Biogas production, a low-carbon energy source, has led to heightened focus on sustainable
management of its by-product, anaerobic digestate. The unprocessed digestate poses …

Organic mulches are a traditional method of groundcover management in temperate
commercial orchards, now largely replaced by herbicides and synthetic fertilisers. As a …

Diversification of agricultural practices, including changes in crop rotation, intercropping or
cover cropping, influence the soil microbiome. Here the impact of tillage and crop …

Agriculture is facing several challenges related to its sustainability. In this regard, the need to
reduce its environmental impact related to the use of synthetic inputs and its potential role in …

The roles of microorganisms in enhancing crop production have been demonstrated for a
range of cropping systems. Most studies to date, however, have been confined to a limited …

Use of solid agricultural digestate as a substitute for chemical fertilizers in Mediterranean
cropping systems can be a valuable approach to improving soil fertility. However, it is …

Straw return and tillage can influence microbial-mediated soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N)
transformation in croplands. However, how the interplay between straw return and tillage …

Background No-tillage (NT) is a widely used field management to reduce soil erosion and
degradation and is suggested to be beneficial for enhancing soil carbon (C) sequestration …

Metagenomics is a technique for genome-wide profiling of microbiomes; this technique
generates billions of DNA sequences called reads. Given the multiplication of metagenomic …

High salinity, low fertility and poor structure in saline-alkali soils led to nutrient cycling slow
and microbial activity loss. The application of amendments has proven effective in …