Microbial limits to phosphorus availability uncovered in karst farmlands of southern China

A research team led by Prof. Wang Kelin from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered microbial mechanisms that restrict phosphorus (P) cycling in farmland soils, revealing that high-intensity farming increases phosphorus limitation. These findings, which are based on a regional-scale sampling in a karst region in southern China, were published in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment on January 13.