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Apr 2026
Effects of cover cropping on orchard soil microbiomes: Mechanisms and perspectives
Orchards have long faced severe soil erosion, acidification of red soils, low nutrient-use efficiency, and frequent soil-borne diseases. Conventional clean tillage combined with intensive chemical inputs often fails to simultaneously improve fruit yield and quality while safeguarding orchard ecological security. Cover...
Guan Guan, Pingzhi He, Yu Miao et al.
· AIMS Microbiology · 1 citation