Organic Farming Allows Balanced Fungal and Oomycetes Communities.

ABSTRACT: Conventional and organic farming systems affect soils differently, thereby influencing microbial diversity and composition. Organic farming, which relies on natural processes, biodiversity, and cycles adapted to local conditions, is generally known to improve soil texture and alleviate microbial diversity loss compared with that of conventional farming, which uses synthetic inputs such as chemical fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides. Although they affect the health and productivity of host plants, the community dynamics of fungi and fungi-like oomycetes (under Chromista) in organic farmland are poorly understood. The present study aimed to determine the differences in the diversity and composition of fungi and oomycetes inhabiting organic and conventional farm soils using cultur

SUBMITTER: Nam B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10221069 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature