Enrichment of putative plant growth promoting microorganisms in biodynamic compared with organic agriculture soils.

ABSTRACT: The potential of soils to maintain biological productivity, defined as soil health, is strongly influenced by human activity, such as agriculture. Therefore, soil management has always been a concern for sustainable agriculture and new methods that account for both soil health and crop yield must be found. Biofertilization using microbial inoculants emerges as a promising alternative to conventional interventions such as excessive mineral fertilization and herbicide use. Biodynamic preparations used as a central part of biodynamic agriculture have various effects on soil properties, such as microbial biomass and respiration. We conducted several biomarker experiments to infer the effect of biodynamic preparations on soil prokaryotic and fungal communities and compared results to organic ma

SUBMITTER: Milke F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11656761 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature