Choreographing rhizosphere effect with agricultural practices for agroecology?

ABSTRACT: For sustainable agriculture, soil-plant interactions (i.e., the rhizosphere effect) is prominent focus, since they determine plant health and nutrition. However, system-level agricultural management practices interfere with the rhizosphere effect. In this study, we characterized the rhizosphere effect of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum var. LG Absalon) on farm fields along two levels of crop diversity induced by rotation (high or low) combined with two tillage intensities (conventional or reduced). The rhizosphere effect was determined from differences in enzyme activities involved in carbon (β-glucosidase), nitrogen (arylamidase) and phosphorus (acid phosphatase) cycles measured in the rhizosphere and bulk soil. We observed positive rhizosphere effects for all enzymes, but they were signi

SUBMITTER: Le Cadre E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12410807 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature