Background and aims Crop diversity has been repeatedly shown to support multiple
ecosystem functions, both directly and indirectly, driven by interspecific root-root interactions …

Ongoing environmental changes are affecting physical, chemical and biological soil
components. Evidence of impacts of soil changes on pollinators' and seed dispersers' …

Nanosilicon applications have been shown to increase plant defenses against both abiotic
and biotic stresses. Silicon quantum nanodots (Si NDs), a form of nanosilicon, possess …

Silicon, in its nanoscale form, has shown plant-promoting and insecticidal properties. To
date, however, we lack mechanistic evidence for how nanoscale silicon influences the …

The study aims to investigate effect of earthworm activity on metal bioavailability in soils
using their BSAF-metals. Based on a microcosmic laboratory experiment, epigeic species …

Earthworms enhance plant growth but the precise mechanism by which this occurs is not
known. An understanding of the mechanism could potentially support changes in …

Highlights•Host plant resistance (HPR) to thrips gets increasingly important within integrated
pest management.•HPR involves interdependent mechanisms ranging from plant …

Flavonoids contribute to fruit sensorial and nutritional quality. They are also highly beneficial
for human health and can effectively prevent several chronic diseases. There is increasing …

Plant diversity aboveground can exert top‐down pressure on herbivores by attracting
predatory insects, while organic soil amendments rich in beneficial microbes can limit …

In a greenhouse experiment, we investigated the influence of leek (Allium porrum)
intercropping, mycorrhizal fungi and earthworms on the root-knot nematode infection by …