Soil bacterial community structure and functioning in a long-term conservation agriculture experiment under semi-arid rainfed production system.

ABSTRACT: Soil microbial communities are important drivers of biogeochemical cycling of nutrients, organic matter decomposition, soil organic carbon, and Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs: CO₂, N₂O, and CH₄) and are influenced by crop and soil management practices. The knowledge on the impact of conservation agriculture (CA) on soil bacterial diversity, nutrient availability, and GHG emissions in semi-arid regions under rainfed conditions is vital to develop sustainable agricultural practices, but such information has not been systemically documented. Hence, studies were conducted for 10 years in rainfed pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.)-castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) cropping system under semi-arid conditions to assess the effects of tillage and crop residu

SUBMITTER: Pratibha G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10307972 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature