Microbial storage and its implications for soil ecology

K Mason-Jones, SL Robinson, GF Veen… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Organisms throughout the tree of life accumulate chemical resources, in particular forms or
compartments, to secure their availability for future use. Here we review microbial storage …

Soil and water conservation in Africa: State of play and potential role in tackling soil degradation and building soil health in agricultural lands

M Diop, N Chirinda, A Beniaich, M El Gharous… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Africa's lands are largely vulnerable and threatened by soil degradation and low water
availability, especially in semi-arid and arid regions, limiting crop and livestock productivity …

Agroforestry delivers a win-win solution for ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa. A meta-analysis

S Kuyah, CW Whitney, M Jonsson, GW Sileshi… - Agronomy for …, 2019 - Springer
Agricultural landscapes are increasingly being managed with the aim of enhancing the
provisioning of multiple ecosystem services and sustainability of production systems …

Responses of rhizosphere soil properties, enzyme activities and microbial diversity to intercrop** patterns on the Loess Plateau of China

X Gong, C Liu, J Li, Y Luo, Q Yang, W Zhang… - Soil and Tillage …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cereal-legume intercrop** has been widely used to increase productivity and achieve
sustainable development in modern agricultural systems. However, there has been few …

Soil microbial community shifts with long-term of different straw return in wheat-corn rotation system

Y Su, M Yu, H ** Wolfberry with Gramineae plants improves productivity and soil quality
L Zhu, J He, Y Tian, X Li, Y Li, F Wang, K Qin… - Scientia …, 2022 - Elsevier
The intercrop** of shrubs with Gramineae species has been used widely to increase
productivity and sustainability in modern agriculture. However, there have been few studies …

The introduction of Phoebe bournei into Cunninghamia lanceolata monoculture plantations increased microbial network complexity and shifted keystone taxa

K Ding, Y Zhang, K Yrjälä, Z Tong, J Zhang - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cunninghamia lanceolata is an important timber species and has been widely cultivated in
subtropical China. However, monoculture successional patterns lead to multiple ecological …

Long-term Piliostigma reticulatum intercrop** in the Sahel: crop productivity, carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, and soil quality

MBH Bright, I Diedhiou, R Bayala, K Assigbetse… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
Throughout the Sahel, food insecurity remains a persistent threat. A few studies have shown
that Piliostigma reticulatum, a dominant native shrub in parklands from Senegal to Sudan …

Hydraulic redistribution by native sahelian shrubs: bioirrigation to resist in-season drought

NA Bogie, R Bayala, I Diedhiou, MH Conklin… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Hydraulic redistribution (HR) by woody vegetation has been proposed as a potential water
source for crops in intercropped systems. The native woody shrub, Guiera senegalensis JF …

[HTML][HTML] Use and management of biodiversity by smallholder farmers in semi-arid West Africa

GF Félix, I Diedhiou, M Le Garff, C Timmermann… - Global Food …, 2018 - Elsevier
Strategies that strengthen and use biodiversity are crucial for sustained food production and
livelihoods in semi-arid West Africa. The objective of this paper was to examine the role of …