Special Issue "Ecological Environment and Microbial Community of Agricultural Soils"

A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Soils".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2023 | Viewed by 874

Special Issue Editors

Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117 901 Moscow, Russia
Interests: soil microbiology; ecology of methanotrophs; anthropogenic disturbed soils; plant-microbe interactions
Laboratory of Soil Carbon and Microbial Ecology, Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute, Pyzhyovskiy Lane 7 Building 2, 119017 Moscow, Russia
Interests: soil microbiome; soil metagenomics; soil organic matter; soil phytopathogens; soil assessment; agroecosystems; manure microbiome; plant rhizosphere
Department of Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute, Pyzhyovskiy Lane 7 Building 2, 119017 Moscow, Russia
Interests: soil biology; soil bacteria; nitrogen cycle; glyphosate; bioremediation; qPCR; metabarcoding; phosphorous cycle; phytopathogens; soil remediation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The agricultural soil environment is a complex system that includes various physical, chemical, and biological components that have an impact on the development and activity of soil microbial communities. Agricultural practices such as plowing, fertilizer, crop rotation, and the use of pesticides can reduce microbial diversity and alter microbial activity. Modern ecologically sound agriculture depends on the preservation of robust, diversified populations and productive microbial communities in the soil, as well as the development of management techniques that support these ecosystems.

The goals of this Special Issue are to describe the progress in the relationship between the ecological environment and the microbial community of agricultural soils, to show how the microbiome and soil function are intertwined, to examine the factors that affect crop productivity, nutrient cycling, and soil health, and to provide ecological insights into bioindicators of soil properties that are important to soil health. In this Special Issue, we invite submissions of research articles and reviews that incorporate studies from several fields (for example, agricultural sciences, biology, environmental sciences, and data science) and interdisciplinary research that expands our understanding of the complex interactions between agricultural management, soil ecology, and microbial communities.

Dr. Irina K. Kravchenko
Dr. Mikhail V. Semenov
Dr. Alena D. Zhelezova
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • soil health
  • land use
  • microbial diversity
  • microbial interactions
  • nutrient cycling
  • agricultural impact
  • soil amendments
  • biocontrol

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Effects of Variations in Soil Moisture and Phosphorus Concentrations on the Diversity of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Community in an Agricultural Ecosystem
Agriculture 2023, 13(6), 1272; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13061272 - 20 Jun 2023
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In farmland ecosystems, phosphorus and water have crucial roles. To elucidate the effects of phosphorus concentration and water management on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), field experiments were conducted in a farmland ecosystem (China). We examined the effects of different treatments, including drought and [...] Read more.
In farmland ecosystems, phosphorus and water have crucial roles. To elucidate the effects of phosphorus concentration and water management on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), field experiments were conducted in a farmland ecosystem (China). We examined the effects of different treatments, including drought and normal phosphorus, normal water and normal phosphorus, drought and low phosphorus, and normal water and low phosphorus, on the AM fungal biomass, diversity, and community. Results showed great differences in the AMF under different water and phosphorus concentrations. When under a suitable drought treatment, the AMF became more abundant and more conducive to plant growth. The abundance of AMF varied with different phosphorus treatments, and the abundance of AMF in low-phosphorus treatments was higher, which is more suitable for plant growth. In conclusion, as water and phosphorus concentrations change, the community structure of AMF constantly changes. Only under the appropriate water and phosphorus concentration processing can AMF play its role well. Understanding the influence of different phosphorus concentrations and the moisture contents of AMF can play a role in the agricultural production of AMF, and it can also provide improved theoretical support. Full article
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