From farm to microbe: organic amendments and soil texture as drivers of soil Microbiome composition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding how agricultural practices affect soil bacterial communities is vital to mitigating the negative impacts of intensive agriculture on soil health and preventing further deterioration of arable land. Increasing pressure on agricultural land necessitates careful management of our productive soil. This study investigates the interaction between organic amendments and soil texture in agricultural soils (n = 93) used for arable production, using a 16S rRNA-sequencing based microbial community analysis. Amendments include slurry, digestate, and farmyard manure. Additionally, soil physicochemical parameters were collected to explore the drivers of patterns of soil microbial diversity.

Results

Microbial community composition was significantly influenced by or

SUBMITTER: Subberwal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12752172 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature