“…Another Grass and Forage Science theme relates to plant-soil relationships (e.g., Gao et al, 2021;Kajzrová et al, 2022;Mayel et al, 2021;O'Donovan et al, 2023;Poeplau, 2021;Schimpf et al, 2023;Xue et al, 2023;Yates et al, 2021). Effects of grassland use on soil properties and root-associated microbiota, and effects of soil structure on grass and forage performance are illustrated by work of Augusto et al (2024), Franzluebbers (2024, Lavi et al (2024), Oyharçabal et al (2024) and Vaughn et al (2024) in this issue.…”