Yuejun  Chen^1,2

1 Sanmen County Kedi Family Farm, Sanmen, 317108, Zhejiang,China
2 Zhejiang Agronomist College, Hangzhou, 310021, Zhejiang, China
Author    Correspondence author
Molecular Soil Biology, 2026, Vol. 17, No. 2   
Received: 15 Jan., 2026    Accepted: 19 Feb., 2026    Published: 03 Mar., 2026

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Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) is one of the world's most important economic berry crops, playing a vital role in protected agriculture and efficient horticultural production systems. With the continuous expansion of strawberry cultivation, continuous cropping has become widely adopted in production practices. However, long-term continuous cropping often leads to soil ecological degradation and cropping obstacles, with changes in soil microbial community structure considered a key driving factor. In recent years, with the development of high-throughput sequencing technology and microbial ecology research, the dynamics and ecological functions of microbial communities in strawberry continuous cropping systems have gradually become an important direction in agricultural ecology research. This paper systematically reviews the basic characteristics of soil ecological environment changes under continuous strawberry cultivation conditions, focusing on the succession patterns of bacterial and fungal community structure and diversity, and elucidating the regulatory effects of root exudates, soil physicochemical factors, and agricultural management practices on microbial communities. Furthermore, it explores the ecological relationship between microbial community changes and strawberry cropping obstacles, and summarizes management strategies for regulating soil microbial community structure through measures such as organic fertilizers, bio-inoculants, and crop rotation. Through a case study of a typical continuously cropped strawberry field, the impact of increased continuous cropping years on soil health and microbial community stability is revealed. This article aims to provide theoretical reference and practical basis for soil ecological management and sustainable production of strawberry continuous cropping.

Strawberry (Fragaria× ananassa Duch.); Continuous cultivation; Soil microbial community; Continuous cropping obstacles; Rhizosphere ecology