Response of Horticultural Soil Microbiota to Different Fertilization Practices.
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SUBMITTER: Zarraonaindia I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7694448 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
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Response of Horticultural Soil Microbiota to Different Fertilization Practices.
Zarraonaindia Iratxe I Martínez-Goñi Xabier Simón XS Liñero Olaia O Muñoz-Colmenero Marta M Aguirre Mikel M Abad David D Baroja-Careaga Igor I Diego Alberto de A Gilbert Jack A JA Estonba Andone A
Plants (Basel, Switzerland) 20201106 11
Environmentally friendly agricultural production necessitates manipulation of microbe-plant interactions, requiring a better understanding of how farming practices influence soil microbiota. We studied the effect of conventional and organic treatment on soil bacterial richness, composition, and predicted functional potential. 16S rRNA sequencing was applied to soils from adjacent plots receiving either a synthetic or organic fertilizer, where two crops were grown within treatment, homogenizing f ...[more]
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