Do cover crops benefit soil microbiome? A meta-analysis of current research

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Kim, Nakian; Zabaloy, Maria Celina; Guan, Kaiyu; Villamil, Maria Bonita
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2020
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Cover cropping is a promising sustainable agricultural method with the potential to enhance soil health and mitigate consequences of soil degradation. Because cover cropping can form an agroecosystem distinct from that of bare fallow, the soil microbiome is hypothesized to respond to the altered environmental circumstances. Despite the growing number of primary literature sources investigating the relationship between cover cropping and the soil microbiome, there has not been a quantitative research synthesis that is sufficiently comprehensive and specific to this relationship. We conducted a meta-analysis by compiling the results of 60 relevant studies reporting cover cropping effects on soil microbial properties to estimate global effect sizes and explore the current landscape of this topic. Overall, cover cropping significantly increased parameters of soil microbial abundance, activity, and diversity by 27%, 22%, and 2.5% respectively, compared to those of bare fallow. Moreover, cover cropping effect sizes varied by agricultural covariates like cover crop termination or tillage methods. Notably, cover cropping effects were less pronounced under conditions like continental climate, chemical cover crop termination, and conservation tillage. This meta-analysis showed that the soil microbiome can become more robust under cover cropping when properly managed with other agricultural practices. However, more primary research is still needed to control between-study heterogeneity and to more elaborately assess the relationships between cover cropping and the soil microbiome.
Fil: Kim, Nakian. University of Illinois at Urbana; Estados Unidos
Fil: Zabaloy, Maria Celina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina
Fil: Guan, Kaiyu. University of Illinois at Urbana; Estados Unidos
Fil: Villamil, Maria Bonita. University of Illinois at Urbana; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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AGRONOMY
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MICROBIAL ABUNDANCE
MICROBIAL ACTIVITY
MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
SOIL ORDER
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spelling Do cover crops benefit soil microbiome? A meta-analysis of current researchKim, NakianZabaloy, Maria CelinaGuan, KaiyuVillamil, Maria BonitaAGRONOMYCLIMATEMICROBIAL ABUNDANCEMICROBIAL ACTIVITYMICROBIAL DIVERSITYSOIL ORDERhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4Cover cropping is a promising sustainable agricultural method with the potential to enhance soil health and mitigate consequences of soil degradation. Because cover cropping can form an agroecosystem distinct from that of bare fallow, the soil microbiome is hypothesized to respond to the altered environmental circumstances. Despite the growing number of primary literature sources investigating the relationship between cover cropping and the soil microbiome, there has not been a quantitative research synthesis that is sufficiently comprehensive and specific to this relationship. We conducted a meta-analysis by compiling the results of 60 relevant studies reporting cover cropping effects on soil microbial properties to estimate global effect sizes and explore the current landscape of this topic. Overall, cover cropping significantly increased parameters of soil microbial abundance, activity, and diversity by 27%, 22%, and 2.5% respectively, compared to those of bare fallow. Moreover, cover cropping effect sizes varied by agricultural covariates like cover crop termination or tillage methods. Notably, cover cropping effects were less pronounced under conditions like continental climate, chemical cover crop termination, and conservation tillage. This meta-analysis showed that the soil microbiome can become more robust under cover cropping when properly managed with other agricultural practices. However, more primary research is still needed to control between-study heterogeneity and to more elaborately assess the relationships between cover cropping and the soil microbiome.Fil: Kim, Nakian. University of Illinois at Urbana; Estados UnidosFil: Zabaloy, Maria Celina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; ArgentinaFil: Guan, Kaiyu. University of Illinois at Urbana; Estados UnidosFil: Villamil, Maria Bonita. University of Illinois at Urbana; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2020-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/106817Kim, Nakian; Zabaloy, Maria Celina; Guan, Kaiyu; Villamil, Maria Bonita; Do cover crops benefit soil microbiome? A meta-analysis of current research; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Soil Biology And Biochemistry; 142; 3-2020; 1077010038-0717CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038071719303657info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107701info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-10T13:18:53Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/106817instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-10 13:18:53.603CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Do cover crops benefit soil microbiome? A meta-analysis of current research
