[HTML][HTML] The integration of nematode communities into the soil biological health framework by factor analysis

T Martin, J Wade, P Singh, CD Sprunger - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
A critique of the soil health framework is that biological indicators currently lag behind
chemical and physical indicators of soil health. Incorporating nematode communities into the …

Chemical fertilizer reduction with organic material amendments alters co-occurrence network patterns of bacterium-fungus-nematode communities under the wheat …

X Wu, H Hu, S Li, J Zhao, J Li, G Zhang, G Li, W Xiu - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Deciphering the succession patterns of soil bacterium-fungus-nematode
communities and functions in agroecosystems is one of the most important aspects of soil …

[HTML][HTML] Agroforestry improves soil fauna abundance and composition in the Atlantic Forest of Paraguay

A Insfrán Ortiz, JM Rey Benayas… - Agroforestry Systems, 2023 - Springer
Edaphic fauna is a major determinant of agricultural soil quality, but few studies have
investigated soil fauna in different agroforestry systems. The objective of this study was to …

The fungal feeding channel of the soil micro‐food web contributes to the transformation of exogenous C into soil C—A 13C labelling microcosm experiment

Z Zhang, B Li, H Wang, X Zhang, S Cui… - Land Degradation & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plant residue is an important carbon (C) source for soil communities that motivates
underground C cycling. However, the effects of plant residue quantity on the structure of the …

[HTML][HTML] Nematode diversity and its association with soil properties in monocrop pigeon pea

S Maina, H Karuri, J Mugweru - Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Pigeon pea is a versatile pulse crop grown in semi-arid regions of Kenya; however, its
production is affected by plant-parasitic nematodes. The current study was undertaken to …

[PDF][PDF] Measuring ecological restoration in conservation agricultural fields in the eastern Free State (South Africa) using nematodes and other soil bioindicators

A Loggenberg - 2021 - repository.nwu.ac.za
Conventional agriculture (Conv) has several adverse effects on soil health. For this reason,
Conservation agriculture (CA) is implemented as an alternative to aid in restoring soil …