One of agriculture's most important goals is finding the proper equilibrium between
sustainability and intensification of production. The exponential growth of the world …

Chemical (synthetic) fertilizers used indiscriminately for improved production pose a major
threat to long-term soil fertility, the soil environment, and its components. The soil microbial …

Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), utilizing natural resources, multiple cropping systems,
and cow-dung-and urine-based products to improve soil biology, has been practiced by …

The application of organic fertilizers enhances soil fertility and alters the function and
structure of the soil microbial communities. When subjected to aerobic composting, kitchen …

The impact of environmental pollution in air and water is reflected mainly in the soil
ecosystem as it impairs soil functions. Also, since the soil is the habitat for billions of …

Minimizing the use of chemical fertilizers and investigating an appropriate ecofriendly level
of nitrogen fertilizer is the key to sustainable agriculture. Sugarcane is the main cash crop of …

Decline disease causes severe damage to bayberry. However, the cause of this disease
remains unclear. Interestingly, our previous studies found that the disease severity is related …

Metagenomics has revolutionized our understanding of microbial communities, offering
unprecedented insights into their genetic and functional diversity across Earth's diverse …

Intercropping is widely used in agricultural production due to its capability of raising land
productivity and providing an opportunity to achieve sustainable intensification of …

Free-living bacterial community and abundance have been investigated extensively under
different soil management practices. However, little is known about their nitrogen (N) fixation …