HARNESSING BIODIVERSITY FOR HEALTHY DAIRY FARMS by Ruqiang ZHANG, Zixi HAN, Qiaofang LU, Kang WANG, Yanjie CHEN, Wen-Feng CONG, Fusuo ZHANG

“…<List> <ListItem><ItemContent><p>● Plant and soil biodiversity underline healthy dairy farms with less agrochemical inputs.…”
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Mass Spectrometry-Based Peptide Profiling of Haemolymph from <i>Pterostichus melas</i> Exposed to Pendimethalin Herbicide by Donatella Aiello, Anita Giglio, Federica Talarico, Maria Luigia Vommaro, Antonio Tagarelli, Anna Napoli

“…The endurance of herbicides residues in the environment has an impact on the soil biodiversity and fertility, also affecting non-target species, including terrestrial invertebrates. …”
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Utilization of organic fertilizer to increase paddy growth and productivity using System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method in saline soil by V . O . Subardja, I . Anas, R . Widyastuti

“…Soil salinity has negative effect on soil biodiversity as well as microbial activities. Hence, rice growth also effected by salinity. …”
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Latent extinction risk of soil fauna in Beijing: A 4-year study from 2013 to 2016 by Wei Wang, Qilin Ren, Runzhi Zhang, Pengxiang Wu

“…Soil ecosystems are far more functionally valuable than previously thought, so soil biodiversity conservation deserves more attention. …”
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An Alarming Decline in the Nutritional Quality of Foods: The Biggest Challenge for Future Generations’ Health by Raju Lal Bhardwaj, Aabha Parashar, Hanuman Prasad Parewa, Latika Vyas

“…This critical review emphasizes the importance of balance and adequate nutrition as well as the need to improve soil biodiversity and fertility: those are main causes behind the decline in nutritional density. …”
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Metabarcoding Reveals Impact of Different Land Uses on Fungal Diversity in the South-Eastern Region of Antioquia, Colombia by Raul Aranguren, Samuele Voyron, Fabrizio Ungaro, Julio Cañón, Erica Lumini

“…Since fungal communities play an important role in soil functionality, this study analysed 26 soil samples of Andosols collected from locations devoted to conservation, agriculture and mining activities in Antioquia, Colombia, to establish differences between fungal communities as indicators of soil biodiversity loss using Illumina MiSeq metabarcoding on nuclear ribosomal ITS2 region. …”
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The Analysis of the Mycobiota in Plastic Polluted Soil Reveals a Reduction in Metabolic Ability by Marta Elisabetta Eleonora Temporiti, Lidia Nicola, Carolina Elena Girometta, Anna Roversi, Chiara Daccò, Solveig Tosi

“…Microorganisms, and especially fungi, are a keystone of soil biodiversity and soil metabolic capacity. The aim of this research was to study soil fungal biodiversity and soil microbial metabolic profiles in three different sites in northern Italy, where macro- and microplastic concentration in soil was measured. …”
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PEMANFAATAN SERANGGA HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA UNTUK MENDETERMINASI KEBERADAAN DAN LAJU DEGRADASI TOKSIN BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS CRYIAC DI TANAH = THE USE OF HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA TO DET... by Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib

“…One of the identified risks is the effect of the toxin resulted from decom¬position of transgenic plants on soil biodiversity. The objectives of this research were to develop a bioassay procedure using larvae of Helicoverpa armigera to estimate the presence and degradation rate of Cryl Ac in soil. …”

Does Faeces Excreted by Moxidectin-Treated Sheep Impact Coprophagous Insects and the Activity of Soil Microbiota in Subtropical Pastures? by Susana Gilaverte Hentz, Felix Guillermo Reyes Reyes, Glaciela Kaschuk, Leandro Bittencourt de Oliveira, Maria Angela Machado Fernandes, Alda Lúcia Gomes Monteiro

“…This study aimed to evaluate the impact of faeces excreted by moxidectin-treated sheep on soil biodiversity (coprophagous insects, soil microbial biomass, and activity) to establish environment-related guidelines regarding the use of MOX in sheep livestock. …”
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Changes in Phylogenetic and Functional Diversity of Ciliates along the Course of a Mediterranean Karstic River by Vesna Gulin Beljak, Antonija Kulaš, Guillaume Lentendu, Barbara Vlaičević, Marija Gligora Udovič, Mirela Sertić Perić, Fran Rebrina, Petar Žutinić, Sandi Orlić, Renata Matoničkin Kepčija

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Biophysical and Biocultural Upheavals in Mesoamerica, a Conservation Perspective: Mountains, Maize-Milpa, and Globalization by Rafael F. del Castillo, Raúl Rivera-García

“…Unprecedented human epidemics and soil, biodiversity, and culture erosion followed behind the Spanish aftermath and the subsequent globalization. …”
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The MetaInvert soil invertebrate genome resource provides insights into below-ground biodiversity and evolution by Gemma Collins, Clément Schneider, Ljudevit Luka Boštjančić, Ulrich Burkhardt, Axel Christian, Peter Decker, Ingo Ebersberger, Karin Hohberg, Odile Lecompte, Dominik Merges, Hannah Muelbaier, Juliane Romahn, Jörg Römbke, Christelle Rutz, Rüdiger Schmelz, Alexandra Schmidt, Kathrin Theissinger, Robert Veres, Ricarda Lehmitz, Markus Pfenninger, Miklós Bálint

“…The soil invertebrate genomes presented here will support the management of soil biodiversity through molecular monitoring of community composition and function, and the discovery of evolutionary adaptations to the challenges of soil conditions.…”
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Actinobacterial and fungal strain-enriched wheat straw as an effective strategy for alleviating the effect of salinity stress on soil chemical and biochemical properties by Elham Sadeghi, Reza Ghorbani Nasrabadi, Seyed Alireza Movahedi, Hassan Etesami

“…Abstract Background Soil salinization influences the physical and chemical properties of soil and disturbs soil biodiversity. Application of wheat straw in saline soils with enhance soil fertility could mitigate the effects of salinity on soil microbial properties under laboratory conditions. …”
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<i>Allium cepa</i> L. Inoculation with a Consortium of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria: Effects on Plants, Soil, and the Autochthonous Microbial Community by Marika Pellegrini, Daniela M. Spera, Claudia Ercole, Maddalena Del Gallo

“…The present work showed the effective use of plant growth-promoting bacteria as a valid fertilization strategy to improve yield in productive landscapes whilst safeguarding soil biodiversity.…”
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Metagenomic analysis exploring taxonomic and functional diversity of soil microbial communities in Chilean vineyards and surrounding native forests by Luis E. Castañeda, Olga Barbosa

“…Land use change and agricultural management have important effects on soil biodiversity, because they change the physical and chemical properties of soil. …”
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Soil Moisture Conservation through Crop Diversification and Related Ecosystem Services in a Blown-Sand Area with High Drought Hazard by Dénes Lóczy, József Dezső, Tamás Weidinger, László Horváth, Ervin Pirkhoffer, Szabolcs Czigány

“…Soil moisture reserves are a key factor in maintaining soil fertility and all other related ecosystem services (including carbon sequestration, soil biodiversity, and soil erosion control). In semiarid blown-sand areas under aridification, water preservation is a particularly crucial task for agriculture. …”
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Plant diversity increases the abundance and diversity of soil fauna: A meta-analysis by Yakun Zhang, Sai Peng, Xinli Chen, Han Y.H. Chen

“…Soil fauna communities are an important component of soil biodiversity, which is key to myriad terrestrial ecosystem processes. …”
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Effects of Liming on Soil Properties and Its Roles in Increasing the Productivity and Profitability of the Oil Palm Industry in Malaysia by Md Shawon Mahmud, Khim Phin Chong

“…It is not enough to emphasize just soil impacts alone, and a thorough assessment must also be given on crops (oil palm) and soil biodiversity. This review synthesizes current understanding and introduces a holistic approach to provide insights into the far-reaching effects liming has on the biogeochemical properties of tropical soil and oil palm crops.…”
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Towards smart and suitable management of roadsides: System dynamics in the era of industry 4.0 by Baustista Rodriguez Sandra, Marche Brunelle, Hamdani Fatima Ezzahra, Camargo Mauricio, Mayer Frédérique, Bachmann Christophe, Monticolo Davy

“…It requires access to data, from communities, maintenance services, suppliers of mowing equipment, and the roadsides themselves (physiognomy of the terrain, the composition of the soil, biodiversity, the composition of the area to be mowed and pruned, etc.). …”
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Polyphasic Characterization of Indigenous Potassium-Solubilizing Bacteria and Its Efficacy Studies on Maize by Heena Saheewala, Suman Sanadhya, Sudhir Kumar Upadhyay, Santosh Ranjan Mohanty, Devendra Jain

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