Corn4Ever

Producing healthy crops for the fulfillment of the demands of the worlds growing population depends on the status of agricultural soils and soil native biodiversity. the application of agrochemicals and fertilizers with the aim of increasing crop production can alter the biochemistry of plants, particularly in the root zone. Therefore, a abetter understanding of the soil microbiota at the soil-root interface is urgently required to achieve a sustainable crop production in agro-ecosystems while covering societal demands. Corn is one of the most important food and forage crops contributing to the global food security for human and animals. Galicia is reponsible for the cultivation of about 75 percent of all the corn silage in Spain. The planting season of this crop is around May and the harvesting season mid-September. Five cropland sites were chosen across different locations in Galicia. Moreover, a natural ecosystem, i.e. forest, nearby each cropland system was also included for comparison purposes. the objective of this project is to gain knowledge into the soil-plant-microbial associations in corn silage systems under different pedoclimatic conditions.

培育健康作物以满足全球日益增长的人口需求，有赖于农业土壤的健康状况与土壤本土生物多样性。为提升作物产量而施用农用化学品与化肥，可能会改变植物的生物化学特性，尤其是根际区域。因此，若要在农业生态系统中实现可持续作物生产并满足社会需求，亟需加深对根际界面土壤微生物群的认知。玉米是保障人类与动物全球粮食安全的最重要粮食与饲料作物之一。西班牙加利西亚（Galicia）地区的玉米青贮种植量约占全国总量的75%。该作物的种植期约在5月，收获期为9月中旬。研究团队在加利西亚地区的不同区位选取了5处农田样地。此外，为便于对照比较，每一处农田系统周边的天然森林生态系统也被纳入研究范畴。本项目旨在探明不同土壤气候条件下玉米青贮系统中的土壤-植物-微生物关联机制。