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September 10, 2025Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil ScienceOpen Access

Agricultural Mulching and Fungicides—Impacts on Structure and Function of the Soil Microbial Community

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MMMaximilian MeyerZSZacharias SteinmetzGBGiselle Berenstein

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Overview

Field experiment evaluates fungicides and mulching impact on soil microbe structure and function, suggesting minimal long-term effects.

Key Points

  • No long-lasting impairment observed in the soil microbial community after fungicide application, indicating resilience.
  • Significant temporary declines in microbial abundances and respiration rates noted following fungicide treatment, recovering within six months.
  • Field experiment assessed changes in microbial structure and function in plastic and straw mulching systems.
  • Plastic mulching resulted in lower fungicide exposure compared to straw coverage, with no structural differences in microbial communities.

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Meyer et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1ad6a54b1d3bfb60e5ed4https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.70009
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