Phosphorus (P) is a vital soil macronutrient required by plants for optimum growth and
development. However, its availability is limited because of fixation. The phosphorus fixation …

Soil health is the capacity of the soil to provide an environment for optimum growth and
development of plants, while also ensuring the health of animals and humans. Animal …

The present paper reviews the most recent advances regarding the effects of chemical and
organic fertilizers on soil microbial communities. Based on the results from the articles …

Low-input agricultural systems aim at reducing the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides
in order to improve sustainable production and ecosystem health. Despite the integral role of …

Fertilizers are integral part of current agricultural production as they provide essential
mineral elements for positive crop growth and blossoming harvests. Even high yielding …

Effects of changing pH along a natural continuous gradient of a UK silty-loam soil were
investigated. The site was a 200m soil transect of the Hoosfield acid strip (Rothamsted …

Manure application is a common practice that not only adds nutrients and organic matter to
arable soils for crop growth, but also introduces antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), posing a …

External agricultural inputs such as mineral fertilisers, organic amendments, microbial
inoculants, and pesticides are applied with the ultimate goal of maximising productivity and …

This study describes the effects of balanced versus nutrient-deficiency fertilization on soil
microbial biomass, activity, and bacterial community structure in a long-term (16 years) field …

Repeated fertilizer applications to cultivated soils may alter the composition and activities of
microbial communities in terrestrial agro-ecosystems. In this study, we investigated the …