Purpose: Fallowing is an improvement process aimed at promoting the soil health and the sustainability of cultivated land. How it affects the soil health-related abiotic properties and microbial community composition under different levels of cadmium (Cd) contamination is not well known. Materials and methods: This study involved applying consistent fallowing practices to paddy soils of low and high Cd content, in order to examine changes in the soil Cd, nutrient, and microbial community using a high-throughput sequencing method. Results and di...
