Potential of Meta-Omics to Provide Modern Microbial Indicators for Monitoring Soil Quality and Securing Food Production by Christophe Djemiel, Samuel Dequiedt, Battle Karimi, Battle Karimi, Aurélien Cottin, Walid Horrigue, Arthur Bailly, Ali Boutaleb, Sophie Sadet-Bourgeteau, Pierre-Alain Maron, Nicolas Chemidlin Prévost-Bouré, Lionel Ranjard, Sébastien Terrat

“…Within the soil biodiversity reservoir, microbial diversity including Archaea, Bacteria, Fungi and protists is essential for ecosystem functioning and resilience. …”
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Organic vs. conventional: impact of cultivation treatments on the soil microbiota in the vineyard by Andrea Colautti, Marcello Civilini, Marco Contin, Emilio Celotti, Lucilla Iacumin

“…Despite these differences, no significant diversities were observed on soil biodiversity and microbial composition considering alpha and beta diversity metrics. …”
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Chemical composition of earthworm casts as a tool in understanding the earthworm contribution to ecosystem sustainability - a review by Madalina Iordache

“…The complexity of the chemical relationships occurring inside earthworm casts between main nutrients (organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium) highlights the complexity of the biogeochemical cycles and the great earthworms' contribution to these cycles in the ecosystems towards a better understanding of the soil sustainability through the soil biodiversity contribution. Due to this great contribution, the earthworms' casts should be included as indicators in the integrative conservation management of the ecosystems, as a re-thinking of the concept of ecosystem sustainability.…”
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Role of Nanotechnology in Precision Agriculture by Tayyaba Samreen, Sehar Rasool, Sehrish Kanwal, Safia Riaz, Sidra-Tul-Muntaha, Muhammad Zulqernain Nazir

“…This study has been conducted because of the reckless use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers brought on by the green revolution, which has diminished soil biodiversity and increased disease and insect resistance. …”
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Soil-forming effect of Douglas fir at lower altitudes - a case study by I. Kupka, V. Podrázský, J. Kubeček

“…Forest ecosystem and in particular forest soil biodiversity and stability could be jeopardised by the impropriate tree species composition. …”
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Microbial Biostimulants as Response to Modern Agriculture Needs: Composition, Role and Application of These Innovative Products by Adele M. Castiglione, Giuseppe Mannino, Valeria Contartese, Cinzia M. Bertea, Andrea Ertani

“…An increasing need for a more sustainable agriculturally-productive system is required in order to preserve soil fertility and reduce soil biodiversity loss. Microbial biostimulants are innovative technologies able to ensure agricultural yield with high nutritional values, overcoming the negative effects derived from environmental changes. …”
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Improvement of Soil Microbial Diversity through Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Its Evaluation by -Omics Approaches: A Perspective for the Environment, Food Quality and Huma... by Marta Bertola, Andrea Ferrarini, Giovanna Visioli

“…It delivers multiple ecosystem services, which are provided by soil processes and functions performed by soil biodiversity. In particular, soil microbiome is one of the fundamental components in the sustainment of plant biomass production and plant health. …”
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454 Pyrosequencing Analysis of Fungal Assemblages from Geographically Distant, Disparate Soils Reveals Spatial Patterning and a Core Mycobiome by Mariangela Girlanda, Alfredo Vizzini, Claude Murat, Simonetta Bagella, Silvia Perotto, Chiara Napoli, Antonietta Mello, Alexandra Lazzari, Erica Lumini, Stefano Ghignone, Stefania Daghino, Paola Bonfante, Valeria Bianciotto, Alberto Orgiazzi

“…Fungi are a major part of soil biodiversity, yet the mechanisms driving their large-scale ecological ranges and distribution are poorly understood. …”
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Opportunities and challenges organo-mineral fertiliser can play in enabling food security by Ruben Sakrabani

“…Other challenges include extreme weather patterns, GHG during fertiliser applications and diffuse pollution, declining soil health, pest, disease, and loss of soil biodiversity. As mineral fertilisers’ price increases and the state of soil health decreases, innovative solutions are needed to meet crop nutrient demands while ensuring that sufficient organic matter is conserved in the soil. …”
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Ecotoxicological Effects of Aflatoxins on Earthworms under Different Temperature and Moisture Conditions by Tanya Fouché, Sarina Claassens, Mark Steve Maboeta

