Introduction With the continuous changes in climate patterns due to global warming, drought
has become an important limiting factor in the development of terrestrial ecosystems …

The importance of soil sustainability in achieving sustainable development goals and global
environmental agreements has been widely recognized. Understanding the biological …

Microplastic contamination poses a significant threat to agroecosystem functioning,
provoking a move away from the use of conventional oil-based plastics in agriculture, to …

Soil is an extremely complex and dynamic matrix, in part, due to the wide diversity of
organisms living within it. Soil organic matter (SOM) is the fundamental substrate on which …

The cycling of soil organic matter (SOM) and carbon (C) within the soil is governed by the
presence of key macronutrients, particularly nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). The relative …

Biochar has been shown to affect the nitrogen (N) cycle in soil, however, it is unknown how
this occurs. Therefore, we used metabolomics, high-throughput sequencing, and …

Drought impacts on microbial activity can alter soil carbon fate and lead to the loss of stored
carbon to the atmosphere as CO2 and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Here we …

Some weather events like drought, increased precipitation, and warming exert substantial
impact on the terrestrial C and N cycling. However, it remains largely unclear about the effect …

Soil microbes are the main drivers of nutrient turnover in agro-ecosystems. The series of
biochemical processes involved by these microorganisms are inseparable from the …

The frequent occurrence of extreme weather events has brought forth significant challenges
to the future development of agriculture, and it is imperative to enhance crop resilience to …