The Influence of Land Use Intensity on the Plant-Associated Microbiome of Dactylis glomerata L.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we investigated the impact of different land use intensities (LUI) on the root-associated microbiome of Dactylis glomerata (orchardgrass). For this purpose, eight sampling sites with different land use intensity levels but comparable soil properties were selected in the southwest of Germany. Experimental plots covered land use levels from natural grassland up to intensively managed meadows. We used 16S rRNA gene based barcoding to assess the plant-associated community structure in the endosphere, rhizosphere and bulk soil of D. glomerata. Samples were taken at the reproductive stage of the plant in early summer. Our data indicated that roots harbor a distinct bacterial community, which clearly differed from the microbiome of the rhizosphere and bulk soil. Our r

SUBMITTER: Estendorfer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5478725 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature