Do diverse cover crop mixtures perform better than monocultures? A systematic review

AM Florence, AM McGuire - Agronomy Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Multi‐species cover crop mixtures have been increasing in popularity. It has been
hypothesized these mixtures produce more biomass, suppress more weeds, scavenge more …

Salinity controls soil microbial community structure and function in coastal estuarine wetlands

G Zhang, J Bai, CC Tebbe, Q Zhao, J Jia… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soil salinity acts as a critical environmental filter on microbial communities, but the
consequences for microbial diversity and biogeochemical processes are poorly understood …

Bacterial community structure after long-term organic and inorganic fertilization reveals important associations between soil nutrients and specific taxa involved in …

F Li, L Chen, J Zhang, J Yin, S Huang - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Fertilization has a large impact on the soil microbial communities, which play pivotal roles in
soil biogeochemical cycling and ecological processes. While the effects of changes in …

Insight into how organic amendments can shape the soil microbiome in long-term field experiments as revealed by network analysis

N Ling, C Zhu, C Xue, H Chen, Y Duan, C Peng… - Soil Biology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Significant differences in the microbial biomass and diversity in soil have been observed
following long-term fertilization, but little research has explored the co-occurrence patterns …

Distinct roles for soil fungal and bacterial communities associated with the suppression of vanilla Fusarium wilt disease

W Xiong, R Li, Y Ren, C Liu, Q Zhao, H Wu… - Soil Biology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Characterizing microbial communities associated with disease-suppressive soil is an
important first step toward understanding the potential of microbiota to protect crops against …

Soil pH is the primary factor driving the distribution and function of microorganisms in farmland soils in northeastern China

C Wang, X Zhou, D Guo, J Zhao, L Yan, G Feng… - Annals of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose To understand which environmental factors influence the distribution and
ecological functions of bacteria in agricultural soil. Method A broad range of farmland soils …

High salinity inhibits soil bacterial community mediating nitrogen cycling

X Li, A Wang, W Wan, X Luo, L Zheng… - Applied and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Salinization is considered a major threat to soil fertility and agricultural productivity
throughout the world. Soil microbes play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem stability and …

Responses of enzymatic activity and microbial communities to biochar/compost amendment in sulfamethoxazole polluted wetland soil

J Liang, S Tang, J Gong, G Zeng, W Tang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar and compost, two common amendments, were rarely conducted to investigate their
combined influence on enzymatic activities and microbial communities in organic-polluted …

Rhizosphere-associated bacterial network structure and spatial distribution differ significantly from bulk soil in wheat crop fields

K Fan, C Cardona, Y Li, YU Shi, X Xiang… - Soil Biology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The spatial distribution of bacteria in bulk soil has been well studied, but little is known about
the bacterial biogeography in the rhizosphere of crops. Here, we investigated bacterial …

Biogeography of soil bacteria and archaea across France

B Karimi, S Terrat, S Dequiedt, NPA Saby… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Over the last two decades, a considerable effort has been made to decipher the
biogeography of soil microbial communities as a whole, from small to broad scales. In …