Steering plant-soil feedback for sustainable agriculture

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: Wang, Guangzhou; van der Putten, Wim H.; Klironomos, John; Zhang, Fusuo; Zhang, Junling
• 署名单位: China Agricultural University; Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts & Sciences; Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW); Wageningen University & Research; American University of Sharjah
• 刊物名称: SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0036-9105
• DOI: 10.1126/science.ads2506
• 发表日期: 2025-07-24
• 关键词: home-field advantage; rhizosphere microbiome; cover crops; root; disease; community; nitrogen; litter; biodiversity; tillage

摘要

The challenge of producing food at low monetary cost comes with high environmental impacts as yield maximization by excessive fertilization and chemical pest control drive farmers away from using the natural multifunctional potential of soils. We show how the ecological concept of plant-soil feedback can be used to restore the capacity of agricultural soils to provide nutrients, suppress pathogens, and enhance crop resilience sustainably. We review how recent advances in molecular and multiomic methods, soil management, and crop diversification reduce negative and promote positive plant-soil feedback, emphasizing the need for rhizosphere microbiome engineering and soil restoration strategies. Applying nature-based plant-soil feedback principles would enhance transformation to more sustainable agricultural practices that secure food production by restoring natural soil functions, while simultaneously mitigating climate change.