M. V. D. van der Heijden

widespread plant-fungal-bacterial symbiosis promotes plant biodiversity,

Compost application more strongly shapes soil fungal than bacterial communities across arable fields

Abstract Organic amendments such as compost are widely promoted for enriching soil microbial communities and supporting key soil functions, yet their effects across diverse farming systems and pedoclimatic conditions remain poorly understood. Most evidence originates from controlled experiments that cannot account for...

Soil microbiomes and regenerative agriculture.

Regenerative agriculture is gaining attention as a way to make agriculture more sustainable and to better integrate natural processes. Here, we highlight how the soil microbiome critically contributes to regenerative agriculture by providing multiple functions that support soil health and plant growth under future clim...

Forb species benefit more than grasses from a diverse arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community in semi-arid grasslands

It is suggested that a full understanding of AMF–plant interactions requires accounting for the complexities of nutrient economy mechanisms, and joint assessment of AMF community diversity and plant functional traits or groups enables us to disentangle these mechanisms in semi-arid grasslands.