title Do cover crops benefit soil microbiome? A meta-analysis of current research
spellingShingle Do cover crops benefit soil microbiome? A meta-analysis of current research
Kim, Nakian
AGRONOMY
CLIMATE
MICROBIAL ABUNDANCE
MICROBIAL ACTIVITY
MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
SOIL ORDER
title_short Do cover crops benefit soil microbiome? A meta-analysis of current research
title_full Do cover crops benefit soil microbiome? A meta-analysis of current research
title_fullStr Do cover crops benefit soil microbiome? A meta-analysis of current research
title_full_unstemmed Do cover crops benefit soil microbiome? A meta-analysis of current research
title_sort Do cover crops benefit soil microbiome? A meta-analysis of current research
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Kim, Nakian
Zabaloy, Maria Celina
Guan, Kaiyu
Villamil, Maria Bonita
author Kim, Nakian
author_facet Kim, Nakian
Zabaloy, Maria Celina
Guan, Kaiyu
Villamil, Maria Bonita
author_role author
author2 Zabaloy, Maria Celina
Guan, Kaiyu
Villamil, Maria Bonita
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv AGRONOMY
CLIMATE
MICROBIAL ABUNDANCE
MICROBIAL ACTIVITY
MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
SOIL ORDER
topic AGRONOMY
CLIMATE
MICROBIAL ABUNDANCE
MICROBIAL ACTIVITY
MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
SOIL ORDER
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Cover cropping is a promising sustainable agricultural method with the potential to enhance soil health and mitigate consequences of soil degradation. Because cover cropping can form an agroecosystem distinct from that of bare fallow, the soil microbiome is hypothesized to respond to the altered environmental circumstances. Despite the growing number of primary literature sources investigating the relationship between cover cropping and the soil microbiome, there has not been a quantitative research synthesis that is sufficiently comprehensive and specific to this relationship. We conducted a meta-analysis by compiling the results of 60 relevant studies reporting cover cropping effects on soil microbial properties to estimate global effect sizes and explore the current landscape of this topic. Overall, cover cropping significantly increased parameters of soil microbial abundance, activity, and diversity by 27%, 22%, and 2.5% respectively, compared to those of bare fallow. Moreover, cover cropping effect sizes varied by agricultural covariates like cover crop termination or tillage methods. Notably, cover cropping effects were less pronounced under conditions like continental climate, chemical cover crop termination, and conservation tillage. This meta-analysis showed that the soil microbiome can become more robust under cover cropping when properly managed with other agricultural practices. However, more primary research is still needed to control between-study heterogeneity and to more elaborately assess the relationships between cover cropping and the soil microbiome.
Fil: Kim, Nakian. University of Illinois at Urbana; Estados Unidos
Fil: Zabaloy, Maria Celina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina
Fil: Guan, Kaiyu. University of Illinois at Urbana; Estados Unidos
Fil: Villamil, Maria Bonita. University of Illinois at Urbana; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Cover cropping is a promising sustainable agricultural method with the potential to enhance soil health and mitigate consequences of soil degradation. Because cover cropping can form an agroecosystem distinct from that of bare fallow, the soil microbiome is hypothesized to respond to the altered environmental circumstances. Despite the growing number of primary literature sources investigating the relationship between cover cropping and the soil microbiome, there has not been a quantitative research synthesis that is sufficiently comprehensive and specific to this relationship. We conducted a meta-analysis by compiling the results of 60 relevant studies reporting cover cropping effects on soil microbial properties to estimate global effect sizes and explore the current landscape of this topic. Overall, cover cropping significantly increased parameters of soil microbial abundance, activity, and diversity by 27%, 22%, and 2.5% respectively, compared to those of bare fallow. Moreover, cover cropping effect sizes varied by agricultural covariates like cover crop termination or tillage methods. Notably, cover cropping effects were less pronounced under conditions like continental climate, chemical cover crop termination, and conservation tillage. This meta-analysis showed that the soil microbiome can become more robust under cover cropping when properly managed with other agricultural practices. However, more primary research is still needed to control between-study heterogeneity and to more elaborately assess the relationships between cover cropping and the soil microbiome.
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