The preceding root system drives the composition and function of the rhizosphere microbiome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The soil environment is responsible for sustaining most terrestrial plant life, yet we know surprisingly little about the important functions carried out by diverse microbial communities in soil. Soil microbes that inhabit the channels of decaying root systems, the detritusphere, are likely to be essential for plant growth and health, as these channels are the preferred locations of new root growth. Understanding the microbial metagenome of the detritusphere, and how it responds to agricultural management such as crop rotations and soil tillage, is vital for improving global food production.

Results

This study establishes an in-depth soil microbial gene catalogue based on the living-decaying rhizosphere niches in a cropping soil. The detritusphere microbiome regul

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7137527 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature