Soil microbial resources for improving fertilizers efficiency in an integrated plant nutrient management system

A Bargaz, K Lyamlouli, M Chtouki, Y Zeroual… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Tomorrow's agriculture, challenged by increasing global demand for food, scarcity of arable
lands, and resources alongside multiple environment pressures, needs to be managed …

Interactions between plants and soil shaping the root microbiome under abiotic stress

K Hartman, SG Tringe - Biochemical Journal, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Plants growing in soil develop close associations with soil microorganisms, which inhabit
the areas around, on, and inside their roots. These microbial communities and their …

Meta-analysis shows positive effects of plant diversity on microbial biomass and respiration

C Chen, HYH Chen, X Chen, Z Huang - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Soil microorganisms are key to biological diversity and many ecosystem processes in
terrestrial ecosystems. Despite the current alarming loss of plant diversity, it is unclear how …

Tradeoffs among root morphology, exudation and mycorrhizal symbioses for phosphorus‐acquisition strategies of 16 crop species

Z Wen, H Li, Q Shen, X Tang, C Xiong, H Li… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Plant roots exhibit diverse root functional traits to enable soil phosphorus (P) acquisition,
including changes in root morphology, root exudation and mycorrhizal symbioses. Yet …

Actinobacteria-enhanced plant growth, nutrient acquisition, and crop protection: Advances in soil, plant, and microbial multifactorial interactions

D Mitra, R Mondal, B Khoshru, A Senapati, TK Radha… - Pedosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural areas of land are deteriorating every day owing to population increase, rapid
urbanization, and industrialization. To feed today's huge populations, increased crop …

Cultivar mixtures: a meta‐analysis of the effect of intraspecific diversity on crop yield

ER Reiss, LE Drinkwater - Ecological applications, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Extensive research has shown that greater plant community diversity leads to higher levels
of productivity and other ecosystem services, and such increased diversity has been …

Intercropping legumes and cereals increases phosphorus use efficiency; a meta-analysis

X Tang, C Zhang, Y Yu, J Shen, W van der Werf… - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Aims Intercropping cereals with legumes may achieve high crop yields at reduced input
levels. Several studies have indicated that intercropping increases phosphorus use …

Effects of plant diversity on soil carbon in diverse ecosystems: A global meta‐analysis

X Chen, HYH Chen, C Chen, Z Ma… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a valuable resource for mediating global climate change and
securing food production. Despite an alarming rate of global plant diversity loss …

Bioinoculants as a means of increasing crop tolerance to drought and phosphorus deficiency in legume-cereal intercropping systems

B Benmrid, C Ghoulam, Y Zeroual, L Kouisni… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Ensuring plant resilience to drought and phosphorus (P) stresses is crucial to support global
food security. The phytobiome, shaped by selective pressures, harbors stress-adapted …

Crop rotations for increased soil carbon: perenniality as a guiding principle

AE King, J Blesh - Ecological applications, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
More diverse crop rotations have been promoted for their potential to remediate the range of
ecosystem services compromised by biologically simplified grain‐based agroecosystems …