Soil Microbiome Is More Heterogeneous in Organic Than in Conventional Farming System.

ABSTRACT: Organic farming system and sustainable management of soil pathogens aim at reducing the use of agricultural chemicals in order to improve ecosystem health. Despite the essential role of microbial communities in agro-ecosystems, we still have limited understanding of the complex response of microbial diversity and composition to organic and conventional farming systems and to alternative methods for controlling plant pathogens. In this study we assessed the microbial community structure, diversity and richness using 16S rRNA gene next generation sequences and report that conventional and organic farming systems had major influence on soil microbial diversity and community composition while the effects of the soil health treatments (sustainable alternatives for chemical control) in both farm

SUBMITTER: Lupatini M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5209367 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature