Does Organic Farming Increase Raspberry Quality, Aroma and Beneficial Bacterial Biodiversity?

ABSTRACT: Plant-associated microbes can shape plant phenotype, performance, and productivity. Cultivation methods can influence the plant microbiome structure and differences observed in the nutritional quality of differently grown fruits might be due to variations in the microbiome taxonomic and functional composition. Here, the influence of organic and integrated pest management (IPM) cultivation on quality, aroma and microbiome of raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) fruits was evaluated. Differences in the fruit microbiome of organic and IPM raspberry were examined by next-generation sequencing and bacterial isolates characterization to highlight the potential contribution of the resident-microflora to fruit characteristics and aroma. The cultivation method strongly influenced fruit nutraceutical traits,

SUBMITTER: Sangiorgio D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8400319 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature