Microbiome analysis of rhizospheres of plant and winter-initiated ratoon crops of sugarcane grown in sub-tropical India: utility to improve ratoon crop productivity.

ABSTRACT: One plant and one to two ratoon crops are the predominant patterns of sugarcane cultivation in sub-tropical part of India. Despite high agricultural inputs, yield of ratoon crop gets dwindled in the subsequent years. The microbial community, particularly bacteria and fungi, in the rhizosphere and their interaction with the root system, in general influences plant productivity. For the present study, an early maturing sugarcane variety (CoLk 94184), was used to establish plant and winter-initiated ratoon crops in 2016-2018. Soils pertaining to both plant and ratoon rhizospheres were subjected to biochemical analysis, microbial DNA isolation and high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA genes to assess the microbial diversity and associated characteristics impacting cane yield. Although alpha d

SUBMITTER: Chandra A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7785768 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature