The soil microbiome: An essential, but neglected, component of regenerative agroecosystems

SM Hermans, G Lear, BS Case, HL Buckley - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Regenerative agriculture (RA) is gaining traction globally as an approach for meeting
growing food demands while avoiding, or even remediating, the detrimental environmental …

Contrasting seasonal effects of legume and grass cover crops as living mulch on the soil microbial community and nutrient metabolic limitations

X Sui, X Bao, H Xie, X Ba, Y Yu, Y Yang, H He… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2025 - Elsevier
Cover crops are increasingly recognized for their role in enhancing the multifunctionality and
health of soil. Previous studies have focused largely on the effects of cover crop residues …

Microbial communities mediate the effect of cover cropping on soil ecosystem functions under precipitation reduction in an agroecosystem

Y Guo, H Wang, L Du, P Shi, S Du, Z Xu, S Jiao… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cover cropping is a sustainable agricultural practice that profoundly influences soil microbial
communities and ecosystem functions. However, the responses of soil ecosystem functions …

Continuous Wheat/Soybean cropping influences soybean yield and Rhizosphere Microbial Community structure and function

Q Sun, P Zhang, Z Zhao, X Li, X Sun, W Jiang - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wheat/soybean rotation is an important double-cropping system in the Huang-Huai-Hai
plain of China. Continuous soybean cropping could cause soil quality deterioration and …

A perennial living mulch system fosters a more diverse and balanced soil bacterial community

H Li, N Hill, J Wallace - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Cover crops are known to positively impact soil health, both at a physical level (through
erosion control and organic matter enhancement) and at a biological level (by fostering …

The Structure and Function of Microbial Community in Rhizospheric Soil of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) Changed with Planting Years

G Chen, Y Xue, X Yu, C Li, Y Hou, H Zhu, L Jiang… - Current …, 2022 - Springer
The changes of microbial communities of rhizospheric soil in different ages are speculated
to cause soil-borne diseases and replanting problem in American ginseng (Panax …

Changes in the mycobiome structure in response to reduced nitrogen fertilization in two cropping systems of maize

A Kruczyńska, A Kuźniar, A Banach, S Jurczyk… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitrogen (N) is an essential element for plant productivity; hence, it is abundantly applied to
the soil in the form of organic or chemical fertilizers, which consequently have a negative …

Ammonium fertilization increases the susceptibility to fungal leaf and root pathogens in winter wheat

NJ Maywald, M Mang, N Pahls, G Neumann… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen (N) fertilization is indispensable for high yields in agriculture due to its central role
in plant growth and fitness. Different N forms affect plant defense against foliar pathogens …

High-Resolution Indicators of Soil Microbial Responses to N Fertilization and Cover Cropping in Corn Monocultures

N Kim, CW Riggins, MC Zabaloy, M Allegrini… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cover cropping (CC) is the most promising in-field practice to improve soil health and
mitigate N losses from fertilizer use. Although the soil microbiota play essential roles in soil …

Cover crop species influences soil fungal species richness and community structure

EJ Muturi, CA Dunlap, WL Perry, RL Rhykerd - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Despite the well documented link between cover cropping and soil microbiology, the
influence of specific cover crop species on soil microbes remains poorly understood. We …