Comparative Analysis of Prokaryotic Communities Associated with Organic and Conventional Farming Systems.

ABSTRACT: One of the most important challenges in agriculture is to determine the effectiveness and environmental impact of certain farming practices. The aim of present study was to determine and compare the taxonomic composition of the microbiomes established in soil following long-term exposure (14 years) to a conventional and organic farming systems (CFS and OFS accordingly). Soil from unclared forest next to the fields was used as a control. The analysis was based on RT-PCR and pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA genes of bacteria and archaea. The number of bacteria was significantly lower in CFS than in OFS and woodland. The highest amount of archaea was detected in woodland, whereas the amounts in CFS and OFS were lower and similar. The most common phyla in the soil microbial communities analyzed were

SUBMITTER: Pershina E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4684275 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature