Dynamics of rhizosphere bacterial communities and soil physiochemical properties in response to consecutive ratooning of sugarcane.

ABSTRACT: Ratooning in sugarcane often leads to soil problems such as degradation, acidification, and soil-borne diseases that negatively impact agriculture output and sustainability. Understanding the alteration in bacterial communities, activities, and their diversity connected to the plant and soil under consecutive ratooning still needs to be clarified. To address this gap, multidisciplinary approaches such as Illumina sequencing and measurement of soil nutrients and enzymes were used in this study to analyze soil samples in a field with three consecutive ratooning sugarcane crops. The results revealed a decline in crop yield and significant changes (P < 0.05) in soil nutrients and bacterial diversity. Ratooning resulted in an acidic environment that potentially affected soil nutrients an

SUBMITTER: Khan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364612 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature