Delineating the soil physicochemical and microbiological factors conferring disease-suppression in organic farms

P Chaudhary, A Bhattacharjee, S Khatri, RC Dalal… - Microbiological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Organic farming utilizes farmyard manure, compost, and organic wastes as sources of
nutrients and organic matter. Soil under organic farming has an increased microbial …

[HTML][HTML] How binomial (traditional rainfed olive grove-Crocus sativus) crops impact the soil bacterial community and enhance microbial capacities

J Aguilera-Huertas, J Cuartero, M Ros… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intercrop** can favour the yield of the main crop. However, because of the potential
competition among woody crops, this system is rarely used by farmers. To increase …

Organic farming induces changes in bacterial community and disease suppressiveness against fungal phytopathogens

S Khatri, S Dubey, YS Shivay, L Jelsbak, S Sharma - Applied Soil Ecology, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to higher microbial activity and diversity, organic farming serves as a sustainable
alternative in preventing several soil-borne plant diseases. However, there are limited …

Organic farming: the influence on soil health

J Wijesinghe, SM Botheju… - One Health: Human …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The issues concerning chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and other intensive agriculture
practices have taken center stage in the public sphere more than ever, and the need for …

Monitoring of indicators and bacterial succession in organic-amended technosols for the restoration of semiarid ecosystems

R Soria, R Ortega, N Valiente… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Restoration of mining sites is essential to ensure ecosystem services and biodiversity. One
restoration strategy employed in arid and semi-arid zones is the use of organic amendments …

The role of the biogas slurry microbial communities in suppressing fusarium wilt of cucumber

N Li, R Chang, S Chen, J Lei, Y Liu, W Cui, Q Chen… - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
The clarification of the suppressive effect of biogas slurries (BSs) on soil-borne plant
pathogens is needed for their large-scale use as a biocontrol tool in potting soil in order to …

Impacts of snow-farming on alpine soil and vegetation: A case study from the Swiss Alps

A Buttler, R Teuscher, N Deschamps, K Gavazov… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Snow-farming is one of the adaptive strategies used to face the snow deficit in ski resorts.
We studied the impact of a shifting snow-farming technique on a pasture slope in …

Effects of different fertilizers on soil microbial diversity during long-term fertilization of a corn field in Shanghai, China

C Sha, J Wu, J Wu, C Ye, C Shen, J Su, M Wang - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
The long-term applications of different fertilizers (chicken manure, swine manure, and
organic fertilizer) on the microorganisms of a corn field were investigated. The microbial …

Shifts from conventional horticulture to agroecology impacts soil fungal diversity in Central Argentina

G Grilli, N Cofré, N Marro, M Videla, C Urcelay - Mycological Progress, 2023 - Springer
Conventional agriculture generally relies on monocultures and external inputs, such as
synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, which not only impact on farmer's economy and health …

Continued Organic Fertigation after Basal Manure Application Does Not Impact Soil Fungal Communities, Tomato Yield or Soil Fertility

JI Marín-Guirao, MC García-García, E Martín-Expósito… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is currently a limited understanding of the complex response of fungal microbiota
diversity to organic fertigation. In this work, a 2-year field trial with organic tomato crops in a …