Soil Microbial Community and Function Changes Mechanism Regulated by Agricultural Soil-Borne Disease Control Measures

Soil-borne diseases are extremely harmful to agricultural production and are a bottleneck that hinders the healthy growth of crops. In the process of preventing soil-borne diseases, chemical or biological agents need to encounter the soil. However, these prevention control measures have short-term or long-term effects on soil microbial communities, and changes in soil microorganisms are closely related to agricultural ecosystems, soil quality, crop growth, and the occurrence of diseases.

Soil microorganisms are the "guardians" of soil health and key factors in maintaining plant growth and agricultural production. Soil microorganisms can affect the structure of the soil, improve soil aeration and water retention capacity, and enhance soil stress resistance; through interaction with plant roots, they help plants absorb nutrients, promote growth, and even improve their stress resistance. There are many studies on the effects of agricultural control measures on soil microorganisms. Still, few studies clearly show the functional succession mechanism of soil-borne disease control measures on soil microorganisms. Therefore, this Research Topic focuses on combining a variety of omics methods to study the assembly strategies and succession mechanisms of soil-borne disease control measures on soil microorganisms and crop rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere functional microorganisms and reveal the succession of functional microorganisms in inhibiting soil-borne diseases and protecting crop growth.

This Research Topic welcomes Original Research articles, Reviews, Mini Reviews, Opinions and Perspectives on the mechanisms of soil-borne disease control on soil microbial community and functional change.

Subtopics are recommended but not limited to:

- The community succession and functional changes of soil microorganisms under the control of soil-borne disease control measures
- The regulation of soil microorganisms on crop disease resistance and soil environments
- The interaction between soil microorganisms and crop rhizosphere microorganisms, plants, and soil-borne pathogens.

In addition, cross-disciplinary research in plant protection, bioinformatics, biochemistry, and other fields is also encouraged.