Microbe to microbiome: a paradigm shift in the application of microorganisms for sustainable agriculture
Light, water and healthy soil are three essential natural resources required for agricultural
productivity. Industrialization of agriculture has resulted in intensification of cropping …
productivity. Industrialization of agriculture has resulted in intensification of cropping …
Current status and environment impact of direct straw return in China's cropland–A review
With the development of grain production technologies and improvement of rural living
standard, the production and utilization of straw have significantly been changed in China …
standard, the production and utilization of straw have significantly been changed in China …
Host selection shapes crop microbiome assembly and network complexity
Plant microbiomes are essential to host health and productivity but the ecological processes
that govern crop microbiome assembly are not fully known. Here we examined bacterial …
that govern crop microbiome assembly are not fully known. Here we examined bacterial …
Crop residue return sustains global soil ecological stoichiometry balance
Although soil ecological stoichiometry is constrained in natural ecosystems, its responses to
anthropogenic perturbations are largely unknown. Inputs of inorganic fertilizer and crop …
anthropogenic perturbations are largely unknown. Inputs of inorganic fertilizer and crop …
The effects of chemical and organic fertilizer usage on rhizosphere soil in tea orchards
W Lin, M Lin, H Zhou, H Wu, Z Li, W Lin - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Sustainable agriculture is an important global issue. The use of organic fertilizers can
enhance crop yield and soil properties while restraining pests and diseases. The objective …
enhance crop yield and soil properties while restraining pests and diseases. The objective …
Benefits and trade‐offs of replacing synthetic fertilizers by animal manures in crop production in China: A meta‐analysis
X Zhang, Q Fang, T Zhang, W Ma… - Global change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recycling of livestock manure to agricultural land may reduce the use of synthetic fertilizer
and thereby enhance the sustainability of food production. However, the effects of …
and thereby enhance the sustainability of food production. However, the effects of …
Rare taxa maintain the stability of crop mycobiomes and ecosystem functions
Plants harbour highly diverse mycobiomes which sustain essential functions for host health
and productivity. However, ecological processes that govern the plant–mycobiome …
and productivity. However, ecological processes that govern the plant–mycobiome …
Determinants of smallholder farmers' adaptation strategies to the effects of climate change: Evidence from northern Uganda
Background Climate change poses a threat to the sustainability of food production among
small-scale rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa that are dependent on rain-fed …
small-scale rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa that are dependent on rain-fed …
Biodiversity of key-stone phylotypes determines crop production in a 4-decade fertilization experiment
K Fan, M Delgado-Baquerizo, X Guo, D Wang… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cropping systems have fertilized soils for decades with undetermined consequences for the
productivity and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. One of the critical unknowns is the role …
productivity and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. One of the critical unknowns is the role …
Isolation and characterization of plant growth promoting endophytic bacteria from desert plants and their application as bioinoculants for sustainable agriculture
Desert plants are able to survive under harsh environmental stresses inherent to arid and
semiarid regions due to their association with bacterial endophytes. However, the identity …
semiarid regions due to their association with bacterial endophytes. However, the identity …