Significance of Microbial Communities to Soil Organic Matter and Soil Quality
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Farming Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 August 2023) | Viewed by 444
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant microbe interaction; phytomicrobiome; soil fertility and health; biofertilizers; PGPR; endophytic microbes; microbial consortium development for crop productivity; sustainable agriculture
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soil organic matter (SOM) is an important soil property that helps to maintain and improve soil quality (SQ). Therefore, there is an intrinsic relationship between SOM and SQ, and it is fundamental to promote plant growth and converse the environment. However, soil microbial communities act on SOM dynamics and contribute to their accumulation in soils. In addition, several processes that positively influence SQ are driven by the soil microbial communities. Soil microbial communities play an important role in the degradation and decomposition of SOM to release macro and micro nutrients in soils. Soil microorganisms use SOM as a carbon source for energy and growth. Different types of soil microbial communities are present in soils to increase soil fertility and health, as per abiotic and biotic conditions which also act as soil health indicators. Thus, the discussion about the significance of microbial communities to soil organic matter and soil quality is important to soil sustainability. This Special Issue aims to discuss and advance the knowledge about soil microbial communities and their relationship to SOM and SQ. Original papers and reviews describing studies on the influence and action of soil microbial communities in SOM and SQ are welcome.
The following topics of research will be considered for the Special Issue titled “Significance of Microbial Communities to Soil Organic Matter and Soil Quality”:
- Plant–microbe interactions for sustainable agriculture;
- Soil microbial diversity for the degradation and decomposition of soil organic matter;
- Biofertilizer/PGPR/microbial inoculant/microbial consortium for soil fertility and health management;
- Functional attributes of soil health indicators;
- Soil microbiomes for maintaining soil quality;
- Climate-resilient microbial inoculants for multiple crop productivity.
Dr. Jay Prakash Verma
Dr. Ademir Sérgio Ferreira De Araujo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil microorganisms
- soil microbial biodiversity
- soil health
- organic matter decomposition
- soil processes
- nutrient cycling
