Diversity of organic amendments increases soil functions and plant growth

• DOI: 10.1002/ppp3.10588
• Publication Date: 2024-10-08T07:54:04Z
• Authors: Huiying Li; Anika Lehmann; Rebecca Rongstock; Yaqi Xu; Edda Kunze; Peter Meidl; Matthias C. Rillig
• Keywords: Environmental sciences; factor interactions; 570; Biowissenschaften; Biologie; QK1-989; Botany; management practices; GE1-350; plant growth; carbon diversity; soil functions

Societal Impact StatementManagement practices, for example, in an agricultural context, are often tested in isolation or in pairwise interaction, but rarely using a higher number of jointly applied practices. In a proof‐of‐concept study, we test the effects of combining up to five management practices. Effects seen on soil and plant performance suggest that it may be worth to systematically and broadly examine the effects of higher order management combinations.