Diverse crop rotations off-set yield-scaled nitrogen losses via denitrification
Aurélien Saghaï, Monique E. Smith, Giulia Vico, Samiran Banerjee, Anna Edlinger, Pablo García‐Palacios, Gina Garland, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden, Chantal Herzog, Fernando T. Maestre, David S. Pescador, Laurent Philippot, Matthias C. Rillig, Sana Romdhane, Riccardo Bommarco, Sara Hallin
The paper shows that diverse crop rotations reduce yield-scaled nitrogen losses through denitrification by improving microbial biomass and functional guilds involved in nitrogen cycling.
bioRxiv · Mar 15, 2025 · PreprintEcology