Distinct bacterial community structure and composition along different cowpea producing ecoregions in Northeastern Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Soil microbial communities represent the largest biodiversity on Earth, holding an important role in promoting plant growth and productivity. However, the knowledge about how soil factors modulate the bacteria community structure and distribution in tropical regions remain poorly understood, mainly in different cowpea producing ecoregions belonging to Northeastern Brazil. This study addressed the bacterial community along three different ecoregions (Mata, Sertão, and Agreste) through the16S rRNA gene sequencing. The results showed that soil factors, such as Al³⁺, sand, Na⁺, cation exchange excel, and total organic C, influenced the bacterial community and could be a predictor of the distinct performance of cowpea production. Also, the bacterial community changed betwe

SUBMITTER: de Sousa Lopes L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7804402 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature