Jinchi Zhang

Plant growth improvement and microbial community reorganization are decoupled during restoration of trampled urban forest soil

A key question in trampled urban forests is whether improved understory plant growth is accompanied by corresponding changes in the belowground microbial community. We compared ploughing, Bacillus thuringiensis NL-11 inoculation, biochar addition, and NL-11 plus biochar co-applic...