Crop losses from pests threaten global food security and safety. In the last six decades, pest
control using chemical pesticides has resulted in important yield gains per unit area …

The plant‐associated microbial community (microbiome) has an important role in plant–
plant communications. Plants decipher their complex habitat situations by sensing the …

Conservation agricultural systems have a long history of development and use in the
southeastern United States, but they are still not the norm on the landscape. Literature from …

Incorporating cover crops into the rotation is a practice applied across many parts of the
globe to enhance soil biological activities. In dryland farming, where crop production is …

Cover crops are known to positively impact soil health, both at a physical level (through
erosion control and organic matter enhancement) and at a biological level (by fostering …

The acidic nature of red soil commonly found in tea plantations provides unique niches for
bacterial growth. These bacteria as well as soil properties are dynamic and vary with …

Conservative agricultural management strategies pursue long-term ecological benefits
through practices such as no-tillage, cover crop, and inherent soil properties management …

Increasing soil salinity and/or sodicity is an expanding problem in the Northern Great Plains
(NGP) of North America. This study investigated the impact of phytoremediation on the soil …

Legumes are of primary importance for agroecosystems because they provide protein-rich
foods and enhance soil fertility through fixed atmospheric nitrogen. The legume-rhizobia …

The effects of tillage on soil structure, physiology and microbiota structure were studied in a
long-term field experiment, with side-to-side plots, established to compare effects of …