Soil organic matter (OM) represents a key C pool for climate regulation but also an essential
component for soil functions and services. Scientific research in the 21st century has …

The ecology of forest soils is an important field of research due to the role of forests as
carbon sinks. Consequently, a significant amount of information has been accumulated …

Microbial communities play a pivotal role in the functioning of plants by influencing their
physiology and development. While many members of the rhizosphere microbiome are …

Microbial communities in litter and soil are the functional link through which the tree species
occupying a site may alter rates of soil processes fundamental to nutrient cycling and carbon …

Trichoderma spp. are proposed as major plant growth-promoting fungi that widely exist in
the natural environment. These strains have the abilities of rapid growth and reproduction …

The persistent and undiscriminating application of chemicals as means to improve crop
growth, development and yields for several years has become problematic to agricultural …

In recent years, the idea of exploiting edible insects for their industrial production has
attracted the attention of media, research institutions and food industry operators, because of …

Due to land use history, most of the current temperate and boreal forests are developed on
nutrient-poor and rocky soils, keeping fertile soils for agriculture. Consequently, the …

Bacterial communities living in forest soils contribute to the decomposition of organic matter
and the recycling of nutrients in these ecosystems and form one of the most diverse habitats …

Biogeochemical weathering of bedrock is the most important input of silicon (Si) and
phosphorus (P) to forest ecosystems. While soil microbes, and in particular P-solubilizing …