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ArticleGlobal change biology2026

Can Organic Amendments Override Environmental Filtering of Soil Microbiomes? Evidence From 20 Years Old Agricultural Field Trials in Contrasting Tropical Sites.

Anna M Visscher, Samuel Mathu Ndungu, Rafaela Feola Conz, Moritz Laub, Monicah Wanjiku Mucheru-Muna, Daniel Mugendi, Rebecca Yegon, Frank Rasche, Wycliffe Waswa, Mirjam Pulleman and 3 more

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Anna M VisscherSoil Biology Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5119-8198
Samuel Mathu NdunguInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5281-612X
Rafaela Feola ConzSustainable Agroecosystems, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Moritz LaubSustainable Agroecosystems, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2415-8067
Monicah Wanjiku Mucheru-MunaDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Education, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-7233
Daniel MugendiDepartment of Water and Agricultural Resource Management, University of Embu, Embu, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4998-662X
Rebecca YegonDepartment of Water and Agricultural Resource Management, University of Embu, Embu, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7039-5672
Frank RascheInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2202-851X
Wycliffe WaswaInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya.
Mirjam PullemanSoil Biology Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Bernard VanlauweInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya.
Johan SixSustainable Agroecosystems, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9336-4185
Martin HartmannSustainable Agroecosystems, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8069-5284

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation 10001421Swiss National Science Foundation 172940
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soil microbial communities underpin ecosystem functions critical for sustainable agriculture, yet our understanding of how long-term management of tropical agroecosystems shapes these communities remains limited. This is particularly the case in sub-Saharan Africa where soil health challenges are most acute for food security. Using four long-term (~20 years) experiments across contrasting agroecological zones in Kenya, we studied how organic inputs (farmyard manure, Tithonia diversifolia, Zea mays stover; applied at 4 Mg C ha

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AgricultureFertilizersMicrobiotaSoil MicrobiologyBacteriaFungiKenyaManureRNA, Ribosomal, 16STropical ClimateZea maysFertilizersManureRNA, Ribosomal, 16Sfarmyard manureintegrated soil fertility managementlong‐term experimentsnitrogen cycling genesprokaryotic and fungal communitiessub‐Saharan Africa

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PMID42667218
PMCPMC13525719

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