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View article: Perennial flower strips increase pollinator and natural enemy abundance but have limited effects on pest control in adjacent crops
Perennial flower strips increase pollinator and natural enemy abundance but have limited effects on pest control in adjacent crops Open
View article: Establishing assessment criteria for soil bioindicators: insights from case studies in Europe
Establishing assessment criteria for soil bioindicators: insights from case studies in Europe Open
View article: Harmonized soil biodiversity database to describe ecological status and soil health (MINOTAUR database)
Harmonized soil biodiversity database to describe ecological status and soil health (MINOTAUR database) Open
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View article: Exploring the benefits of intermediate crops: Is it possible to offset soil organic carbon losses caused by crop residue removal?
Exploring the benefits of intermediate crops: Is it possible to offset soil organic carbon losses caused by crop residue removal? Open
CONTEXT: Agriculture plays a central role as a feedstock provider for the bioeconomy. However, utilization competing with food production and associated land use change have previously been a matter of debate. Nonetheless, strengthening th…
View article: Core taxa underpin soil microbial community turnover during secondary succession
Core taxa underpin soil microbial community turnover during secondary succession Open
Understanding the processes that underpin the community assembly of bacteria is a key challenge in microbial ecology. We studied soil bacterial communities across a large‐scale successional gradient of managed and abandoned grasslands pair…
View article: Soil moisture and fertility drive earthworm diversity in north temperate semi-natural grasslands
Soil moisture and fertility drive earthworm diversity in north temperate semi-natural grasslands Open
Intensive management of arable land reduces earthworm density and diversity. This may impair earthworm-mediated soil functions, such as nutrient mineralization and soil structure formation. To sustain earthworm source populations for re-co…
View article: Data for Torppa et al. 2023 'Soil moisture and fertility drive earthworm diversity in north temperate semi-natural grasslands'
Data for Torppa et al. 2023 'Soil moisture and fertility drive earthworm diversity in north temperate semi-natural grasslands' Open
<p>The dataset consists of the data that supports the findings of the article 'Soil moisture and fertility drive earthworm diversity in north temperate semi-natural grasslands' written by Torppa et al. and published in Agriculture, E…
View article: Data for Torppa et al. 2023 'Soil moisture and fertility drive earthworm diversity in north temperate semi-natural grasslands'
Data for Torppa et al. 2023 'Soil moisture and fertility drive earthworm diversity in north temperate semi-natural grasslands' Open
<p>The dataset consists of the data that supports the findings of the article 'Soil moisture and fertility drive earthworm diversity in north temperate semi-natural grasslands' written by Torppa et al. and published in Agriculture, E…
View article: Data for Torppa et al. 2023 'Soil moisture and fertility drive earthworm diversity in north temperate semi-natural grasslands'
Data for Torppa et al. 2023 'Soil moisture and fertility drive earthworm diversity in north temperate semi-natural grasslands' Open
<p>The dataset consists of the data that supports the findings of the article 'Soil moisture and fertility drive earthworm diversity in north temperate semi-natural grasslands' written by Torppa et al. and published in Agriculture, E…
View article: Data for Torppa et al. 2023 'Soil moisture and fertility drive earthworm diversity in north temperate semi-natural grasslands'
Data for Torppa et al. 2023 'Soil moisture and fertility drive earthworm diversity in north temperate semi-natural grasslands' Open
The dataset consists of the data that supports the findings of the article 'Soil moisture and fertility drive earthworm diversity in north temperate semi-natural grasslands' written by Torppa et al. and published in Agriculture, Ecosystems…
View article: Soil compaction effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in wheat depend on host plant variety
Soil compaction effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in wheat depend on host plant variety Open
Background and aims Supporting arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) nutrient acquisition in crops may reduce the need for fertilizer inputs, leading to more cost effective and sustainable crop production. In wheat, AM fungal responsiveness and bene…
View article: Data for Torppa et al. 2023 'Soil compaction effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in wheat depend on host plant variety'
Data for Torppa et al. 2023 'Soil compaction effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in wheat depend on host plant variety' Open
The dataset consists of the data that supports the findings of the article 'Soil compaction effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in wheat depend on host plant variety’ written by Torppa et al. and published in Plant and Soil in 2023…
View article: Data for Torppa et al. 2023 'Soil compaction effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in wheat depend on host plant variety'
Data for Torppa et al. 2023 'Soil compaction effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in wheat depend on host plant variety' Open
The dataset consists of the data that supports the findings of the article 'Soil compaction effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in wheat depend on host plant variety’ written by Torppa et al. and published in Plant and Soil in 2023…
View article: Fire severity as a key determinant of aboveground and belowground biological community recovery in managed even‐aged boreal forests
Fire severity as a key determinant of aboveground and belowground biological community recovery in managed even‐aged boreal forests Open
Changes in fire regime of boreal forests in response to climate warming are expected to impact postfire recovery. However, quantitative data on how managed forests sustain and recover from recent fire disturbance are limited. Two years aft…
View article: Effects of copper contamination on N cycling microbial guilds and plant performance in two contrasting grassland soils
Effects of copper contamination on N cycling microbial guilds and plant performance in two contrasting grassland soils Open
