What threatens soil biodiversity?
Soil biodiversity plays a key role in sustaining life on the planet and is threatened by intensive agriculture, deforestation, urbanisation, loss of organic matter, soil compaction and sealing, soil acidification…
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Importance of soil biodiversity
The biodiversity of soils and their abiotic and biotic interactions determine their multifunctionality: Complex soil food webs recycle nutrients, decompose organic matter, sequester carbon, regulate and filter water, provide habitat,…
Functions of fungal biodiversity for agricultural soil health
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are the most important class of beneficial micro-organisms in agricultural and horticultural soils. Numerous experiments have shown significant increases in crop plant yields following AMF inoculation….
The role of fungal diversity in pathogen suppressiveness
Soil management is fundamental in all agricultural systems, and reducing soil degradation is a priority to sustain future food production. This effect can only be achieved by taking into account…
