Orchard Management and Landscape Context Mediate the Pear Floral Microbiome.

ABSTRACT: Crop-associated microbiota are a key factor affecting host health and productivity. Most crops are grown within heterogeneous landscapes, and interactions between management practices and landscape context often affect plant and animal biodiversity in agroecosystems. However, whether these same factors typically affect crop-associated microbiota is less clear. Here, we assessed whether orchard management strategies and landscape context affected bacterial and fungal communities in pear (Pyrus communis) flowers. We found that bacteria and fungi responded differently to management schemes. Organically certified orchards had higher fungal diversity in flowers than conventional or bio-based integrated pest management (IPM) orchards, but organic orchards had the lowest bacterial diversity. Orch

SUBMITTER: Schaeffer RN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8276804 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature