Microbial Communities and Indicators of Agroecosystem Health
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 254
Special Issue Editor
Interests: soil microbiology; microbial ecology; plant growth promotion; root symbionts; microbial communities
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Dear Colleagues,
Agroecosystems are the basis for yield production and ensure nutrition for a continuously increasing population. These ecosystems are under constant biological and abiotic pressure, which alters the stability of soil microbiomes, as well as their resilience and functions.
Microbial communities represent an important component of agroecosystems, with their activities being related to a large number of ecosystem services. The major activity of the microbiome is visible in the flow and transformation of organic matter, as well as in the functionality of biogeochemical cycles and the assurance of nutrients for cropped species.
The diversity and abundance of microbial components in agroecosystems is directly related to the entire ecosystem’s health and stability status, and it is visible at in further stages of plant growth and development. These traits promote microorganisms as good indicators of agroecosystem functionality.
The activity of microorganisms in agronomy is related to both beneficial effects (symbiosis, conversion of organic residues, antibiotic production, biocontrol) and negative effects (pathogenesis), which are visible in plant potential yield and ecosystem outcomes.
Dr. Vlad Stoian
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diversity
- beneficial and negative effects
- symbiosis
- microbial networks
- biogeochemical cycles
- organic matter
- biocontrol
- plant growth promotion
- rhizosphere
- resilience
- ecosystem stability
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