Daniels, D Oviedo-Vargas… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil microbiota are critical to soil health, yet a substantial knowledge gap remains to
understand how microbial communities can be interpreted as soil health parameters and …

Deciphering microbiomes dozens of meters under our feet and their edaphoclimatic and spatial drivers

H He, J Zhou, Y Wang, S Jiao, X Qian… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microbes inhabiting deep soil layers are known to be different from their counterpart in
topsoil yet remain under investigation in terms of their structure, function, and how their …

Maize leaf angle genetic gain is slowing down in the last decades

EF Elli, J Edwards, J Yu, S Trifunovic, DM Eudy… - Crop …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying historical changes in maize leaf angle and factors affecting it can enhance our
understanding of canopy architecture and light capture, and hence crop productivity. Our …

Do newer maize hybrids grow roots faster and deeper?

C Sciarresi, A Thies, C Topp, D Eudy… - Crop …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding historical changes in root depth attributes is needed for crop productivity and
sustainability assessments, but such information is rare. We explored whether newer maize …