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{"title":"The responses and adaptations of rice (Oryza sativa L.) to drought stress: A review","authors":"Justice Adzigbe ,&nbsp;Felix Frimpong ,&nbsp;Agyemang Danquah ,&nbsp;Eric Yirenkyi Danquah ,&nbsp;Isaac Kojo Asante ,&nbsp;Samuel Oppong Abebrese ,&nbsp;Richard Dormatey ,&nbsp;Charles Afriyie-Debrah ,&nbsp;Priscilla Francisco Ribeiro ,&nbsp;Eric Owusu Danquah ,&nbsp;Kennedy Agyeman ,&nbsp;Ralph Kwame Bam ,&nbsp;Maxwell Darko Asante","doi":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100080","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100080","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rise in global temperature due to human activities poses a threat to the survival and productivity of plants. As sessile organisms, plants are frequently exposed to abiotic stressors, among which drought is the most critical factor limiting rice (<em>Oryza sativa</em> L.) yield worldwide. Understanding the mechanisms underlying drought adaptation in rice is essential for breeding drought-resilient genotypes. Advancements in molecular biology, genomics, and high-throughput phenotyping have uncovered complex networks of genetic, biochemical, and physiological responses that enable rice to withstand drought stress. This study examines the adverse effects of drought on rice and the mechanisms employed by rice to adapt to drought, utilizing an integrated molecular, biochemical, and physiological approach. It highlights the multifaceted nature of drought tolerance and its implications for developing resilient cultivars. Key mechanisms identified include osmotic adjustment, morphological changes, the expression of drought-responsive genes, the secretion of stress-related phytohormones, and the activation of antioxidant enzymes, all of which contribute to maintaining cellular homeostasis. Transcriptome and proteome analyses have expanded the catalogue of stress-responsive genes and proteins, particularly those involved in abscisic acid signalling, aquaporins, and late embryogenesis abundant proteins. The regulatory roles of transcription factors such as DREB, NAC, and MYB in modulating these stress-response pathways are emphasized. Furthermore, genome-wide association studies and quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping have identified genomic regions associated with drought tolerance, providing valuable targets for marker-assisted selection in breeding programs. The integration of these findings offers a roadmap for improving rice varieties with enhanced drought tolerance. Future research should focus on validating candidate genes, proteins, and QTLs across diverse genetic backgrounds to ensure stable productivity under water-limited conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100262,"journal":{"name":"Climate Smart Agriculture","volume":"2 4","pages":"Article 100080"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144926231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhanced rock weathering aids to promote carbon sequestration and yield in China's agricultural fields","authors":"Tianran Sun ,&nbsp;Ke-Qing Xiao ,&nbsp;Liangshan Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100072","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100072","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100262,"journal":{"name":"Climate Smart Agriculture","volume":"2 4","pages":"Article 100072"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144879888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impacts of climate change and water–fertilizer management on water balance dynamics in transplanting and direct–seeded paddy fields","authors":"Tangzhe Nie ,&nbsp;Peng Zhang ,&nbsp;Peng Chen ,&nbsp;Haijun Liu ,&nbsp;Lili Jiang ,&nbsp;Zhongyi Sun ,&nbsp;Shuai Yin ,&nbsp;Tianyi Wang ,&nbsp;Tiecheng Li ,&nbsp;Zhongxue Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100070","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100070","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change and alterations in water and fertilizer management exert profound impact on water balance of paddy fields, posing uncertainty regarding the sustainability of rice production. This study investigates the interplay between climate change and water and fertilizer management on the water balance of paddy fields, aiming to ensure sustainable water use and agricultural production security. Utilizing a 24<strong>-</strong>year experimental dataset (1978<strong>–</strong>2001), the study examines the effects of climate variability and management strategies on water balance parameters. The independent variables included in this study were water surface evaporation, effective rainfall, wind speed, sunlight duration, relative humidity, average temperature, maximum daily temperature, minimum daily temperature, minimum relative humidity, average water vapour pressure, accumulated temperature, water depth, and nitrogen application. Advanced statistical techniques, including grey relational analysis, path analysis, and principal component analysis, were employed to assess the impacts of independent variables on water consumption, evapotranspiration, percolation, transpiration, and evaporation. This research focuses on two cropping modes: water direct<strong>–</strong>seeded mode (WDM) and transplanting mode (PM). The grey relational analysis demonstrated that climate change, and water<strong>–</strong>fertilizer management, had differing effects on various water balance parameters. Path analysis revealed that temperature and humidity had the greatest direct and indirect effects. Principal component analysis grouped the variables and found that the significant factors under WDM influencing PC1 included maximum daily temperature, minimum daily temperature, nitrogen application, average temperature, wind speed, and relative humidity, which collectively accounted for 39.6 ​%. The significant factors affecting PC1 under PM included relative humidity, minimum relative humidity, effective rainfall, sunlight duration, and average water vapour pressure, which together accounted for 30.1 ​% of the total variation. The findings of this study indicated that water surface evaporation, accumulated temperature, and water depth played a relatively minor role in influencing the water balance of paddy fields across both cropping modes. This research contributes to the advancement of climate<strong>–</strong>smart agriculture, emphasizing the conservation of water resources while striving for optimal yields.