Geno-pheno characterization of crop rhizospheres: an integrated Raman spectroscopy and microbiome approach in conventional and organic agriculture.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Agricultural management practices strongly influence soil microbiomes, with broad implications for ecosystem function. Yet, the combined phenotypic and compositional dynamics of rhizosphere microbial communities across conventional and organic farming systems remain poorly characterized, underscoring the need for integrated approaches to understand how management decisions drive microbial assembly and function.

Methods

We investigated microbial communities associated with conventionally and organically cultivated horticultural crops across multiple farms in New York State. To capture both taxonomic and functional dimensions, community composition was characterized using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and phenotypic traits were assessed with a newly developed single-c

SUBMITTER: Son Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12698637 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature