Agroforestry reshapes soil bacterial communities to enhance Ricinus communis oil quality and bioactivity over monocropping: comparative metagenomics and culture-dependent insights
Krishna Saharan, Pradeep Pagaria, Taskeen Bano, Nishant Chauhan, Rabisankar Mandi, Anas Mohd, Ravi Jameriya, Ramesh, Praduman Yadav, Pooja Yadav, Naincy Rathee, Narsingh Chauhan, Ayan Sadhukhan
This study compares agroforestry and monocropping systems for castor crops, finding improved oil quality and soil bacterial communities in agroforestry.
Agroforestry Systems · Jul 28, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology