Macrophomina phaseolina is a generalist soil-borne fungus present all over the world. It
cause diseases such as stem and root rot, charcoal rot and seedling blight. Under high …

Measures of soil biology are critical for the assessment of soil quality under different
agricultural management practices. By modifying soil microclimate, tillage exerts the most …

Maize-based crop rotations are advocated as alternate to rice-based systems in South Asia
due to better suitability for diverse ecologies, higher yields with less water use and more …

Despite a large number of published studies, a consensus has not been reached on how
soil fungal and bacterial biomass, the primary regulators for soil organic matter …

Soil tillage can affect the formation and stability of soil aggregates. The disruption of soil
structure weakens soil aggregates to be susceptible to the external forces of water, wind …

Tillage and fertilization are common practices used to enhance soil fertility and increase
yield. Changes in soil edaphic properties associated with different tillage and fertility …

Abstract Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. causes seedling blight, charcoal rot, leaf
blight, stem and pod rot on over 500 plant species in different parts of the world. The …

Agricultural management practices control soil organic carbon (SOC) content in croplands.
Long-term cropping system experiments offer a great opportunity to understand the …

It is well known that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) effects on plant growth largely
depend on fungus identity. The objective of this study was to test whether three individual …

Most farmers in SW Spain usually apply traditional tillage (TT) with soil inversion to avoid
potential problems of soil compaction after repeated application of no tillage (NT). NT might …