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Sep 2026
Long-term orchard-floor mulching alters soil fungal assemblages, nutrient status, and peach fruit traits
Orchard-floor mulching is widely used for weed suppression in perennial fruit systems, yet its effects on soil fungal communities and their links to soil nutrient status and fruit traits remain insufficiently understood. Here, we conducted a 6-year field experiment in a peach orchard to compare three orchard...
Lei Guo, Bo Wang, Fa-Ling Wang et al.
· Frontiers in Agronomy · 0 citations