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100262,"journal":{"name":"Climate Smart Agriculture","volume":"2 3","pages":"Article 100070"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144840763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Greenhouse gas mitigation in pasture-based dairy production systems in New Zealand: A review of mitigation options and their interactions","authors":"Erandi Kalehe Kankanamge ,&nbsp;Thiagarajah Ramilan ,&nbsp;Peter R. Tozer ,&nbsp;Cecile de Klein ,&nbsp;Alvaro Romera ,&nbsp;Simone Pieralli","doi":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100071","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100071","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from dairy farming is crucial for mitigating climate change and enhancing the environmental credentials of New Zealand's dairy exports. This paper aims to explore potential GHG mitigation measures and their interactive effects when combined within New Zealand context, emphasising the practicality of these combinations, particularly focusing on recent studies of pasture-based dairy systems. The review assesses various mitigation options across animal, manure management, feed-based, soil-related, and system-related interventions and identifies immediately applicable mitigation options based on specific criteria. It also discusses the implementation costs, implications on emissions, and the combined effects of these options when applied as bundles in pasture-based systems using a combination matrix. It is indicated that mitigation options on New Zealand's dairy farms can yield diverse outcomes and costs based on farming characteristics. By analysing different combinations of short-listed, it was found that although most mitigation options are compatible, some may have a lower overall reduction potential because of interaction effects. Integrating lower N fertiliser use, low-emission feed, and reduced stocking rates with high-performing animals provides a practical approach for GHG reductions and potential cost savings. However, implementing compatible mitigation bundles requires better quantification of their interactions, economic viability, and compatibility with existing farming systems which need further research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100262,"journal":{"name":"Climate Smart Agriculture","volume":"2 3","pages":"Article 100071"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144827565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Soil pH decline promotes soil organic carbon accumulation by regulating the microbial carbon sequestration pathway","authors":"Jiaxin Liu ,&nbsp;Xuehao Zheng ,&nbsp;Qing Luo ,&nbsp;Qiang Xiao ,&nbsp;Shoujiang Liu ,&nbsp;Belay Tafa Oba","doi":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100068","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100068","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Microbial fixation of carbon dioxide (CO₂) is an important source of soil organic carbon (SOC). However, the factors and mechanisms influencing CO₂ sequestration driven by soil microorganisms remain poorly understood. In this study, farmland soil samples from 15 sites were collected in a typical watershed in Southwest China, and soil and microbial characteristics were comprehensively analyzed to uncover the key factors influencing microbial CO₂ sequestration. The results suggested that changes in soil pH were the main driving factor of SOC storage. Decreasing soil pH significantly increased the abundance of <em>cbbL</em>, <em>pycA</em>, and <em>acsB</em>, which led to CO₂ sequestration. Concurrently, the abundance of other functional genes involved in the Calvin cycle, the Reductive citrate cycle, and the Reductive acetyl–Coenzyme A (CoA) pathway, which was also differentially upregulated. <em>Hyphomicrobiales</em>, <em>Pseudonocardiales</em>, and <em>Corynebacteriales</em> were the core species carrying CO₂ sequestration genes, whose abundance at the order level further supported the hypothesis that changes in pH achieve SOC accumulation by affecting the function of the microbial community. This study uniquely highlights soil pH as a fundamental indicator that may have an important effect on microbial CO₂ sequestration and SOC accumulation through mesoscale sampling and genomic evidence, providing practical insight into the influences on microbial-mediated CO₂ sequestration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100262,"journal":{"name":"Climate Smart Agriculture","volume":"2 3","pages":"Article 100068"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144680397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Divergent carbon sequestration pathways in saline-alkali soils: Dual mechanisms of macroaggregate protection and chemoautotrophic compensation mediated by composted fermented straw amendments","authors":"Tingliang Pan,&nbsp;Wenli Hao,&nbsp;Yunting Wang,&nbsp;Zhaoqi Qu,&nbsp;Yanhong Lou,&nbsp;Haojie Feng,&nbsp;Hui Wang,&nbsp;Quangang Yang,&nbsp;Yajie Sun,&nbsp;Zhongchen Yang,&nbsp;Hongjie Di,&nbsp;Hong Pan,&nbsp;Yuping Zhuge","doi":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100067","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100067","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Soil carbon sequestration mechanisms in saline-alkali ecosystems remain poorly understood, limiting precision management of organic amendments. We investigated composted fermented straw return (CFSR) versus conventional straw incorporation across salinity gradients (1.76 ​‰ vs. 4.06 ​‰) via controlled pot experiments. In lightly saline-alkali soils, CFSR elevated carbon accrual by 0.311 ​t ​ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ (<em>p ​&lt;</em> ​0.05) via macroaggregate formation (+4.19 ​% mass proportion) and Acidobacteriota enrichment. Conversely, heavily saline-alkali soils exhibited CFSR-induced microaggregate stabilization (+29.32 ​% stability index) coupled with chemoautotrophic carbon fixation, supported by 48.38 ​% higher <em>cbbL</em> gene abundance. Microbial network analysis revealed salinity-dependent adaptations that lightly saline soils under CFSR developed Acidobacteriota-dominated networks with elevated connectivity (graph density: 0.269 vs. 0.202 control), while extreme salinity fostered resilient Actinobacteriota-centric consortia (622 edges vs. 562 control) through modular simplification. Structural equation modeling delineated dual pathways that dissolved organic carbon-mediated macroaggregate stabilization dominated in light salinity (λ ​= ​1.902, <em>p ​&lt;</em> ​0.05), whereas chemoautotrophic carbon pump-driven microaggregate protection prevailed under high salinity (λ ​= ​1.856, <em>p ​&lt;</em> ​0.05). These findings established a hierarchical framework linking aggregate architecture to microbial functional guilds, proposing a dual-mode carbon stabilization paradigm — physical protection in light salinity versus microbial-mineral interactions under heavy salinity. This mechanistic insight advanced salinity-adaptive organic amendment strategies to optimize carbon storage in global salt-affected croplands.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100262,"journal":{"name":"Climate Smart Agriculture","volume":"2 3","pages":"Article 100067"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144581383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Constraints and prospects of adoption of climate smart agriculture interventions: Implication for farm sustainability","authors":"Md Maruf Billah ,&nbsp;Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman ,&nbsp;Santiago Mahimairaja ,&nbsp;Alvin Lal ,&nbsp;Asadi Srinivasulu ,&nbsp;Ravi Naidu","doi":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100066","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100066","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is the core of agricultural systems and adoption of CSA interventions plays a vital role in supporting sustainable agricultural development. The study aimed at evaluating the perceived constraints and prospects of adoption of CSA interventions in relation to farm sustainability. The mixed-method research (qualitative and quantitative) was conducted employing focus group discussion, key informant interviews and face-to-face interviews with 390 farm household head using semi-structured questionnaire in Bangladesh during 2024. A positive and significant perception regarding adoption of CSA interventions was perceived among surveyed respondents. The commonly adopted CSA interventions were integrated pest management (88.46 ​%), high yielding varieties (84.87 ​%), stress tolerant varieties (80.26 ​%) and so forth. Among the broad spectrum of problems, institutional constraints (<span><math><mrow><mover><mi>x</mi><mo>¯</mo></mover></mrow></math></span> ​= ​617.2), economic constraints (<span><math><mrow><mover><mi>x</mi><mo>¯</mo></mover></mrow></math></span> ​= ​587.4) and technological constraints (<span><math><mrow><mover><mi>x</mi><mo>¯</mo></mover></mrow></math></span> ​= ​586.6) ranked most severe. However, illiteracy, high cost of innovations, inadequate farmers' organization, lack of modern technologies, and poor access to weather information were identified as acute specific constraints. In contrast, increased farm productivity (87.95 ​%), ensure food security (83.08 ​%), and alleviation of poverty (79.74 ​%) were professed as decidedly potential prospects of CSA interventions. Machine learning evaluation indicates that proximity to office, access to extension services, training exposure, and group membership were the most significant factors prompting adoption of CSA interventions. The study explores the insights of adoption of CSA interventions. The outcomes will assist concerned departments and policymakers to plan and initiate feasible strategies (awareness and motivational programs, subsidy for CSA innovations, and reformation of extension and advisory services) for developing climate smart agricultural system and supporting farm sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100262,"journal":{"name":"Climate Smart Agriculture","volume":"2 3","pages":"Article 100066"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144535877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vicious cycle or virtuous feedback? Revisiting the impact of climate risk on agricultural carbon emissions in China","authors":"Yu Lai,&nbsp;Ruirui Du,&nbsp;Jiaqi He,&nbsp;Jiaxi Zhou,&nbsp;Liuyang Yao","doi":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100065","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100065","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Effective climate governance and low-carbon agriculture constitute pressing global issues. While the promoting impact of agricultural carbon emissions (ACE) on climate risk has been widely acknowledged, the reverse impact of climate risk on ACE remains insufficiently understood. Hence, this study empirically investigated this reverse impact using balanced panel data from 30 provinces and municipalities in China (2007–2022). Results demonstrate rather than forming a vicious cycle, climate risk has virtuous feedback on ACE from a social system perspective. An informed comprehension and proactive utilization of climate risk can prevent humanity from descending into deeper realms of uncertainty. Additionally, climate policy uncertainty associated with insufficient confidence, limited capacity, and ineffective regulation significantly moderates this anticipated negative impact. Heterogeneity regarding new agricultural business entities is apparent, with technological progress in low-carbon agriculture being the critical mechanism. These findings underscore the necessity for governments to enhance the application of climate change mitigation measures and develop forward-looking climate policies to accelerate the transition toward sustainable development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100262,"journal":{"name":"Climate Smart Agriculture","volume":"2 3","pages":"Article 100065"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144264147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Partial organic substitution increases microbial diversity but has divergent effects on functional microorganisms under various fertilization regimes in an ultisol","authors":"Yongxin Lin ,&nbsp;Xianchu Su ,&nbsp;Xiangyin Ni ,&nbsp;Jianbo Fan ,&nbsp;Hang-Wei Hu ,&nbsp;Zhongmin Dai ,&nbsp;Weidong Chen ,&nbsp;Zi-Yang He ,&nbsp;Yuheng Cheng ,&nbsp;Guiping Ye ,&nbsp;Ji-Zheng He","doi":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100064","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100064","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Manure substitution is increasingly acknowledged as a key practice for enhancing soil health in agricultural systems. However, its effects on soil microbial diversity and functional microorganisms vary across soil conditions. This study examined the effects of partial manure substitution on microbial diversity, community composition, and functional gene abundance in soils subjected to various mineral fertilization treatments using metagenomic sequencing. The results showed that partial manure substitution increased archaeal, bacterial, and fungal richness but did not influence functional gene richness. The microbial community structure was significantly altered by manure substitution, with soil pH and available phosphorus as the key variables. The abundance of Firmicutes was consistently increased, while Chloroflexi decreased due to the manure substitution. The effect of partial manure substitution on the relative abundance of genes involved in organic C degradation and N cycling varied across treatments. Specifically, partial manure substitution increased labile C degradation genes more significantly in the N treatment compared to the NP and NPK treatments. Additionally, it increased the relative abundance of dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) associated genes in the NPK treatment, but not in the N or NP treatments. These findings suggest that manure substitution can enhance soil microbial diversity, but its impact on key functional microorganisms, such as those involved in organic carbon degradation and nitrogen cycling, depends on the mineral fertilization regime. This underscores the importance of accounting for initial soil mineral fertilization when implementing manure substitution as a management practice, particularly in the context of optimizing carbon and nitrogen cycling in agricultural ecosystems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100262,"journal":{"name":"Climate Smart Agriculture","volume":"2 3","pages":"Article 100064"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144170071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cross-inoculation of Andropogon virginicus rhizobiome enhances fungal diversity and network complexity in maize (Zea mays) rhizosphere under drought","authors":"Ziliang Zhang ,&nbsp;Bhupinder Singh Jatana ,&nbsp;Muhamad Shoib Nawaz ,&nbsp;Vidya Suseela ,&nbsp;Barbara Campbell ,&nbsp;Nishanth Tharayil","doi":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100056","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.csag.2025.100056","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rhizosphere soil microbes are increasingly recognized for their significant roles in enhancing plant resilience to abiotic stress and stimulating plant growth. Rhizobiome adapted to dry conditions can enhance drought tolerance in crops by cross-inoculation. However, changes in the rhizobiome that help in conferring drought tolerance remain poorly understood. Here, by conducting a drought-manipulating greenhouse experiment, we characterized changes in the rhizobiome of maize (<em>Zea mays</em>) after cross-inoculation of rhizosphere soil collected from drought-adapted <em>Andropogon virginicus</em> (Andropogon rhizobiome). Results showed that maize inoculated with Andropogon rhizobiome reduced oxidative damage of leaves under drought. Drought stress increased the species richness and Shannon diversity of the fungal community. Additionally, the inoculation of Andropogon rhizobiome induced a more significant increase in fungal diversity than the inoculation of organic rhizobiome. The increase of fungal diversity was positively correlated with the increased drought resistance of maize. Bacterial richness and diversity under the inoculation of Andropogon rhizobiome were negatively affected by drought stress. In addition, increased positive links in the fungal network in the Andropogon inoculation under drought conditions as compared with the ambient controls suggests more cooperation between fungal taxa to cope with drought stress. Collectively, our findings indicate that the fungal but not bacterial community diversity and network complexity stimulates drought tolerance in maize by cross-inoculation of the rhizobiome from <em>A. virginicus</em>. This study provides important insights that will enhance theoretical understanding and applications of plant–rhizobiome associations to promote drought resilience in agricultural crops.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100262,"journal":{"name":"Climate Smart Agriculture","volume":"2 2","pages":"Article 100056"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143911664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}