Soil salinization adversely affects plant growth and has become one of the major limiting
factors for crop productivity worldwide. The conventional approach, breeding salt-tolerant …

Functional diversity is increasingly recognized by microbial ecologists as the essential link
between biodiversity patterns and ecosystem functioning, determining the trophic …

Microorganisms drive much of the Earth's nitrogen (N) cycle, but we still lack a global
overview of the abundance and composition of the microorganisms carrying out soil N …

Reducing tillage and growing cover crops, widely recommended practices for boosting soil
health, have major impacts on soil communities. Surprisingly little is known about their …

Fungi are important members of soil microbial communities in row-crop and grassland soils,
provide essential ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling, organic matter …

Although diversifying crop rotations with perennials and cover crops and implementing no-
tillage practices has been promoted as an effective strategy for increasing soil carbon and …

Understanding the contribution of soil microbial communities to ecosystem processes is
critical for predicting terrestrial ecosystem feedbacks under changing climate. Our current …

Microbial activities are the dynamic core in the soil nutrient cycle. To improve the
knowledges about the responses of soil microbial community structure and potential function …

Background and aims Soil microbial communities influence nutrient cycling, chemistry and
structure of soil, and plant productivity. In turn, agronomic practices such as fertilization and …

Background Crop rotation is an agronomic practice that is known to enhance productivity
and yield, and decrease pest and disease pressure. Economic and other factors have …