Altering microbial community for improving soil properties and agricultural sustainability during a 10-year maize-green manure intercropping in Northwest China

• Published in: Journal of environmental management Vol. 321; p. 115859
• Main Authors: Ablimit, Ruxangul, Li, Weikun, Zhang, Jiudong, Gao, Haining, Zhao, Yiming, Cheng, Miaomiao, Meng, Xueqin, An, Lizhe, Chen, Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Agricultural sustainability; China; community structure; continuous cropping; corn; crop yield; environmental management; enzymes; fertilizers; field experimentation; Green manure; green manures; Maize; microbial communities; Microbial community; oases; phylotype; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; Soil amendment; soil fertility; soil pH; soil quality; structural equation modeling; sustainable agriculture; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; China; Agricultural sustainability; Green manure; Maize; Microbial community; Soil amendment

Maize is a crop that is cultivated worldwide. The Hexi Oasis is one of the most important areas for high-yield maize seed production in China. Green manure, a plant fertilizer, has great potential for increasing crop yield and agricultural sustainability. However, the role of microorganisms in soil...