In agricultural and natural systems researchers have demonstrated large effects of plant–soil
feedback (PSF) on plant growth. However, the concepts and approaches used in these two …

Soil amendment with biochar is evaluated globally as a means to improve soil fertility and to
mitigate climate change. However, the effects of biochar on soil biota have received much …

Biochar is a carbon‐rich coproduct resulting from pyrolyzing biomass. When applied to the
soil it resists decomposition, effectively sequestering the applied carbon and mitigating …

Despite the importance of soil reaction for alien plant establishment, few and incomplete
studies have included this key factor so far. In this study, we investigated the effects of soil …

Biochar has been heralded as an amendment to revitalize degraded soils, improve soil
carbon sequestration, increase agronomic productivity, and enter into future carbon trading …

Background Allelopathy is an ecological phenomenon consisting of both positive and
negative effects between organisms determined by the release of secondary metabolites …

Microorganisms have critical roles in the functioning of soil in nutrient cycling, structural
formation, and plant interactions, both positive and negative. These roles are important in …

We address the question: under which circumstances can we rely upon spontaneous
succession and when are technical measures more effective in restoration programs? To …

Little is known about how sex differences in root zone characteristics, such as contents of
allelochemicals and soil microbial composition, mediate intra‐and intersexual interactions in …

Biochar applications have been shown to increase crop yields on acidic and low activity
soils in the tropics but fewer positive yield responses have been reported for temperate soils …