Differential responses of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities to mineral and organic fertilization.

ABSTRACT: Agricultural fertilization is used extensively to increase soil fertility and maximize crop yield. Despite numerous studies on how fertilization influences plant and bacterial communities, little is known about the roles of long-term application of different fertilizers in shaping arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) community structures in a comparative manner. The response of AMF community to 28 years of chemical and organic fertilization was investigated using the Illumina Mi-Seq platform. Soil AMF community composition showed significant and differential responses to long-term fertilization. Changes in available phosphorus (AP) content were the primary driver shaping AMF community composition. Chemical fertilization significantly decreased AMF alpha-diversity, whereas the alpha-diversit

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6957387 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature