Anurag Yadav*

Department of Microbiology, C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Dist. Banaskantha, Gujarat-385506, India

*Corresponding Author: Anurag Yadav, Department of Microbiology, C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Dist. Banaskantha, Gujarat-385506, India.

Received: June 02, 2025; Published: June 20, 2025

Abstract

Soils harbor nearly three-fifths of all described species and represent the planet’s densest reservoir of biodiversity. Yet, this subterranean biome is undergoing an invisible upheaval as the climate system departs from Holocene norms [1]. Recent analyses suggest that global agricultural productivity has fallen by about 21% because rising temperatures and intensified rainfall variability have degraded soil functions fundamental to crop performance [2]. In this context, climate-driven perturbations of soil microbiomes emerge as a critical—though still under-appreciated—threat to food security and the land-based mitigation strategies on which climate policy increasingly relies.

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Citation

Citation: Anurag Yadav. “Climate‑Driven Disruption of Soil Microbiomes: Implications for Global Food Security".Acta Scientific Microbiology 8.8 (2025): 01-02.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2025 Anurag Yadav. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.