https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/soil-has-microbiome-too-180960088/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/soil-has-micro... Soil Has a Mic

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/soil-has-microbiome-too-180960088/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/soil-has-micro... Soil Has a Microbiome, Too https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/07/secret-world-beneath-our-feet-mind-blowing-key-to-planets-future https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/07/secret-w... The secret world beneath our feet is mind-blowing – and the key to our planet’s future Don’t dismiss soil: its unknowable wonders could ensure the survival of our species https://phys.org/news/2023-02-microbes-earth-rock-to-life.html https://phys.org/news/2023-02-microbes-earth-rock-to-life.ht... Microbes are 'active engineers' in Earth's rock-to-life cycle https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/04/improving-farming-soil-carbon-store-global-heating-target https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/04/improvin... Better farming techniques across the world could lead to storage of 31 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide a year, data shows https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1033824/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1033... The soil microbiome contributes to several ecosystem processes. It plays a key role in sustainable agriculture, horticulture and forestry. In contrast to the vast number of studies focusing on soil bacteria, the amount of research concerning soil fungal communities is limited. This is despite the fact that fungi play a crucial role in the cycling of matter and energy on Earth. Fungi constitute a significant part of the pathobiome of plants. Moreover, many of them are indispensable to plant health. This group includes mycorrhizal fungi, superparasites of pathogens, and generalists; they stabilize the soil mycobiome and play a key role in biogeochemical cycles. Several fungal species also contribute to soil bioremediation through their uptake of high amounts of contaminants from the environment. Moreover, fungal mycelia stretch below the ground like blood vessels in the human body, transferring water and nutrients to and from various plants. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-022-00366-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-022-00366-w Soil microbiomes drive key functions in agroecosystems, determining soil fertility, crop productivity and stress tolerance. ... System-level agricultural management practices can induce structural alterations to the soil, thereby changing the microbial processes occurring at the microscale. These changes have large-scale consequences, such as soil erosion, reduced soil fertility and increased greenhouse gas emissions.