Root-Soil Interactions for Pepper Accessions Grown under Organic and Conventional Farming.

ABSTRACT: Modern agriculture has boosted the production of food based on the use of pesticides and fertilizers and improved plant varieties. However, the impact of some such technologies is high and not sustainable in the long term. Although the importance of rhizospheres in final plant performance, nutrient cycling, and ecosystems is well recognized, there is still a lack of information on the interactions of their main players. In this paper, four accessions of pepper are studied at the rhizosphere and root level under two farming systems: organic and conventional. Variations in soil traits, such as induced respiration, enzymatic activities, microbial counts, and metabolism of nitrogen at the rhizosphere and bulk soil, as well as measures of root morphology and plant production, are presented. The

SUBMITTER: Morales-Manzo II 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10180822 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature