Soil Microbiome and Agroecosystem Multifunctionality, Volume II

Healthy soil cultivation is a prerequisite for enhancing the productivity of intensive farmland. It serves as the foundation for addressing global challenges related to high resource-use efficiency, food security, and environmental protection, while simultaneously driving sustainable agricultural development. Central to this endeavor is ensuring the long-term sustainability of agroecosystem multifunctionality. While intensive agriculture maximizes outputs, its reliance on heavy chemical inputs and reduced crop diversity often accelerates biodiversity loss. In this context, the soil microbiome plays a critical role in supporting key ecological processes. It is instrumental in driving biogeochemical cycles, suppressing soil-borne diseases, and maintaining overall soil health.

Building upon the insights generated by our previous call, this collection represents the second edition of this series. To explore earlier findings and foundational studies on this topic, please visit the first edition of Soil Microbiome and Agroecosystem Multifunctionality.

Objectives of this Research Topic aims to enhance our understanding of the ecological services provided by the soil microbiome in intensive agriculture and its role in promoting ecosystem multifunctionality, as well as to improve our capacity to assess and develop microbial strategies that yield positive ecological benefits. The collection will cover the impact of the soil microbiome on the promotion of crop growth, the maintenance of soil health in intensive agriculture, and their contributions to the stability and resilience of agroecosystem functions. Ultimately, this will provide new perspectives for the sustainable management of agricultural green development.

This Research Topic invites submissions of Original Research, Reviews, Opinions, and Perspectives related to, but not limited to, the following subtopics:

• Ecological roles of the soil microbiome in intensive agroecosystems.
• Contributions of the soil microbiome to nutrient cycling, soil-borne disease control, maintenance of soil health, and promotion of crop growth within intensive agroecosystems.
• Influence of the soil microbiome on multifunctionality in intensive agroecosystems.
• Effects of agricultural management practices on the functions of the soil microbiome.

Article types and fees

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• Brief Research Report
• Case Report
• Classification
• Data Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• General Commentary
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
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Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Case Report
• Classification
• Data Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• General Commentary
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Review
• Systematic Review
• Technology and Code

Keywords: Soil microbiome, Intensive agriculture, Ecosystem, Multifunctionality, Sustainable development, High resource use efficiency, Food security, Environmental protection

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