Restoring degraded lands with microbial inoculants

Project 2019–Present

Sustainable use of land & water Biodiversity

Details

Department: Microbial Ecology
Research group: Kuramae Group
Funding: Chinese Academy of Science

Land degradation usually leads to a reduction in soil fertility, decline of plant productivity, and loss of biodiversity. Introducing beneficial microbial inoculants to degraded lands represents a promising and sustainable strategy. The aim of this project is to reveal the ecological roles of microbial inoculants and soil-resident microbial community in restoring both belowground biodiversity and aboveground productivity in the degraded land.