Heavy metal pollution has important effects on ecosystem nitrogen (N) cycling, but factors driving differences between the direction, onset and intensity of responses are poorly understood. We used two contrasting grassland soils to examin…
View article: Undersowing oats with clovers supports pollinators and suppresses arable weeds without reducing yields
Undersowing oats with clovers supports pollinators and suppresses arable weeds without reducing yields Open
Sustainable food production requires agriculture to conserve biodiversity and facilitate ecosystem services to maintain productivity levels while reducing inputs detrimental to ecosystem functioning. Increasing within‐field vegetation dive…
View article: Soil Moisture and Fertility Drive Earthworm Diversity in North Temperate Semi-Natural Grasslands
Soil Moisture and Fertility Drive Earthworm Diversity in North Temperate Semi-Natural Grasslands Open
View article: Helminths associated with terrestrial slugs in Swedish agricultural fields
Helminths associated with terrestrial slugs in Swedish agricultural fields Open
Slugs are important agricultural pests causing yearly yield losses. However, parasitizing helminths potentially could affect the size of the slug population. Here, a survey of terrestrial slug-parasitic helminths (nematodes and trematodes)…
View article: Development of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Rapid Detection and Analysis of the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne hapla in Soil
Development of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Rapid Detection and Analysis of the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne hapla in Soil Open
Soil analysis is crucial for estimating the risk of crop damage by the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla. Here, we developed an analysis assay based on Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP). The LAMP primers were verified for sp…
View article: Soil Compaction Affects Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis Differently for Spring Wheat Varieties with Contrasting Root Traits
Soil Compaction Affects Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis Differently for Spring Wheat Varieties with Contrasting Root Traits Open
View article: Can field botany be effectively taught as a distance course? Experiences and reflections from the COVID-19 pandemic
Can field botany be effectively taught as a distance course? Experiences and reflections from the COVID-19 pandemic Open
The COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2020 forced a rapid change in university teaching, with large numbers of courses switching to distance learning with very little time for preparation. Courses involving many practical elements and fiel…
View article: Correction to: When is it biological control? A framework of definitions, mechanisms, and classifications
Correction to: When is it biological control? A framework of definitions, mechanisms, and classifications Open
View article: Type of organic fertilizer rather than organic amendment per se increases abundance of soil biota
Type of organic fertilizer rather than organic amendment per se increases abundance of soil biota Open
Addition of organic amendments is a commonly used practice to offset potential loss of soil organic matter from agricultural soils. The aim of the present study was to examine how long-term addition of organic matter affects the abundance …
View article: When is it biological control? A framework of definitions, mechanisms, and classifications
When is it biological control? A framework of definitions, mechanisms, and classifications Open
Biological control , or biocontrol , is the exploitation of living agents (incl. viruses) to combat pestilential organisms (incl. pathogens, pests, and weeds) for diverse purposes to provide human benefits. Thus, during the last century th…
View article: Plant-microbe interactions in response to grassland herbivory and nitrogen eutrophication
Plant-microbe interactions in response to grassland herbivory and nitrogen eutrophication Open
Plant-soil feedback is increasingly recognized as a vital framework to analyze multi-trophic interactions involving herbivores, plants and microbes, but research is still lacking on understanding such feedback in the context of global chan…
View article: Below-ground herbivory mitigates biomass loss from above-ground herbivory of nitrogen fertilized plants
Below-ground herbivory mitigates biomass loss from above-ground herbivory of nitrogen fertilized plants Open
View article: Additive effect of the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans and the fungus Rhizoctonia solani on potato yield and damage
Additive effect of the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans and the fungus Rhizoctonia solani on potato yield and damage Open
The significance of nematodes for disease development caused by other soil-borne pathogens has been demonstrated in many crops throughout the world and specifically prevalent are interactions between plant-parasitic nematodes and species o…
View article: Natural variation of root lesion nematode antagonism in the biocontrol fungus <i>Clonostachys rosea</i> and identification of biocontrol factors through genome‐wide association mapping
Natural variation of root lesion nematode antagonism in the biocontrol fungus <i>Clonostachys rosea</i> and identification of biocontrol factors through genome‐wide association mapping Open
Biological control is a promising approach to reduce plant diseases caused by nematodes to ensure high productivity in agricultural production. Large‐scale analyses of genetic variation in fungal species used for biocontrol can generate kn…
View article: Genome-wide association identifies genomic regions in fungus Clonostachys rosea that influence antagonism and biocontrol of plant-parasitic nematodes
Genome-wide association identifies genomic regions in fungus Clonostachys rosea that influence antagonism and biocontrol of plant-parasitic nematodes Open
View article: Temporal Interactions between Root-Lesion Nematodes and the Fungus Rhizoctonia Solani Lead to Reduced Potato Yield
Temporal Interactions between Root-Lesion Nematodes and the Fungus Rhizoctonia Solani Lead to Reduced Potato Yield Open
Soil microorganisms and soil fauna may have a large impact on the tuber yield of potato crops. The interaction between root-lesion nematodes and the pathogenic fungus Rhizoctonia solani Kühn was studied on potato plants grown in pots under…