Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are key microorganisms that promote fertility in soils. Why? Because: AMF enable soil fertility, They promote soil and plant health and therefore, They increase crop productivity….
Both the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the Farm to Fork Strategy (F2F) indirectly address threats to soil biodiversity. Both strategies aim to reduce: Fertilisers by 20%. Nutrient losses by…
We continue with the defence of soil biodiversity in Europe that we have been carrying out in this blog. Thus, in this post we aim to list some of the…
The review of conservation activities within the European Union (EU-27) policy is based on policy instruments. What kind of instruments? Legally binding such as directives and regulations. Incentive-based such as…
Soil biodiversity is under pressure in 56% of total European soil. 14% at high risk. 40% of 14 Member States (MS) (EU + UK) under moderate-high to high potential risk….
Soil biodiversity plays a key role in sustaining life on the planet and is threatened by intensive agriculture, deforestation, urbanisation, loss of organic matter, soil compaction and sealing, soil acidification…
The biodiversity of soils and their abiotic and biotic interactions determine their multifunctionality: Complex soil food webs recycle nutrients, decompose organic matter, sequester carbon, regulate and filter water, provide habitat,…
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are the most important class of beneficial micro-organisms in agricultural and horticultural soils. Numerous experiments have shown significant increases in crop plant yields following AMF inoculation….
Soil management is fundamental in all agricultural systems, and reducing soil degradation is a priority to sustain future food production. This effect can only be achieved by taking into account…
The potential application of soil fungal biodiversity cultivation to improve soil quality and increase the productivity of agricultural ecosystems stands out as a new and very promising development in plant…
