Belowground fungal community diversity, composition and ecological functionality associated with winter wheat in conventional and organic agricultural systems.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the impacts of agricultural practices on belowground fungal communities is crucial in order to preserve biological diversity in agricultural soils and enhance their role in agroecosystem functioning. Although fungal communities are widely distributed, relatively few studies have correlated agricultural production practices. We investigated the diversity, composition and ecological functionality of fungal communities in roots of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) growing in conventional and organic farming systems. Direct and nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplifications spanning the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the rDNA from pooled fine root samples were performed with two different sets of fungal specific primers. Fungal identification was carried

SUBMITTER: Garnica S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7566770 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature