Influence of weeding methods on rhizosphere soil and root endophytic microbial communities in tea plants.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Polyethylene mulch is a kind of inorganic mulch widely used in agriculture. The effects of plastic mulch debris on the structure of plant soil and root growth have been fully studied, but their effects on endophytic microbial communities have not been explored to a large extent.

Methods

In this study, High-throughput sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA genes and fungal ITS region sequences were used to analyze microbial community structure and composition in rhizosphere soil and root endophytic of tea plant under three different weeding methods: polyethylene mulching, hand weeding and no weeding (CK).

Results

The results showed that the weeding methods had no significant effect on the rhizosphere and root endophytic microbial abundance, but the rhizosphere b

SUBMITTER: Yan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10879617 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature