Background The need to enhance the sustainability of intensive agricultural systems is
widely recognized One promising approach is to encourage beneficial services provided by …

China is the largest producer of faba bean with a total harvested area of 8.11× 105 ha and a
total production of 1.69× 106 tons (dry beans) in 2020, accounting for 30% of the world …

Canola is one of the most economically important crops in Canada, and the root and
rhizosphere microbiomes of a canola plant likely impact its growth and nutrient uptake. The …

Inclusion of legumes in crop rotations is a sustainable approach to reducing nitrogen (N)
fertilizer requirements and increasing subsequent crop yields. However, the magnitude of …

Canola (Brassica napus L. cv.'Canola') production has both economic and agronomic
advantages. The objectives of this review were to summarize the key management factors …

In western Canada, canola is traditionally grown in rotation once every 4 years to restrict
losses due to pests. Recently, growers have begun to produce canola more intensively due …

High costs of fertilizer in western Canada have generated interest in alternative N sources.
Legumes produce N through fixation, and may increase soil residual and mineralizable N …

Plant–soil feedbacks are important to productivity and plant community dynamics in both
natural and managed ecosystems. Among soil bacteria, the Streptomyces possess …

Harker, KN, O'Donovan, JT, Turkington, TK, Blackshaw, RE, Lupwayi, NZ, Smith, EG,
Johnson, EN, Gan, Y., Kutcher, HR, Dosdall, LM and Peng, G. 2015. Canola rotation …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are potential agents to control plant pathogens
and their combined use with biopesticides such as phosphites may constitute a novel …