Catch crop diversity increases rhizosphere carbon input and soil microbial biomass

1. NormanGentsch
2. JensBoy
3. Juan DanielKennedy Batalla
4. DianaHeuermann
5. Nicolausvon Wirén
6. DörteSchweneker
7. UlfFeuerstein
8. JonasGroß
9. BernahrdBauer
10. BarbaraReinhold-Hurek
11. ThomasHurek
12. FabricioCamacho Céspedes
13. GeorgGuggenberger

Abstract

Catch crops increase plant species richness in crop rotations, but are most often grown as pure stands. Here, w