“…The protection of soil biodiversity and ecosystem services are essential for the success of the declared United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. …”
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Sustainable alternatives to chemicals for weed control in the orchard - a Review by Md Jebu Mia, Francesca Massetani, Giorgio Murri, Davide Neri

“…Integration of modern equipment with a shallow tillage system can provide effective weed control in tree rows, including optimised tree performance and soil biodiversity. Living mulch suppresses weeds and enhances orchard biodiversity, while selection of less competitive and less pest-attracting species is crucial. …”
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Potential of conservation agriculture for ecosystem services: A review by SONAKA GHOSH, T K DAS, D K SHARMA, KAMLIKA GUPTA

“…It also improves soil biodiversity both above-and below-ground. Here we focus on the potential ecosystem service benefits accrued from CA. …”
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Potentials of mountainous region of Serbia for map sector development by Svetlana Turudija Živanović, Tatjana Marković, Tomislav Živanović

“…These areas are blessed with numerous resources (climate, soil, biodiversity, labour, etc) that are prerequisite for development of MAP sector, although they are not adequately utilised. …”
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The role of green roofs as urban habitats for biodiversity modulated by their design: a review by Sékou F M Coulibaly, Christine Aubry, Fanny Provent, Sophie Rousset-Rouvière, Sophie Joimel

“…Furthermore, we found that there were very few studies on soil biodiversity on this topic. We concluded that green roof construction guidelines should integrate soil communities into their design and aim to be heterogeneous at roof and landscape level. …”
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Allochthonous material originating from saprolite as a marker of termite activity in Ferralsols by Ary Bruand, Adriana Reatto, Éder de Souza Martins

“…This confirms the major role of termites in the properties of Ferralsols and raises questions about the possible consequences of land use change which usually deeply affects soil biodiversity.…”
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The Effect of Tillage System and Crop Rotation on Soil Microbial Diversity and Composition in a Subtropical Acrisol by Eric W. Triplett, Cimelio Bayer, Flavio A.O. Camargo, Jennie R. Fagen, Jennifer Drew, Kateryna Zhalnina, Austin Davis-Richardson, Patricia Dorr de Quadros

“…Soil management influenced soil biodiversity on Acrisol by change of composition and abundance of individual species.…”
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The Mycobiota of High Altitude Pear Orchards Soil in Colombia by Lidia Nicola, Angela Yaneth Landínez-Torres, Francesco Zambuto, Enrica Capelli, Solveig Tosi

“…Moreover, most of the identified fungal species (79%) were recorded for the first time in Colombian soils, thus adding important information on soil biodiversity regarding both Colombia and pear orchards.…”
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Linking the Gut Microbial Ecosystem with the Environment: Does Gut Health Depend on Where We Live? by Nishat Tasnim, Nijiati Abulizi, Jason Pither, Miranda M. Hart, Deanna L. Gibson

“…Importantly, if early-life exposure to environmental microbes increases gut microbiota diversity by influencing patterns of gut microbial assembly, then soil biodiversity loss due to land-use changes such as urbanization could be a public health threat. …”
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Diamonds in the rough: Dryland microorganisms are ecological engineers to restore degraded land and mitigate desertification by Ramona Marasco, Jean‐Baptiste Ramond, Marc W. Van Goethem, Federico Rossi, Daniele Daffonchio

“…Furthermore, this will meet the objective of protecting/stabilizing (and even enhancing) soil biodiversity globally. Without urgent conservation and restoration actions that take into account microbial diversity, we will ultimately, and simply, not have anything to protect anymore.…”
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Weeds Enhance Insect Diversity and Abundance and May Improve Soil Conditions in Mango Cultivation of South Florida by Blaire Kleiman, Suzanne Koptur

“…These results show that a tolerable level of selective weed species’ presence may benefit insect, plant, and soil biodiversity in farms. This is important in increasing production, sustainability, and biodiversity in agriculture, which otherwise may be deficient in non-crop life.…”
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